Astrophotography Prize 2025 – Nightscapes

Full reference table for the Astrophotography Prize 2025 nightscapes category used in the Nightmap insights page. The table is compiled from publicly available information on the competition website. For current entry details and live-judging information, visit the Astrophotography Prize website .

award	photographer	title	location	camera	lens	sky_exposures	foreground_exposures	notes
Gold	Matteo Strassera	Milky Way 360 panorama	Tenerife, Canary Islands	Canon R5	Sigma 14 mm f/1.4	8×60 s sky exposures	8×120 s land exposures	Category winner – same 14 mm focal length
Gold	Matteo Strassera	Abandoned train stop under the Milky Way	Karas Region, Namibia	Canon R6	Canon RF 14‑35 mm f/4	7×60 s sky exposures plus 5×15 s	7×120 s foreground exposures	Runner‑up – extra 15 s frames for lighting
Gold	Louis Leroux‑Gere	Aurora pillars & thunderstorm over Kirkjufell	Kirkjufell, Iceland	Canon EOS 6Da	Sigma ART 24 mm f/1.4	20×4 s tracked exposures	20×4 s exposures	Top‑5 finalist – 1.6 min integration
Gold	Jason Perry	Aboriginal Warrior panorama	Anmatjere, NT, Australia	Nikon Z7 II	Nikkor Z 14‑24 mm f/2.8	2‑row pano of 10×60 s	2‑row pano of 10×60 s	Top‑5 finalist – same focal length
Gold	Jason Perry	Alien Throne	Valley of Dreams, New Mexico	Nikon D850	Sigma 20 mm f/1.4	161×6 s sky exposures	161×6 s exposures	Top‑5 finalist – 0.25 hr integration
Gold	Brendan Larsen	Winter Milky Way over Mt Taranaki	Mount Taranaki, New Zealand	Canon EOS R	Sigma 28 mm f/1.4 Art	78×30 s stacked exposures	78×30 s stacked exposures	Awarded image – 16.5 min total
Gold	Marcin Rosadziński	Milky Way over Polish Tatra	Łapszanka, Poland	Canon R astro‑mod	Sigma 50 mm f/1.4	3 panels ×3×20 s sky exposures	3 panels ×2×45 s foreground exposures	Includes Hα signal; ~42 min integration
Silver	Sara A	Blue‑hour Milky Way arc	Warrnambool, Australia	Nikon Z6II	Nikon Z 85 mm f/1.8	Single 60 s sky exposure	Single 60 s foreground exposure	Long‑lens single shot
Silver	Łukasz Remkowicz	Milky Way over Mauna Kea	Mauna Kea, Hawaii	Canon EOS R astro‑mod	Sigma Art 28 mm f/1.4	RGB: 18 panels ×5×120 s; Hα: 3 panels ×20×210 s	Foreground panorama unspecified	Deep‑sky mosaic; ~4.5 h integration
Silver	Marley Butler	Alien Throne Western Australia	Western Australia	Sony a7R III	Sony 14 mm f/1.8	6×6×13 s + 5×121 s sky exposures	6×6×13 s + 5×121 s exposures	Airglow & Milky Way; ~10 min total
Silver	Jason Perry	Shipwreck under the Milky Way	Inneston, South Australia	Nikon Z7 II	Nikkor Z 14‑24 mm f/2.8	18×60 s sky exposures	6×120 s foreground exposures	Large composite – 0.5 hr integration
Silver	Marzena Rogozinska	Milky Way above a Cretan Church	Crete, Greece	Canon 6D astro‑mod	Samyang 24 mm f/1.4	RGB 4 panels ×3×240 s & Hα 1 panel ×10×240 s	Foreground 2 panels ×1×60 s	90 min total; mixed RGB and Hα
Silver	Manish Mamtani	Staircase to the stars (Sugar Hill)	Sugar Hill, New Hampshire	Sony A7 III (astro)	Sigma 20 mm f/1.4 Art	20×10 s stacked sky exposures	20×10 s stacked exposures	Awarded image – 3m20s integration
Silver	Annette Kelly	Aurora Australis over Lake Lonsdale	Lake Lonsdale, Victoria	Sony α7R IV	Sony 20 mm f/1.8 G	Single 10 s sky exposure	Single 10 s foreground exposure	Single‑shot nightscape
Silver	Evan Lobeto	Colorado Snowy Milky Way arc	Cottonwood Pass, Colorado	Sony a7R III astro‑mod	Sony 14 mm f/1.8	3 min tracked sky exposure	3 min untracked foreground exposure	Tracked sky + static FG
Silver	Louis Leroux‑Gere	Milky Way above Astro Queyras Observatory	Queyras, France	Canon EOS 6Da	Samyang 135 mm f/2 + NISI filter	66×60 s +34×15 s stacked sky exposures	Deep‑sky only (foreground negligible)	Long‑focal deep‑sky composition; 1 h 14 m
Silver	William Buchanan	Aurora at Kakslauttanen	Lapland, Finland	Nikon Z8	Nikkor Z 20 mm f/1.8 S	Single 5 s sky exposure	Single 5 s foreground exposure	Single‑shot aurora
Silver	Andres Papp	Shipwreck under Aurora Loksa	Loksa, Estonia	Canon 6D	Canon EF 16‑35 mm f/4 L IS USM	Single 20 s sky exposure	Single 20 s foreground exposure	Single‑shot composition
Silver	Jason Perry	Anmatjere Man sculpture	Anmatjere, Northern Territory, Australia	Nikon Z7 II	Nikkor Z 14‑24 mm f/2.8	20×10 s sky exposures	20×10 s exposures	1.83 min integration
Silver	Alexis Trigo	Airglow panorama in the Andes	Andes Highlands, Chile	Sony A7 III	Tokina 16‑28 mm f/2.8	10×25 s sky panels	10×25 s panels	Two‑row panorama; ~2 min total
Silver	Lucy Yunxi Hu	Milky Way Arch over Mungo NP	Mungo National Park, Australia	Canon R5	Sigma 20 mm f/1.4 + Benro Polaris	46×30 s sky exposures	43×10 s foreground exposures	Composite tracked sky & static FG
Silver	Nasser Kaveh	Comet over Alamut Castle	Alamut Castle, Iran	Nikon D7200	Sigma 14 mm f/1.4	50×5 s stacked sky exposures	196×5 s stacked FG exposures	Stacked comet & foreground
Silver	Evan Lobeto	Vertical Milky Way at Zion	Zion National Park, Utah	Sony a7R III	Sigma 40 mm f/1.4 Art	Per panel: 5×2 min tracked sky exposures	Per panel: 2×5 s foreground exposures	Two panels; ~10 min per panel
Silver	Marley Butler	Airglow & galaxy over alpine lake	Alpine Lake, Tasmania	Sony A7 III	Sony 14 mm f/1.8	19×13 s sky exposures +2×180 s	19×13 s FG exposures +2×180 s	Composite; ~10 min total
Silver	Julie Machado	Milky Way in Tawharanui	Tawharanui, Auckland, New Zealand	Sony A7 IV (Hα mod)	Sony 20 mm f/1.8 G + Cokin P830	2‑row pano; sky 5×60 s +20 s; FG 180 s per panel	Foreground panels 3×180 s	Filtered sky; 320 s per panel
Bronze	Ginnie Allwood	Star trails & aurora over Sheep Hills silos	Sheep Hills, Victoria, Australia	Sony A7 III	Sony FE 20 mm f/1.8 G	120×4 s sky exposures	120×4 s exposures	Star‑trail composite; ~8 min total
Bronze	Rachel Stevens	Plateau Hut nightscape	Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand	Nikon Z7 II	Nikkor Z 14‑24 mm f/2.8	6×15 s sky exposures	6×15 s foreground exposures	Pano/stack – 1.5 min integration
Bronze	Roi Levi	Orion & aurora at Diamond Beach	Diamond Beach, Iceland	Canon EOS Ra (astro‑mod)	Sigma 28 mm f/1.4 + Optolong L‑Extreme	11×15 s sky exposures	11×15 s exposures	RGB+Hα composite; 2.75 min
Bronze	Louis Leroux‑Gere	Château de Chenonceau nightscape	Chenonceau, France	Canon EOS R	Samyang 135 mm f/2 + NISI filter	28×45 s stacked sky exposures	28×45 s stacked exposures	Long‑focal pano; ~21 min integration
Bronze	Evan Lobeto	Bryce Canyon Milky Way arc	Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah	Sony a7R III	Tamron 35‑150 mm f/2‑2.8	6×2 min tracked sky panels	6×4 s foreground panels	Pano; 2 min per panel
Bronze	Nilesh Choithramani	Milky Way & Southern Alps	Aoraki / Mt Cook National Park, New Zealand	Sony A7 III (Hα mod)	Sony FE 20 mm f/1.8 G	10×10 s sky exposures	9×15 s foreground exposures	Blend of tracked sky and static FG
Bronze	Tamer Agha	Aurora–Airglow stack over Narrabri	Narrabri, New South Wales	Nikon Z7	16 mm f/1.8	4‑frame vertical pano ×13 s each	4‑frame vertical pano ×13 s each	Vertical panorama; ~52 s integration
Bronze	Marcin Rosadziński	Moonlit Milky Way on Madeira Island	Madeira Island, Portugal	Canon 6D astro‑mod	Samyang 24 mm f/1.4	7 panels ×2×25 s sky exposures	7 panels ×1×180 s foreground exposures	Composite pano; ~27 min
Bronze	Jason Perry	Bruny Island aurora & arch	Bruny Island, Tasmania, Australia	Nikon Z7 II	Nikkor Z 14‑24 mm f/2.8	35×10 s sky exposures	35×10 s exposures	Stacked panorama; 5.8 min total
Bronze	Will Hudson	Wilpena Pound nightscape	Wilpena Pound, South Australia	Nikon Z6 II (Hα mod)	Nikkor Z 14‑24 mm f/2.8	3×6 pano; 240 s per panel sky	3×6 pano; 240 s per panel foreground	Large tracked pano; ~80 min integration
Bronze	Will Hudson	Milky Way from Black Range cave	Black Range, Victoria	Nikon Z6 II (Hα mod)	Nikkor 50 mm f/1.2	FG: 13×6 pano @1 s; Sky: 8×5 panels 60 s	Foreground exposures 1 s; sky exposures 60 s	Complex panorama & focus stack; ~50 min
Bronze	Evan Lobeto	Goblin Valley Milky Way	Goblin Valley State Park, Utah	Sony a7R III astro‑mod	Sigma 40 mm f/1.4 Art	2 panels: each sky 5×2 min	2 panels: each FG 3 s	Panelled tracked & static exposures; ~10 min per panel
Bronze	Damir Maksan	Milky Way over Bodalla	Bodalla, New South Wales	Sony A7 III	Sony 14 mm f/1.8	13×15 s stacked sky exposures	13×15 s stacked exposures	Stacked single‑lens shot; ~3 min integration
Bronze	Alexis Trigo	Airglow & Milky Way at Conguillio NP	Conguillio National Park, Chile	Sony A7 III	Tokina 16‑28 mm f/2.8	5×20 s sky shots	5×2 min foreground shots	Sky 20 s; FG 2 min; ~12 min total
Bronze	Debojit Chakrabarty	Milky Way over Kitchener mine	Kitchener, Australia	Sony A7 III	Samyang 24 mm f/1.8 (Benro Polaris)	16×61 s tracked sky exposures	6×61 s exposures	Tracked sky & static FG; ~16.2 min integration
Bronze	Ramji Naidu	Cosmic dance star trails	Lake Tyrell, Australia	Canon R6 MII	Canon RF 15‑35 mm f/2.8	≈250×30 s exposures	≈250×30 s exposures	Star‑trail composite; ~2.5 h total
Bronze	Alexis Trigo	Magellanic Cloud	San Pedro de Atacama, Chile	Sony A7 III	Samyang 135 mm f/2	Single 2 min tracked sky exposure	Single 2 min foreground exposure	Two single exposures; 4 min total
Bronze	Alexis Trigo	Andean Women	Uyuni salt Flat, Bolivia	Sony A7 III	Tokina 16‑28 mm	3×20 s sky exposures	3×20 s foreground exposures	Vertical panorama – 1 min total
Bronze	Will Godward	360° Milky Way panorama	Ikara‑Flinders Ranges National Park, Australia	Sony A7 III	Sony 14 mm f/1.8	47×15 s exposures (panorama)	47×15 s exposures	360° panorama; ISO 6400 f/2
Bronze	Louis Leroux‑Gere	Celestial Equator star trails	Vimy, France	Canon EOS 6Da	Samyang 14 mm f/2.4	577×30 s sky exposures	577×30 s exposures	Star‑trail composite; 4 h 48 m 30 s
Bronze	Sue Mordaunt	Milky Way panorama West Coast	West Coast South Island, New Zealand	Sony A7R V	FE 12‑24 mm f/2.8 GM	19×10 s images at 20 mm	19×10 s images	Two‑row panorama; ~2 h integration
Bronze	Will Hudson	Milky Way over Chambers Pillar	Chambers Pillar, Northern Territory, Australia	Nikon Z6 II (Hα mod)	Nikkor 20 mm f/1.8	Top row 2×8+9 panels @60 s	Foreground 3×7 panels @60 s	Large tracked panorama; 30 min total
Bronze	Alex Fernandez Reinholdsson	Swedish Aurora church	Stockholm, Sweden	Canon 6D	Samyang 14 mm f/2.8	Single 10 s sky exposure	Single 10 s foreground exposure	17‑yr‑old entrant; single shot
Bronze	Louis Leroux‑Gere	Full STEVE phenomenon panorama	Cap Gris‑Nez, France	Canon EOS 6Da	Samyang 14 mm f/2.4	10×2 s sky exposures	10×2 s exposures	STEVE panorama; 20 s integration
Bronze	Ginnie Allwood	Silos at Sea Lake	Sea Lake, Victoria, Australia	Sony A7 III	Sony FE 20 mm f/1.8 G	Single 20 s sky exposure	Single 20 s foreground exposure	Single‑shot composition
Bronze	Paul Goh	Contingency – boat & Milky Way	Mandurah, Western Australia	Sony A7 C II	Sony 35 mm f/1.8	Single 15 s sky exposure	Single 15 s foreground exposure	Single‑shot nightscape
Bronze	Tristian McDonald	Ship Creek panorama	Ship Creek, New Zealand	Nikon D750 (Hα mod)	Tamron 35 mm	40×6 s sky exposures	28×30 s foreground exposures	Multi‑row panorama; 18 min integration
Bronze	Patrick Tangye	Long Reef Headland nightscape	Long Reef Headland, Australia	Nikon Z6 II	Nikkor 20 mm f/1.8	43×30 s sky exposures	8×269 s foreground exposures	Blend of sky and long‑exposure FG
Bronze	Dan Mickleson	Mount Taranaki vertical panorama	Stoney River, New Zealand	Canon R5	Canon 16‑35 mm @16 mm	37×60 s sky exposures	17×60 s foreground exposures	Vertical tracked panorama; 54 min
Bronze	Fred Bailey	Aurora over Yellowknife (20 s)	Yellowknife, Canada	Pentax K1	Pentax 15‑30 mm	Single 20 s sky exposure	Single 20 s foreground exposure	Single‑shot aurora
Bronze	Taranjot Singh	Lake Maroon Milky Way	Lake Maroon, Queensland, Australia	Sony A7 IV	Sony 35 mm f/1.8	12×116 s sky exposures	12×20 s foreground exposures	A composite. MW does not appear like this at Maroon Lake; 25 min total
Bronze	Larn Berge	Tongariro National Park panorama	Tongariro National Park, New Zealand	Canon R5	Canon RF 15‑35 mm	10×15 s sky exposures	10×1/30 s foreground exposures	Milky Way & night clouds; 150 s total
Bronze	Tamer Agha	Galong Railway Station	Galong, New South Wales, Australia	Nikon Z7	20 mm f/1.8	Single 20 s sky exposure	Single 20 s foreground exposure	Single‑shot nightscape
Bronze	Annette Kelly	Aurora at Wye River	Wye River, Victoria, Australia	Sony α7R IV	Sony 14 mm f/1.8	Single 15 s sky exposure	Single 15 s foreground exposure	Single‑shot aurora
Bronze	Mark Osmotherly	Moon‑lit Aurora at Powlett River	Powlett River, Victoria, Australia	Nikon D750	Tamron 15‑30 mm f/2.8	4×10 s exposures	4×10 s exposures	Panorama of 4 images; 40 s total
Bronze	Mark Osmotherly	Rare Dune Aurora	Kilcunda, Victoria, Australia	Nikon D750	Tamron 15‑30 mm f/2.8	4×3 s exposures	4×3 s exposures	Panorama of 4 images; 12 s total
Bronze	Patrick Tangye	Curme Islands star trails	Curme Islands, Vancouver, Canada	Nikon Z6 II	Nikkor Z 24‑120 mm f/4	214×30 s exposures	214×30 s exposures	Star‑trail composite; 1.78 h integration
Bronze	Manish Mamtani	Sutton Milky Way	Sutton, New Hampshire	Sony A7R III (astromod)	Sigma 20 mm f/1.4	16×10 s sky exposures	7×20 s foreground exposures	Composite stack; 5 min total
Bronze	Bikram Ghosh	Canterbury Milky Way mosaic	Canterbury, New Zealand	Canon 6D	35 mm lens + Star Adventurer 2i	20 panels ×3×60 s sky exposures	Foreground: ~10 min exposures	Large mosaic; ~3 h sky integration
Bronze	Paul Goh	Lake Clifton Milky Way	Lake Clifton, Western Australia	Sony A7R V	Sony FE 12‑24 mm f/2.8 GM	27×15 s exposures	27×15 s exposures	Panorama of 27 frames; 6.75 min total