Milky Way Photographers Guild

Get useful notes on your Milky Way photos.

The private image-first, ad-free community for Milky Way photographers. Joining is free right now. Free access lasts through 2027. I plan a paid tier.

I rebuilt the Milky Way Photographers Guild into a better home for sharing your night-sky images.

Members vote on each other's images to find the Image of the Week, and I celebrate weekly winners with a Monday Moment of Envy.

You still get useful feedback, and a way to improve your Milky Way photography without ads or social media noise.

Aaron King of Photog Adventures.

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The Milky Way over Island in the Sky in Canyonlands — Island in the Sky, Canyonlands. Photo by Aaron King

The Guild so far

165

Field Honors

Foreground62
Monthly57
Technique34
Seasonal11

Most sites call them achievements. In the Guild they are Field Honors, and you earn them out in the field with real photos and real adventures.

140

Pics shared

33 shared this week

Years the photos were made, peak in 2026

Where the photos were made

26regions, 7 countries

Photos made in 20 US states

Top places photographed

Utah36
California17
North Carolina16
South Carolina14
Canary Islands12
Missouri8
Washington8
England4

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Reactions

Comments

Members

Drag the prints around the table, or pick one up to look closer.

Inside the Guild

Feedback, voting, and ranks do different jobs.

Field reports

Share the image, where you shot it, the gear, what went well, and what could have gone better.

Feedback

A member can leave a written note on your field report. The note is there to help you improve the photograph. It is not a vote and it does not change your rank.

Image of the Week

One image per member can enter each week. Members with Guild access then pick first, second, and third among other people's images. You do not vote on your own image. When at least two other members have images on the ballot, the Guild asks you to vote before the rest of the member pages open.

Ranks

Field Honors move the rank. Votes and written feedback do not.

Beginner1–7
Amateur8–17
Novice18–24
Veteran25–32
Master33+

Monday Moment of Envy

The Monday Moment of Envy is a video where I celebrate the vote winner and my Photog Phavorite, and sometimes the runner-up.

Field Honors

You can claim a Field Honor on an image when a listed month, foreground, technique, or other honor fits. Verified Field Honors are what move you along the Ascent.

If that is the kind of help you want, join the Guild.

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