Spoiler: You don’t need to sell a kidney for a telescope or a fancy camera to photograph the Milky Way. All you need is your camera, a tripod… and me. 😉 Hey, I’m Kristine! 👋 A professional fine art photographer, educator and full-time star-chaser! 🤩 My Milky Way photos have been featured twice by NASA’s Astronomy Photo of the Day — which, in the astro world, is basically like winning an Academy Award… but for stars. 💁‍♀️✨🏆 Here’s the thing: I definitely didn’t start out with award-worthy ph