I'm not a particularly religious person, but standing beneath a cloudless sky in the parking lot of an old church with the core of the Milky Way stretching out above me, I couldn't help but feel a certain sense of wonder and belief.

It's a feeling I get every single time I shoot the Milky Way, and one I hope to never lose. It's not hard to liken it to a religious experience, which is why I think so many of us love the composition of a church and the Galactic Core.

I love the way it connects a religious belief with a universal wonder.

I love the sense of wonder it kindles in me, the questions it raises.

I love that we might never know the answer to those questions.

I love the sense that yes, there is something more to believe in. That there something more beyond whatever life it is we lead.

I love the desire it stokes to be our best selves.

I love.

Do you?

This is a panorama of four images to capture the church and the Galactic Core rising into the night sky.

The details for this image are:

• Nikon D750 with Nikon 20mm f/1.8G
• Sirui W-1204 carbon fibre tripod with K-20x Ball Head
• f/2.2
• 8 seconds
• ISO2000