Astrophotography is where art meets science—capturing the cosmic beauty of stars, galaxies, and celestial events that most people never notice. In India, a growing community of photographers is taking to the dark skies with their cameras, revealing a stunning universe right above us.
From the Milky Way over the Himalayas to star trails in the Thar Desert, these top Indian astrophotographers blend patience, technical skill, and passion to make the cosmos come alive.
🌌 1. Ajay Talwar – ajaytalwar.com
📍 Gurgaon, Haryana
Why He’s Top: One of the pioneers of astrophotography in India, Ajay has been shooting the skies for decades. His deep-sky images and time-lapse videos are internationally recognized.
🎯 Specialties: Milky Way, star trails, lunar eclipses, time-lapse photography
🌌 2. Tanmoy Das – Instagram
📍 Kolkata, West Bengal
Why He’s Top: Known for his deep-sky astrophotography, Tanmoy captures nebulae and galaxies from his own backyard and remote locations across India.
🎯 Specialties: Nebulae, galaxy cores, astrophotography tutorials
🌌 3. Rahul Yadav – rahulyadav.com
📍 Delhi NCR
Why He’s Top: A multi-talented photographer, Rahul’s astro work stands out for clean composition and storytelling through night skies.
🎯 Specialties: Meteor showers, Milky Way, comet photography
🌌 4. Arjun Haarith – arjunhaarith.blogspot.com
📍 Bangalore, Karnataka
Why He’s Top: A passionate traveler and nightscape photographer, Arjun’s astro images are vivid and often paired with scenic landscapes.
🎯 Specialties: Nightscapes, landscape-astro blends, rural skies
🌌 5. Saurabh Chakraborty – Instagram
📍 Assam
Why He’s Top: Bringing Northeast India into the astrophotography map, Saurabh’s work highlights dark skies and stellar movement rarely seen from this region.
🎯 Specialties: Milky Way, planetary conjunctions, astro landscapes
🌌 6. Utkarsh Mishra – utkarshmishra.photography
📍 Uttar Pradesh
Why He’s Top: Utkarsh’s astrophotography focuses on capturing the lesser-known beauty of Indian skies, often from remote and light-pollution-free locations.
🎯 Specialties: Star trails, astro panoramas, astrophotography gear reviews
🌌 7. Vinayak Garg – Instagram
📍 Jaipur, Rajasthan
Why He’s Top: Known for his detailed planetary imaging and artistic Milky Way shots taken from Rajasthan’s deserts and highlands.
🎯 Specialties: Planetary imaging, lunar landscapes, wide-angle Milky Way
🌌 8. Rajesh Shankar – rajeshshankar.com
📍 Tamil Nadu
Why He’s Top: A mix of astrophotography and poetic visuals, Rajesh’s work often blends temples, heritage sites, and galaxies above.
🎯 Specialties: Cultural astro compositions, nightscape art
🌌 9. Abhishek Kumar – astroabhishek.in
📍 Himachal Pradesh
Why He’s Top: Lives in high-altitude regions and leverages India’s cleanest skies to shoot stunning astro time-lapses and deep-sky objects.
🎯 Specialties: Timelapse, deep-sky, mountain nightscapes
🌌 10. Ayan Datta – Instagram
📍 Kolkata, West Bengal
Why He’s Top: A physics student turned astrophotographer, Ayan combines scientific accuracy with visual aesthetics in his night shots.
🎯 Specialties: Astro education, telescope photography, solar system captures
