Miguel Claro
Miguel Claro is one of Portugal’s foremost professional photographers, who specialises in astrophotography presenting the night sky in connection with the landscapes of the natural world and the architectural heritage of the built environment. Based in Portugal’s Alentejo Region, he was instrumental in establishing the Dark Sky Alqueva Reserve in the east of the region and is its official astrophotographer. Miguel is also a Photo Ambassador for the European Southern Observatory, won the People’s Choice Award in the Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition 2019, and has had photography published in National Geographic, Sky at Night Magazine and Sky & Telescope.