Medium: Black and White Photography

Upcoming Shows:

Spring 2008

Biography:

A native of Florida, Michael has been involved with photography for nearly 30 years. He has a broad range of experience in the field, including fine art photography, photojournalism, commercial, medical and portraiture.

For years now, Michael has spent a large part of his time in the woods and marshes of Florida (as well as other parts of the country) producing images such as those seen here. Having been born and raised in one of the fastest growing states of the union, he has witnessed the continuing destruction of much of its natural beauty and attempts, through his photography, to preserve some of that beauty for others, and future generations, to enjoy.

The black and white process, he feels, allows for an abstract purity that cannot be achieved through color work, providing an essential, honest representation of his subjects, whether they be people, objects or landscapes.

Working with large and medium format equipment and choosing traditional methods, none of his images are ever altered electronically, which has become the norm in contemporary photography. Rather, Michael spends many hours in the darkroom, 'painting with light' to produce an image that meets his standards and artistic vision. From previsualization to finished print, he controls every aspect of the process by hand, developing the negative, printing the image, mounting, matting and framing.

Included in private and corporate collections, and the recipient of numerous awards over the years, Michael continues to interpret the natural beauty of his native state, as well as a few other personal favorite areas of the country, including Maine, Arizona and New Mexico.