New publication: "Limitations of microbial iron reduction under extreme conditions" available online. academic.oup.com/femsre/advance…

Fantastic news! My full moon/Christ shot was chosen as one of the Best Photos of The Month by the BBC Sky at Night Magazine. Such an honour! skyatnightmagazine.com The August issue is now out. Grab your copy.

Light pollution is a concerning problem. Grateful for the existence of astrophotography filters that reduce photopollution, such as the HOYA Starscape filter. Check my in-depth review of the filter maraleitephotography.com/MLBlog/HOYA-ST…

I'm overly excited and proud to announce that I'm part of the HOYA family! I've been using HOYA filters since the beginning of my photography journey; it's a great honour to be part of their ambassador team! hoyafilter.com/community/amba…

Incredible honoured and thankful to see my work and interview in this month's issue of Outdoor Photography - the UK's leading magazine dedicated to various nature-based photography. Check out the issue and the interview if you haven't already.

Fun interview I did recently for Eye for the Light by Travel Photographer of the Year (TPOTY). The interview is divided into two parts. The first one is called "Rising Star", followed by "Interstellar rising star", and you can find it under stories. eye.tpoty.com/interstellar-r…

Congratulations Mara Leite 🔭🪐📷

Really excited to report that my paper "A prebiotic basis for ATP as the universal energy currency" is finally out in #PLOSBiology ! It's been a long road from benchtop to published article, but I am pretty proud of this work💪 dx.plos.org/10.1371/journa…

I am grateful for the opportunity to present my work and discuss photography on TV tonight with GB News, Neil Oliver and two very talented ladies - Anne Dowling and Polina Plotnikova.

Still thinking about how beautiful London looked covered in the fog last Wednesday.

I'm thrilled to share with you the culmination of a project that I did for Canon UK and Ireland that has been a labour of love - a Moon Photography Project. canon.co.uk/get-inspired/t… #moonphotography #astrophotography #nightphotography

Did you know the International Filter Photo Contest is open? Enter your photos until Oct 31st. 🙌 Kenko Tokina USA HOYA filters Hoya Filter USA

Here's the link to enter the International Filter Photo Contest: filter-zone.com/#photo-contest This contest is so creative and fun! Submit your photos before October 31st. 🙌 #photography #Photographycontest #photographyfilters

Being part of this fantastic team and document crew zero through this extraordinary journey was an honour!

CNN Portugal coverage of the mission.

I am thrilled to be a finalist in this year's Travel Photographer of the Year competition. Winners will be announced in late January 2024, but the public vote is now open; one of my images is also in this category (tpoty.com/vote/). Can you guess which one it is? :)

Thankful and thrilled for the opportunity I had to present within the metaverse of @COP28UAE with metavisionaries.io & وكالة الإمارات للفضاء regarding the potential of microalgae in addressing climate challenges and supporting human exploration of Mars. #COP28 #climate #spaceresearch

Comet rises up over the horizon just before orbital sunrise with aurora streaking by. 50mm, 1.2, 1/4s, ISO 6400

📸Happy to announce that I've joined the photography team at Landscape Locations Photography Workshops & Tours as their first female photographer workshop leader! Check the weekend Autumn tour, scheduled for November 8th-11th. #landscapephotography landscapelocations.com/product/autumn…

✨ 📸 I had such a great time discussing astrophotography Wednesday evening at the Field End Photographic Society. It was a pleasure to share my work, delve into the science behind these celestial phenomena, and teach the best techniques for capturing them. #Astrophotography