I am the winner of many awards from prestigious international competitions for astro and night photography. My shots have been shared by world media such as National Geographic, BBC Science Focus, Sky at night magazine, Daily Mail, Astronomy pictures of the day by NASA, Bored Panda, and many others.
Featured in Astronomy Picture of the Day by NASA
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200520.html
Milky Way Photographer of the Year 2023 by Capture The Atlas
https://capturetheatlas.com/milky-way-photographer-of-the-year/
My Modern Met, Astrophotographer Spends Months Planning “Impossible” Blended Panorama of the Milky Way Arches
https://mymodernmet.com/blended-milky-way-arch-panorama/
PetaPixel, Making an ‘Impossible’ Multi-Season, Time-Blended Milky Way Panorama
https://petapixel.com/2023/05/12/making-an-impossible-multi-season-time-blended-milky-way-panorama/
Nomadict
https://nomadict.org/mihail-minkov-mihailvminkov-photographer-based-in-bulgaria/
1st place winner in Night life by Life Framer
https://www.life-framer.com/mihail-minkov/
Runners-up in People and space category and three shortlisted images in "Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2022" ran by the Royal Observatory Greenwich, London.
https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/astronomy-photographer-year/galleries/people-space-2022
Silver plaquette Herman Potočnik Noordung in 3rd International Salon of Photography - Drone § Astrophotography 2021
https://app.rola.si/results/contest/43/theme/87/submission/4957
1st place winner in Creatures of the Night category in Capture the Dark Photography Contest by International Dark Sky Association 2021
https://www.darksky.org/2021-capture-the-dark-winners/
Honorable Mention in IPA photo awards 2021
https://www.photoawards.com/winner/zoom.php?eid=8-210890-21
Honorable Mention, IPA photo awards 2021
https://www.photoawards.com/winner/zoom.php?eid=8-210891-21
1st Place Winner & Honorable mentions in Night category in Minimalist Photography Awards 2021, Night Photographer Of The Year
https://minimalistphotographyawards.com/night-photography-winners-2021/
Honorable Mention in IPA photo awards 2020
https://www.photoawards.com/winner/zoom.php?eid=8-195049-20
1st place winner in Connecting to the Dark category in Capture the Dark Photography Contest by International Dark Sky Association 2020
https://www.darksky.org/winning-submissions-for-capture-the-dark-photography-contest/
NatGeo
https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/space/2022/07/autumn-supermoons-to-stunning-saturn-these-are-the-years-most-jaw-dropping-astronomy-images
Forbes
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2022/09/15/in-photos-comet-leonard-blood-moon-and-winged-aurora-star-in-annual-astronomy-photographer-of-the-year/?sh=6850ff473666
The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/science/gallery/2022/sep/16/astronomy-photographer-of-the-year-2022-winning-images
The Times
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/astronomy-photographer-of-the-year-2022-recognises-stargazers-for-their-spacecraft-tl33cxt2w
BBC Science Focus
https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/a-comet-being-torn-apart-astronomy-photographer-of-the-year/
https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/stunning-comet-astronomy-photographer-of-the-year/
Dailymail
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10981033/Astronomy-Photographer-Year-shortlist-revealed.html
Diyphotography
https://www.diyphotography.net/astronomy-photographer-of-the-year-shares-stunning-2022-shortlists/
Sky at Night Magazine
https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/astronomy-photographer-year-14-shortlist/
My Modern Met
https://mymodernmet.com/best-photos-of-2021/
https://mymodernmet.com/astronomy-photographer-year-2022/
Peta pixel
https://petapixel.com/2022/09/15/a-last-photo-of-comet-leonard-wins-astronomy-photographer-of-the-year/
Sony
https://alphauniverse.com/stories/what-s-in-my-bag-capturing-the-milky-way-with-a-pair-of-wide-angle-g-master-primes/
BTV Television
https://www.btv.bg/shows/tazi-nedelia/videos-nedelia/astrofotografat-mihail-minkov-otlichen-s-prestizhni-nagradi.html?fbclid=IwAR1jtvqqCK01AkxHDAn52C2jlOBW9D3Khbbv4CrixrW6vlYtRwlybhufYDQ
https://btvnovinite.bg/galleries/balgarin-e-na-vtoro-mjasto-po-astrofotografija-v-svetoven-konkurs.html?fbclid=IwAR3jzrcAriAPTs8EcCNJWJt8d3btysBb3N2MGQqgdQ43c00XxRU-6iF8lSQ#
Bnt Television
https://bnt.bg/news/fotografat-mihail-minkov-s-vtoro-myasto-na-nai-prestizhniya-mezhdunaroden-konkurs-za-astrofotografiya-v328068-310012news.html?fbclid=IwAR1PnONPfGiFCkQ4lQNMtxgGoTf92jca_tpfM2VpAGj_kTDzTHyVyDez9Cg
Euronews Bulgaria Television
https://euronewsbulgaria.com/news/2247/kadur-na-bulgarski-fotograf-e-nominiran-v-mezhdunaroden-astrokonkurs
https://euronewsbulgaria.com/news/4184/bulgarin-specheli-vtoro-myasto-na-prestizhen-konkurs-za-astrofotografiya
MadePro 2023
https://www.madepro.bg/lectors/mihail-minkov/
Photovacation 2022
https://photovacation.org/#https://photovacation.org/#!/services
Photo Forum Fest 2021
https://photo-forum.net/fff2021