Stellar success for osteo

Astro photographer Chris Pegman's Cape Brett lighthouse image is being printed on a poly/silk T-shirt by Vida.

A passion for astro photography has led to a paying gig for Kerikeri resident Chris Pegman.

The osteopath by day spends much of his nights peering through a camera or gazing at a computer screen, working on his photos.

But after what was supposed to be a bit of fun late last year, with a couple of photos for an online photo challenge, went viral, he was contacted by US-based online retailer Vida suggesting they print garments with his images.

The upmarket garments are being printed in Florida, US, India and Bangladesh. The poly/silk-blended T-shirts are expected to cost around $100, while cashmere/silk scarves fetch around $120.

Mr Pegman has submitted 25 images featuring iconic panoramic New Zealand landscapes and astro photographic night sky scenes, so far, and is looking at sending a total of up to 100 to Vida.

His images can take up to 20 hours to produce and the finished files can be up to 1GB - which he says is a large file for a 16GB computer.

Mr Pegman has been seriously following his passion of panoramic landscape and astro photography for two years.

His work can be viewed on the shopvida.com website with the tag name Chris Pegman.

- Mr Pegman is exhibiting some of his garments and scarves at the Turner Centre in Kerikeri in June and July.