About The Artist

KENNETH L NAIFF Biography While growing up in Sussex, England, in a countryside peppered with primroses, bluebells and foxgloves, I was enthralled as I watched orbiting Sputnik through my small telescope. This was the beginning of my life-long interest in astronomy. In 1976, I decided to make the United States my home and enjoyed a highly successful 26-year technical career in electronic engineering and digital systems, being awarded 7 U.S. patents, and leading the U.S. effort to convert analog cable television systems to digital. Astrophotography began in earnest for me in 2004 with my move to Arizona, and after a steep and comprehensive learning curve, in 2014 my first images were ready for public display. Artist Statement The appeal of astrophotography … capturing images of galaxies, nebulae, star clusters … is multi-faceted. I enjoy camping out under moonless and cloudless skies in remote locations. The technical challenges and complexity of capturing very dim, dark, and distant deep space objects appeals to my engineering interests and background. Finally, after the fieldwork, I have many opportunities to make artistic choices, using specialized software, as I refine the many “grayscale” images into a scientifically accurate, full color, richly detailed image. I hope my images capture the energy, intensity and power of the night sky and will provoke questions, especially from children, so they may gain some insight into awe-inspiring objects, which our eyes cannot grasp, in the star-studded Milky Way and beyond. www.DarkSkyImagesByKen.com