About

‍ ‍In the hustle of everyday life, work, education, and other obligations, we tend to forget the big picture. That is, the bigger picture of our reality and of life itself. We are on but a tiny planet in the vast universe. “On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives.” -Carl Sagan. I am extremely inspired by Sagan’s words, and I use them to ground myself within the bigger picture. This inspiration led me to Astrophotography. The John Glenn Astronomy park has become my home. My mission is to remind people of the vastness, beauty, and never-ending wonder of our universe. Science is not just for scientists, it is for all of humanity!

I am a college student studying Astronomy and Astrophysics. I have a deep longing to dedicate my life to capturing the beauty of our universe through both art and science. My philosophy is to ask the big questions that some say we could never answer.

The artistic importance of my work is to bring curiosity and wonder to those who see it. We are all born with the innate human condition of immense curiosity, for it is what has gotten us where we are today! My goal is to bring back people's child-like sense of wonder, and to let others know, no matter what field you are in, no matter what your life looks like, no matter your situation, you too can be involved in science and the quest for knowledge. The biggest goal of mine with regard to Astrophotography, is to show others the beauty of our universe and of life itself, and to treat our planet with kindness, for there is only one Earth, one life, and one universe, we ought to appreciate it!

-Sophia Lisk