While we will not be accepting new members during this time, you can continue to express your interest in becoming a Photo Ambassador by emailing We are currently in the process of re-evaluating our network of Photo Ambassadors with the view to ensure relevance for members and ESO, and improve the diversity of the network. These are individuals who have applied to join the network and have surprised us with astonishing views of ESO sites and the Chilean skies. The ESO Department of Communication has proudly accepted night-sky photographers with special ties to ESO as ESO Photo Ambassadors, assisting them whenever possible and further promoting their photos, so as to bring astronomy closer to people. But apart from offering professional astronomers access to the latest technologies in this favourable environment, ESO also encourages members of its staff who are amateur astronomers in their free time to take advantage of the clear skies. Professional astronomers can benefit here from the advanced instruments provided for them by ESO in order to find answers to the many questions we have about the Universe.
The dark Chilean sky at ESO sites in the Atacama Desert is among the best places on Earth for observing the stars.
