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Hi, my name is Mike and I'm a Los Angeles-based digital and film photographer. Through my professions, I've worked and traveled to over 30 countries, on four continents. This experience gave me a unique perspective to the world around me. Following my last tour in Iraq, I suddenly found myself with large amounts of idle time and free mental space. So, I embarked on a month-long cross country road trip focused on taking "real photos" for the first time - meeting inspirational photographers along the way who taught me as I went. Later in Paris, I came across the work of Helmut Newton and Peter Lindbergh opening my interest to photographing people. Since then, photography has been my creative way to engage with new people and places. Pushing me to seek new experiences and meet people I never would. I've collaborated with a range of creatives to include models, influencers, and motivational speakers along with having been commissioned to photograph for professional offices and to create bespoke wall art. I had the honor of displaying two of my large format pieces in the Katsea Gallery in Maryland and enjoy creating tailored pieces for individuals and businesses.