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About me

I think like an artist, I work like a craftsman. To me that means my job is to provide clients with the best thinking and the best execution. In my San Francisco studio, a warm, flexible 3000 sq ft workspace, I have some amazing tools. From the workhorse digital cameras we use every day to hand-made 4x5 cameras and antique lenses for more specialized projects, I am always looking for the right tool for your job. I also own and shoot with a Epic from Red Digital Cinema. The biggest movies in the world are being captured on these cameras. Whether I'm photographing real people for a pharmaceutical campaign, yogis for an editorial spread, children for a film project or wild animals for a museum, to me the goal is always to communicate something universal about the character and personality of the subject. If you look at my work and think you'd like to meet some of the people I've met and photographed then I'm doing something right. I came to photography as a photojournalist and worked for newspapers across the country. At that time I had the opportunity to meet remarkable people. Photographing so many interesting people was as thrilling as traveling the world. Though my work is no longer that of a documentarian, I learned something about portraiture that still informs my style. I am an evangelist of life-long education. Life-long education isn't just about acquiring skills, it's about constantly reshaping perspective, learning other disciplines and taking risks. Neuroscientists will tell you that learning creates new neural pathways. That might be a physiological benefit of life-long learning, the creative value is as obvious as looking at something old with fresh eyes.

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AvailabilityLooking for work

ContractFreelance, Remote

LocationSan Francisco, California, United States

Skill LevelSenior, Director

LanguagesEnglish

Tagged Job TitlesPhotographer, Cinematographer, Film Maker

Achievements

Contributor:

Michael has been a Contributor since 25th November 2015.

3Bronze x 37Shortlisted x 7

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Recommendations

Currently No Recommendations

Skills

Cinematography, Directing, Editing, Photography

Sector Experience

beauty, commercials, documentary, Film (Feature), Film (Short / Documentary), portraiture

Clients

Splice Agency, Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Shockwave Medical, Yoga Journal, Sierra Magazine, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), G

Awards

Communication Arts Competition, Graphis Photo Annual

CV / Resume

Michael's CV/Resume

Activity

Connections507 Followers565 Following1,110

Views15,209

Creativepool member since 24 April 2021

Michael's achievements

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Contributor:
Michael has been a Contributor since 25th November 2015.

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3 Bronze
7 Shortlisted

+5 12 Featured

Creativepool Annual

Listing of award wins in Creativepool's awards

Annual 2024

COSMOS from Anastasia of Beverly Hills: With eyes this sparkly the stars will look up at you.

COSMOS from Anastasia of Beverly Hills: With eyes this sparkly the stars will look up at you. for spec / self Shortlisted Production

Love Flame from Charlotte Tilbury: Lips so hot you might start a fire.

Love Flame from Charlotte Tilbury: Lips so hot you might start a fire. for Union Movie Works Shortlisted Production

WRONG

WRONG for Union Movie Works Shortlisted Self Initiated

Shayna and Oliver

Shayna and Oliver for Union Movie Works Shortlisted Self Initiated

Annual 2023

Crossbody - Dorine

Crossbody - Dorine Bronze Photography

Babutunji and Serra

Babutunji and Serra for Dance Magazine Bronze Photography

Status Symbols - Millstone Collar Edition

Status Symbols - Millstone Collar Edition Shortlisted Photography

Dance {dot} Ai

Dance {dot} Ai Shortlisted Photography

Annual 2022

Girl With A Pearl Ear Bud

Girl With A Pearl Ear Bud for Winokur Photography Bronze Photography

Annual 2021

On A Pedestal

On A Pedestal Shortlisted Photography

Featured work

Work picked by the Creativepool editors for the homepage.

WRONG

18 July 2024

Shayna and Oliver

Shayna and Oliver

11 July 2024

Love Flame from Charlotte Tilbury: Lips so hot you might start a fire.

Love Flame from Charlotte Tilbury: Lips so hot you might start a fire.

4 July 2024

COSMOS from Anastasia of Beverly Hills: With eyes this sparkly the stars will look up at you.

COSMOS from Anastasia of Beverly Hills: With eyes this sparkly the stars will look up at you.

3 March 2024

Status Symbols - Millstone Collar Edition

Status Symbols - Millstone Collar Edition

12 July 2023

Crossbody - Dorine

Crossbody - Dorine

12 July 2023

Babutunji and Serra

Babutunji and Serra

24 April 2023

Dance {dot} Ai

19 April 2023

Girl With A Pearl Ear Bud

Girl With A Pearl Ear Bud

1 April 2022

Nikisha Fogo - Dance Magazine

Nikisha Fogo - Dance Magazine

28 March 2022

On A Pedestal

8 September 2021

MASK(ARA)

2 August 2021

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