Oldřich Špůrek

Oldřich Špůrek

Oldřich Špůrek (*2008) is a Czech astrophotographer and photographer focused primarily on the night sky and fulldome panoramic imaging. His work is recognized worldwide, and he shares his photos on social media.

Life

Oldřich Špůrek was born in 2008 and studies at Gymnázium Ústavní in Prague. He became interested in photography at the age of twelve, when he began experimenting with a DSLR camera. A turning point came while photographing the Milky Way in the region of České Švýcarsko, which led him to pursue astrophotography more seriously.

Career

Špůrek works at FotoŠkoda, where he is involved in customer service and the management of e-shop orders. He also collaborates with Planetum – Prague Observatory and Planetarium, contributing high resolution fulldome photos.

Work

Špůrek’s work focuses primarily on full-dome (all-sky) astrophotography and wide-field imaging of the night sky. His main area of interest is capturing the entire sky in a single composition, often in the form of full-sphere panoramic images.

For panoramic work, he typically uses lenses around 35mm, allowing for higher detail and resolution through multi-frame stitching rather than ultra-wide single exposures. His workflow includes careful planning of astronomical conditions and advanced post-processing techniques, particularly for panoramic stitching.

In addition to still photography, he aims to expand his work into full-sky timelapse photography in the future.

Awards

His work has received several awards, including:

• award in the international competition Capture The Dark (youth category)
• recipient of the Jindřich Zeman Award for astrophotography of the year 2025