1st place
gold star award
Burak Esenbey
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Starry Sky in Namibia
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entry description
Namibia has one of the best night skies in the world. The light pollution in large parts of the country is so low that anyone with or without a camera can enjoy a starry sky every night. It was an unforgettable trip and a pleasure to photograph the starry sky hereabout the photographer
Burak Esenbey (@BurakEsenbey) is a professional landscape and astrophotographer who frequently travels to places like Chile, Argentina, Jordan, Egypt, Namibia and Iceland to photograph the natural world. In 2023, he also began offering photo trips to places like Namibia and Turkey. Among his accolades, Esenbey has been honored in competitions including Capture The Atlas: The Milky Way Photographer of the Year '22 + '23, Top 101 at the International Landscape Photographer of the Year, and 2nd place at the 35 Awards in Night Photography. We saw this image, "Dune," when it was honored in the Royal Museums Greenwich - London: Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2023 Competition.back to gallery