Spend a night capturing mesmerising star trails for you to create a star trail and a star trail time-lapse! This Masterclass teaching you how to set up your camera, plan your photoshoot, how star trails work, stacking your photographs and editing from start to finish.
TASMANIA · 27 APRIL–3 MAY 2027
Star Chaser IV
Wineglass Bay at Freycinet, Dove Lake beneath Cradle Mountain, the Tessellated Pavement on the Tasman Peninsula, and the boat sheds people put on their walls. Seven days under some of the darkest skies in the world.
$6,450 · $1,500 Deposit · 1 Spot Left
SOUTHERN NSW · 19–24 SEPTEMBER 2027
Star Chaser II
Canola fields at Young in full gold, a cave behind Paddy’s River Falls, and the NASA Deep Space Communication Complex — the dishes that talk to the Voyager probes — with the Milky Way stars behind them.
$5,550 · $1,500 Deposit · 2 Spots Left
THE 2027 STAR CHASER TOURS
More than a photography tour. Spend six or seven unforgettable days exploring Australia's darkest skies with just six photographers, combining spectacular locations, daily editing sessions and lifelong memories beneath the stars.
WINTON WETLANDS · 28–31ST MAY 2027
Victoria
Photograph towering river red gums beneath star-filled skies in one of Victoria's most unique landscapes.
$3,250 · $1,000 Deposit · 3 Spots Left
MID-NORTH NSW · 24–27 JUNE 2027
Nambucca Heads
Photograph the Milky Way stars above dramatic headlands, pristine beaches and dark coastal skies.
$3,250 · $1,000 Deposit · 4 Spots Left
SOUTHERN NSW · 19 – 24
Canola Fields
Experience one of Australia's most spectacular seasonal landscapes, where golden canola fields meet the Milky Way.
$3,250 · $1,000 Deposit · 4 Spots Left
THE 2027 ADVANCED MASTERCLASS
Take the next step beyond the Milky Way Masterclass with four immersive days dedicated to panoramas, star trails, timelapses and optional deep sky astrophotography. Limited to just six photographers, with daily classroom editing sessions to refine your images and build lasting skills.
DAVID MAGRO
I grew up in Glen Innes, where the night sky was simply part of everyday life. Years later, while teaching English in Nanjing, China, I realised I'd stopped looking up. It took seeing a photograph of the Milky Way on a computer screen to remind me what I'd been missing.
When I returned home, I photographed the Milky Way for the first time. Six months before completing a science degree, I made the decision to leave university and chase the stars instead.
One image became an obsession: a lone tree beneath the Milky Way in a golden canola field. It took three years for the canola, the Moon, the Milky Way and the weather to align. That photograph changed my life and opened doors I never expected.
Since 2017, more than 5,000 photographers have joined me beneath the stars. While I still love creating images, what matters most now are the experiences we share. Watching someone see the Milky Way for the first time, capture an image they never thought possible, or simply stop and appreciate the night sky reminds me why I started.
Photography is just the reason we're there. The real reward is reconnecting with something we've all too easily forgotten to look at.
2017 Exposure Photographer of the Year · 2018 Australian Ambassador, SanDisk & Western Digital · 2019 Australian Emerging Photographer of the Year (2nd) · 2021 ‘Startrails’ acquired by Snoop Dogg for the NFT Medici Collection · 2022 Academic publication 'Book of Henoch' Photographer · 2023 Taught 5000+ Students Milky Way Photography in-person · 2024 Album cover, Years of Light · 2026 10-Years of Milky Way Masterclasses Across Australia
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When we stopped looking up
I grew up in Glen Innes, where the night sky was simply part of everyday life. Years later, while teaching English in Nanjing, China, I realised I'd stopped looking up. It took seeing a photograph of the Milky Way on a computer screen to remind me what I'd been missing.
When I returned home, I photographed the Milky Way for the first time. Six months before completing a science degree, I made the decision to leave university and chase the stars instead.
One image became an obsession: a lone tree beneath the Milky Way in a golden canol
THE COLLECTORS SERIES
A limited series of the images that mean the most to me, printed on museum
materials and made to hang for decades.
Milky Way Masterclass Workshop
AUSTRALIAN 2026 SCHEDULE
In 2026, I am hosting Milky Way Masterclass's across Australia on select nights when the Milky Way is visible above the horizon. Beginning in May, click the region below to see Masterclass dates.
Experience a Masterclass workshop for you to enjoy a night photographing the stars hosted by industry-leading, multi award winning astro-photographer David Magro. Beginners and enthusiasts are welcome to join as I guide you through the process. The Masterclass travels across Australia over VIC, NSW, ACT & QLD when the Earth, Sun and Moon align for us. Have you ever wanted to photograph the night sky? Join the Masterclass to capture the night sky with industry leading Milky Way Photographer, David Magro.
Included is access to the Masterclass Members Suite with Photoshop tutorials, planning tutorials and guides to continue learning. Plus access to the David Magro Masterclass Facebook group.
WORKSHOPS ARE HOSTED ACROSS MOST VIC, NSW, ACT & QLD MAJOR TOWNS
Beginners and enthusiasts welcome to join.
2027 ADVANCED MASTERCLASS
The Advanced Masterclasses are back, offering immersive multi-night experiences designed to expand your astrophotography skills. Join us in the Victorian wetlands in May, the Mid North Coast in June and the canola fields of Central NSW in August as we explore advanced panoramas, Holy Grail timelapses and star trails across some of Australia’s most striking landscapes.
