Taken from the surface of the Earth using a digital camera, these beautiful images show the Milky Way in all its awe-inspiring glory.
Created by up-and-coming photographer Bret Webster, they are all the more remarkable because he has been taking pictures for only three years.
But since one of them - called Balanced - appeared in National Geographic magazine, his life has taken a new direction.
Though his photos of our galaxy look more like something that would be captured by sophisticated equipment aboard the Hubble Space Telescope, Mr Webster takes them using the simple digital camera his wife gave him and a tripod.
Our galaxy: The Milky Way, again seen through a close-set pair of natural arches in Arches National Park
Created by up-and-coming photographer Bret Webster, they are all the more remarkable because he has been taking pictures for only three years.
But since one of them - called Balanced - appeared in National Geographic magazine, his life has taken a new direction.
Though his photos of our galaxy look more like something that would be captured by sophisticated equipment aboard the Hubble Space Telescope, Mr Webster takes them using the simple digital camera his wife gave him and a tripod.
Our galaxy: The Milky Way, again seen through a close-set pair of natural arches in Arches National Park
