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The magnificent Milky Way spans above the ancient landscape at Castle Hill, my photography playground in New Zealand. Castle Hill got its name because of the imposing array of limestone boulders in the area reminiscent of an old, run-down stone castle. The area was once under a large, shallow inland sea that began to infill some 30 million years ago. Pressure over time caused extensive uplift and folding. Thrust up from their origin, the limestone rock was eroded by water into these distinctive sculptured landforms, called a karst landscape. The M8 Lagoon Nebula can be seen near the center of the Milky Way. About me: I'm Paul Wilson, an Astrophotographer from New Zealand. Self-taught and constantly pushing the limitless creative potential of photography, always in search of the next shot. I'm happy to have made so many friends through photography, won awards, and worked with amazing companies.