Photography

Through the viewfinder

When I'm not pointing X-ray telescopes at black holes, I point cameras at everything else. A selection of frames — more coming soon.

Aerial view of the telescope domes of La Silla Observatory on a mountain ridge above the Atacama desert
La Silla Observatory, Atacama desert, Chile
The granite horns of Los Cuernos del Paine rising above a deep blue lake
Los Cuernos del Paine, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
Grey Glacier flowing into a still lake beneath dark lenticular clouds and snow-covered peaks
Grey Glacier under a brooding sky, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
Red Chilean firebush blossoms above a turquoise lake, a lenticular cloud streaming off a snowy peak
Chilean firebush in bloom, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
Chain of turquoise lakes between rocky hills seen from a high trail, snowy mountains on the horizon
Turquoise lakes from the trail, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
Field of bright green cushion plants stretching toward distant hills on the Patagonian steppe
Cushion plants on the Patagonian steppe, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
Row of glowing red paper lanterns outside an izakaya at night
Izakaya lanterns after dark, Kyoto, Japan
Long-exposure of a train streaking through the Fushimi Inari level crossing at night
Night train at the Fushimi Inari crossing, Kyoto, Japan
Ornately carved wooden temple gable rising behind sculpted pine trees against a blue sky
Temple rooftop among the pines, Kyoto, Japan
Red lanterns and warm lights of an izakaya on a street corner in Asakusa at night
Asakusa after dark, Tokyo, Japan