Photo: Nick Risinger

This is an extraordionary photograph made up of over 37,000 exposures stitched together to create the entire night sky in one image - a 360-degree view of the Milky Way, Planets and stars in our Solar System.

Behind the image there is also the extraordionary story in the AP release of the passion, determination and sheer hard work required by Nick Risinger to capture the image. It is a great story which can be found HERE. 

Also there is a dedicated website for the image which is HERE which features further details on it's creation and the ability to zoom right in for a good look etc

"Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the poet laureate of rock 'n' roll. The man who "forced folk into bed with rock, disappeared into a haze of substance abuse, returned after finding Jesus before being written off in the 80's"

I went to the Bob Dylan concert other night which was the third time i have seen him play - it was also the best time.

While obvously appreciating the classics it is his latter albums (Modern Times and Love & Theft etc) that I really like and as a result I have developed a real taste for Dylan's style of 'rockabilly'

I will sometimes play songs of these albums as I am driving too or from a photography shoot and hence I guess it is safe to conclude I draw some inspiration for my photography from Dylan's music. Probably a favourite song is off Modern Times entitled 'Working Man Blues # 2 - a lovely tale of life and hope as only a true poet could write.

I love music photography and Dylan is one of those legends who I enjoy looking at photographs of throughout their careers - there is much that some of those photographs seem to tell.

The set list that he played can be found HERE

A review of the concert can be found HERE