Welcome 2026 Speaker Dr. Bryony Richards
We are delighted to announce that Bryony Richards will be presenting at the Nightscaper Photo Conference!
Scientist, Photographer
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Dr. Bryony Richards was born in the United Kingdom and has spent her adult life studying, working and taking photographs across Europe, Oceania, Africa and the USA.
She holds a doctor of philosophy degree in geology from the University of London, with her subsequent research and publications focusing on complex geological datasets across six continents. Among her research interests, advanced imaging including remote sensing of the Martian landscape have continually led Bryony to reevaluate her photography practices, honing her work to include a scientific narrative.
Bryony’s professional photography is focused on landscape and astrophotography with an emphasis on how these photographs can not only look beautiful but also be a valuable scientific tool. Bryony is passionate about women in astrophotography and about educating young people through photography. Her photographic work is commonly featured in international publications with many pieces having won international photography awards.
Bryony’s Presentations
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Armageddon: NASA’s Worst HR Decision
What do you get when a Texas-size asteroid threatens Earth? Apparently, oil drillers in space.
In this parody breakdown of the movie Armageddon, Bryony Richards will dive into the science of near-Earth objects, the real dangers of asteroid impacts and why teaching Bruce Willis to astronaut was somehow easier than teaching astronauts to drill.
Spoiler: it’s all nonsense, but the kind of nonsense that lets us talk about the Tunguska event, impact craters and why nuking space rocks is a hilariously terrible idea (but great popcorn science). Real planetary defense never looked so sweaty and slow-mo. Buckle-up!
Interstellar: Black Holes, Time Warps, and Emotionally Compromised Physics
In this cinematic love letter to deep space and daddy issues, the film Interstellar launched us through wormholes, into black holes and onto planets where one hour equals seven years (because time dilation, obviously). But behind the emotional gravity lies real astrophysics, from the math behind spinning black holes to the structure of accretion disks.
In this talk, Bryony Richards will use Interstellar as a jumping-off point to explore actual deep space objects, black holes, exoplanets and nebulae, paired with nightscape imagery that captures their echoes in our own sky. Because sometimes the most mind-bending parts of the cosmos don’t need CGI—they just need a long exposure and a clear night.
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