I began this project by chance in 2016 when I needed to create planets for backdrops on another project at the time. Then it took off from there, initially influenced by the idea of making art every day with a project I could post to Instagram daily.   I aimed to make/photograph a thousand exoplanets, but I’ve only photographed just over 700 …with 300 to go. Can I do it before the 10-year mark? Lol.   I’ve made way more than a thousand, though, but many are duds (failed experiments).  I didn’t think this was going to take this long.. I thought wrong! I guess I was too ambitious.  This book is for the curious, art collectors, miniature enthusiasts, space lovers, scientists, and inquisitive minds.  It’s a journal, a catalogue, and a journey through the process.  This project includes collaborations, behind the scenes, and an interview with one of the top exoplanet scientists in the world: Sara Seager. It’s 185 pages of carefully selected images. Thanks to everyone who supported me along the way I could not have done this without you To buy the book, click the link in my bio (linktree) > book  Proceeds go towards coffee and artist’s debt

Astronomers using W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawaiʻi Island, have determined the physical properties and potential origin of 2024 YR4, the Earth-crossing asteroid first discovered by scientists in December 2024. The study reveals YR4 is a solid, stony type that likely originated from an asteroid family in the central Main Belt between Mars and Jupiter, a region not previously known to produce Earth-crossing asteroids. @keckobservatory 👉https://keckobservatory.org/2024-yr4/ 🎥: W. M. Keck Observatory/Adam Makarenko

Vatican staircase #vatican

I am at the Vatican Secret Archives. Where to begin? #vatican #secretarchives #models #miniature

an older HDR test of a miniature asteroid #asteroids #rocks #space

When I got into miniatures, the bees were dying off with Colony Collapse... looks like it's either getting worse or something new is happening #bees #nature #honey

Exoplanet 415 #exoplanets #miniature #art

Exoplanet 289 in the distance viewed from an ice moon #exoplanets

Exoplanet 263 #exoplanets