Astronomy photographer of the year

Royal Museums Greenwich have announced the phenomenal winners of this year’s ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition. Jessica Miller takes a look…

Jessica Miller looks back at the winning images from another great year of photography competitions

Cecil Navick and Francis Bozon, captured remotely via Obstech, El Sauce Observatory, Chile, 4 May–28 June 2025 Cecil and Francis say: “We chose NGC 6164 because it’s rarely photographed, plus it’s a t

Bill Lowry, Chiddingstone Hoath, Kent, UK, 2–4 January and 26 March 2025 Bill says: “I wanted to experiment with the Hubble palette by assigning different colours to the standard SHO, and chose NGC 22

The latest winners of Bird Photographer of the Year were as stunning as ever. Jade Burrell writes about the contest and the overall winner as we showcase our favourites

The AP team are fortunate to be able to view thousands of fantastic images each year. It’s not easy to choose a favourite but here are a few that stuck with us during 2025