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.
I'M DAVID MAGRO
A NIGHT SKY LOVER
An Australian photographer blending art with science.
My love for astro-photography sparked as a kid growing up in Glen Innes, becoming mesmerised by meteors showers, eclipses and the sea of stars from the backyard.
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In 2012, while travelling the world, I captured my first night sky photo in Switzerland after plenty of tries trying to figure it out on my own.
I’d just come from a year teaching English to kids in China, where city lights drowned out the heavens. Standing in that crisp mountain air, I was amazed by the flood of stars I'd once forgotten about.
FROM THAT NIGHT, I WAS HOOKED
Once I made it back to Australia, I chased the Milky Way with everything I had. There’s nothing like the electric thrill of framing its beauty in the dead of night capturing things the human eye cannot see without a camera.
BALANCING STUDIES AND CHASING STARS
Fresh from China, I hit uni and dove into studying science and education, set on becoming a science teacher.
For four years, I balanced textbooks and tripods, mixing my curiosity for science with a growing passion for the stars.
Then, with six months to graduation, my photography took off—awards and ambassadorships rolled in, so I set the teaching gig aside to chase the sky.
MY DEDICATION AND PASSION RECOGNISED
2017 Exposure Photographer of the Year
2018 Australian Ambassador for Sandisk and Western Digital
2019 2nd Place Aperture Emerging Photographer of the Year
2020 PSQ Speaker (Postponed due to Covid)
2021 Snoop Dogg acquired 'Startrails' in his NFT collection
THE MILKY WAY MASTERCLASS
That shift birthed "The Milky Way Masterclass". What started as a spark of inspiration became a unique fusion of science, technical grit, and my signature editing style—forged through years of study and starry nights.
I took it across Australia, teaching beginners and enthusiasts who turned out jaw-dropping work.
Their success lights up my website, social media, and our private Masterclass Facebook Group, where the community thrives, sharing shots and tips years later.
