The Brilliant Milkky Way connects photographers around the world and beyond in an annual competition – Colossal
Every night, the Milky Way is decorated with a dark sky around the world with a series of sparkling stars and orange pink dust. Amazing in itself, our galaxy is more dazzling in the pictures that lead 2025 The Milky Way is a photographer for this year competition.
The annual competition, hosted by Capture The Atlas, received more than 6000 requests in its eighth year. All winning clips are from a different location, including midfield Mawi Ister Island sculptures, over the Taiwan Huhawan Mountain, and the remote socotra island in Yemen. For the first time, there is even a view of the Milky Way Road from the International Space Station, which was seized by the astronaut Don Bette while the Earth shines below.
Despite its diversity in geography, approach and technology, all pictures are guided by the wonderful light sector in the distance. See all 25 winners Atlas picking.
