Speaker profile
Mr Nigel Ball
Available for booking
Summary
Nigel is a renowned photographer and astro-photographer.
Full biography
Nigel's interest in photography began in the 1970's using firstly film (Ilford FP4) and then later slide (Kodachrome 25 and 64); developing and printing in a home darkroom with his father who won various Photographic Club awards for his close-up photography.
Nigel’s interest in Astronomy began during the Apollo Moon missions back in the late sixties and he was elected to Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society in 2013 for his services to Astrophotography and Public Outreach work with his local Astronomy Society.
He was elected to Nikon Professional Services in 2019 and featured on BBC Countryfile in February 2020 and again in December 2023; BBC OneShow July 2024.
Nigel’s images have been used worldwide and has been commissioned by several Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty to provide images as part of their successful Dark Sky status applications.
Lectures
Nightscape Photography
A talk covering the basics of nightscape photography including - equipment - subjects - images - safety
Planning and Photographing the Northern Lights
Deep Sky Astrophotography
Ancient Skies, Ancient Sites
A talk covering several sacred sites in the UK, their mythology and images to support
