Milky Way over the La Palma's Caldera
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Photographer
Dr. Sebastian Voltmer
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Jury Top 5 Selection
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University/School
University of Applied Arts Vienna
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Date of Photograph
May 4, 2022
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Technical Info
10 - 15 sec. (each) ISO6400, f/2, 20mm, stitched panorama of 90 frames
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Website
Giga-Pixel panorama: This panoramic view shows the band of our Milky Way galaxy and its central bulge over a sea of clouds far below me. You can also see the very faint Gegenschein of the Zodiacal band (top right).
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Biography
SEBASTIAN VOLTMER BEGAN HIS STUDIES AT THE KASSEL ARTS UNIVERSITY IN 2000 AND THEN BECAME THE STUDENT OF PROFESSOR FLORIS NEUSÜSS IN THE PHOTOGRAPHY FIELD AS WELL AS OF PROFESSORS NICOLAUS OTT AND BERNARD STEIN IN THE GRAPHIC DESIGN FIELD. HE COMPLETED HIS STUDIES AS STUDENT OF PROFESSOR YANA DROUZ WITH THE FILM “THE RETURN OF MARS – AS CLOSE AS NEVER BEFORE SINCE 56.000 YEARS”. IN 2003 HE WAS THE HOLDER OF A SCHOLARSHIP IN FINE ARTS AT THE KINGSTON UNIVERSITY IN LONDON, AND IN 2004 AT THE FILM ACADEMY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MUSIC AND REPRESENTATIVE ARTS IN VIENNA.
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Awards
3 FEBRUARY 2009: PRESENTATION OF THE FILM “THE RETURN OF MARS” AS THE FINAL EXAM AT THE KASSEL ARTS UNIVERSITY, NOTED WITH “DISTINCTION MARKS”.
29 JUNE 2000: PASSED, WITH DISTINCTION, THE EXAMINATION ON THE SUBJECT OF "IDENTIFICATION OF THE TRANSCENDENT ARTISTIC TALENT" AT THE KASSEL ACADEMY OF ARTS.
19 SEPTEMBER 2000: INVITATION BY CHANCELLOR GERHARD SCHRÖDER TO THE CHANCELLERY IN BERLIN TO GREET THE NATIONAL PRIZE WINNERS OF THE COMPETITION “JUGEND FORSCHT” (JUVENILE RESEARCH).
21 MAY 2000: NATIONAL PRIZE WINNER AND SPECIAL PRIZE IN THE NATIONAL COMPETITION “JUGEND FORSCHT” (JUVENILE RESEARCH); INVITATION TO THE INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL YOUTH CAMP IN HUESCA, SPAIN (1-22 AUGUST 2000).
6 APRIL 2000: REGIONAL PRIZE WINNER IN THE REGIONAL COMPETITION “JUGEND FORSCHT" (JUVENILE RESEARCH) WITH THE PIECE OF WORK: ASTRO-PHOTOGRAPHY AS A METHOD TO DISCOVER COMETS.
