PhotographerPaul Cheynes creative juices start flowing a night.

When the sun goes down, he sets out to take photographs in both urban and rural options.

During the pandemic, he became fascinated withastrophotographyas he spent his time camping in the deserts of Southern California.

Milky Way at the Racetrack Playa in Death Valley

It was on one of these excursions that he executed his first successful astrophotography shoot.

Racetrack Playa is an ideal setting for the photograph due to its isolated location.

For Cheyne, the successful Milky Way shoot has inspired him to delve further into photographing the stars.

Astrophotography in Joshua Tree by Paul Cheyne

This will allow him to take longer exposures without having to worry about star trails.

He hopes that his work will encourage others to also go out and explore the night sky.

Discover more of Cheyne’s work, which covers a wide variety of subjects, on hiswebsite.

Astrophotography by Paul Cheyne

Paul Cheyne takes incredible photos of the night sky while camping throughout the deserts of Southern California.

Astrophotography in Panamint Valley by Paul Cheyne