It might sound a bit weird and unexpected, but I never was interested in photography. Nor do I think of myself as “creative”. Growing up in Lithuania – a rather small European country, I considered myself a hardcore “science guy”. Astronomy was very much my hobby and passion. So much so that after high school I decided to pursue a science degree in my local university. I started studying physics and math. Unfortunately – or fortunately – I guess depending on how you look at it, I never finished my degree. I realised that a strict and rather boring academic career wasn’t that appealing to me. Yeah, when you are a young lad life seems quite different and rather rosy. But lessons from real life taught otherwise. It just wasn’t meant to be I guess. But despite this setback, I never lost my interest in science.

But just passively observing the night sky wasn’t enough for me. I was thinking about getting myself a camera, which I could attach to a telescope and start imaging all these mysterious objects lurking in the darkness. After some research into the camera world, I decided on Canon 450D with a kit lens. Unfortunately, I didn’t have a telescope at that time, and the idea of having my newly purchased camera sitting on the shelf and gathering dust wasn’t that attractive to me.