John Goldsmith is an author, researcher and astronomical photographer. He is the creative developer behind "Celestial Visions" (www.celestialvisions.com.au) and is a member of "The World at Night" (www.twanight.org), an international network of astronomical landscape photographers.John Goldsmith's PhD research, at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research, Curtin University, investigated cultural astronomy and the documentation, communication and sharing of Aboriginal sky knowledge. His PhD research; "Cosmos, Culture and Landscape", features the outstanding "Ilgarijiri- Things Belonging to the Sky" Aboriginal art exhibition and collaboration between radio astronomers, Aboriginal Elders and artists, associated with the Square Kilometre Array radio telescope project, Murchison Radio Observatory. His research also investigated Aboriginal sky knowledge associated with Kandimalal, the 300,000+ year old meteorite crater known as Wolfe Creek Crater, in the East Kimberley of WA. Goldsmith's digital imaging has featured in many exhibitions and events including Astrofest, UWA's 100th anniversary celebrations (Luminous Night), UWA's Second Life project, the opening ceremony of CHOGM (Perth) and the De Laeter Science engagement scholarship video production project (Cosmology Gallery). His PhD research features timelapse and 360° spherical imaging. Since 2009, Goldsmith has curated Western Australia's astrophotography exhibition, showcasing Western Australian astronomical photography at the annual Astrofest astronomy festival.
Dr David Malin is a pioneers of astro-imaging in Australia, with a 30 year career at the Anglo Australian Observatory.
