Astrophotography makes visible what is invisible to the eye and reveals the beauty of the starry sky.
I have always been fascinated by the stars. I can even say that as a child I was in awe of the night sky. Over the past few years, I have dedicated much of my free time to capturing the magic of the night sky and the Milky Way in particular.
Standing under the Milky Way Arch on a warm summer night, surrounded by the sounds of crickets and the scent of lavender, is an experience that is hard to describe or forget. (Mihail Minkov)

Mihail Minkov is the winner of many prestigious international astro and night photography competitions. In 2020, NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day selected his shot. Two years later, he won second place in the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2022 competition, run by the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London. In 2023 and 2024, he was selected as one of the 25 best Milky Way photographers in the world in the Milky Way Photographer of the Year competition. He is a guest lecturer, educator, and host of astrophotography workshops. His shots have been shared by global media such as National Geographic, BBC Earth, Forbes, The Times, The Guardian, and many others.

The selected photographs in 20 Seconds of Light are his first open-air exhibition.

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