I was particularly excited for this trip, not only would it be my first time into the Southern Hemisphere, but my first time going somewhere with virtually no light pollution – and I was not disappointed! You could see the Milky Way perfectly clear, it was truly breathtaking. An astrophotographers dream!

As we were backpacking and doing a lot of hiking, I had to keep my gear to a minimum, so rather than my usual full frame set up I used a crop censor Sony a6000. Paired with my Samyang 14mm and Sigma 35mm Art lens it still did a great job of documenting the whole journey – from Cusco, the Salkantay trek to Machu Picchu, the Rainbow Mountain and the near by Red Valley (which by the way is totally underrated), through the Salt Flats of Uyuni, the Red Lagoons, Pink Flamingoes, sand dunes in Huacachina and finally seeing lazy Sea Lions on a boat tour in Paracas. We did a saw so much on this trip and I would absolutely recommend doing both Peru and Bolivia to anyone interested in visiting South America.

One massive pro to moving away from the city and to a small Caribbean Island is the opportunity to have a pretty good view of the stars. Although there is still some light pollution, Grand Cayman is still a very small place and so the night sky is a lot clearer than anywhere I ever lived in the UK.

The Cayman islands Astronomical Society regularly held gatherings to educate and illustrate the night sky. Every time I visited I would simply set up my camera and tripod and get a timelapse of the stars.

All timelapses were captured using the Samyang/Rokinon 14mm lens.