Cindy Yepez · Jan 7, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Congratulations! Nice to see astrophotography being recognized like this.
Jean-David Gadina · Jan 7, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Beautiful image, congratulations!
Frank Alvaro · Jan 7, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Congratulations on the award - that is a stunning image.
David Veach · Jan 7, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Congratulations! Beautiful work!
Jim Thommes · Jan 7, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Stunning photo and a well deserved grand prize (B&W) Pete! I guess that makes you one of our “Astrophotograpy as Fine Art” ambassadors.
Jim -
Ewen · Jan 8, 2026 at 02:07 AM
Congratulations! I’d love to hear more about how you went about preparing to enter your piece. Was it submitted digitally or did you create a print? I’m working on printing images and am stuck trying to find the right paper and processing to maintain detail. Thanks
John Hayes · Jan 8, 2026 at 02:22 AM
Congratulations Pete. Your image is stunning! It is no wonder it won the grand prize…and what a fantastic honor.
- John
Keith Hanssen · Jan 8, 2026 at 04:14 AM
Congrats! Super image.
Almos Balasi · Jan 8, 2026 at 06:21 AM
Congratulations! Beautiful photo, it deserved the award it won!
Photographers are slowly opening up to astrophotography. It's a huge step and a great contribution to the recognition of astrophotography as an art form.
CS Almos
Andy 01 · Jan 8, 2026 at 07:43 AM
Great image, well done! 
Thank you all for your congratulatory messages! It was indeed an honor and a thrill to receive the recognition. I have submitted several images to various photography contest over the past few years, some astro and some not, with varying success. It was heartening to have an astro shot make it to the top in one of these contests.
-Pete
