Mike MacDonald (photographer) explained

Mike MacDonald
Birth Date:1960
Known For:Photography
Notable Works:My Journey into the Wilds of Chicago
Style:Immersive

Mike MacDonald (born 1960) is an American photographer, photojournalist, speaker, author and conservationist.[1] MacDonald's photos, primarily featuring prairies, savannas and other natural habitats around the Chicago metropolitan area, are internationally published. MacDonald's photographic technique blends concepts from landscape and macro photography to create a three-dimensional, immersive effect in his work.[2] [3] [4] In 2015, MacDonald authored the coffee-table book My Journey into the Wilds of Chicago.[5] [6]

Chicago nature

MacDonald's work primarily focuses on the natural habitats of the Chicago area. In 2015, MacDonald authored the coffee-table book My Journey into the Wilds of Chicago: A Celebration of Chicagoland's Startling Natural Wonders, a collection built over two decades of more than 200 photographs and 30 profiles of Chicago area prairies, savannas, beaches and forests.[7] Publishers Weekly called the book "celebratory, soulful and poetic," and its photos "glorious."[6]

Publications

Notes and References

  1. Book: MacDonald . Mike . Packard . Stephen . 2015 . My Journey into the Wilds of Chicago: A Celebration of Chicagoland's Natural Wonders . Downers Grove . Morning Dew Press . 13 . (Foreword by Stephen Packard) . 978-0-9963119-0-8.
  2. Web site: Land and Sky: Tips for getting dramatic photos in the wide-open expanse of the American prairie. MacDonald . Mike . September 20, 2011 . Outdoor Photographer . Madavor Media . June 22, 2016.
  3. Web site: Photographer Captures the 'Wilds of Chicago' in New Book . Silets . Alexandra . Palmore . Rebecca . January 5, 2016 . WTTW Website . WTTW . June 20, 2016.
  4. MacDonald . Mike . Tips for Creating 3D Effects . Petersen's Photographic . October 1999 . 2018-09-16.
  5. Web site: Sunday Sitdown: Photographer journeys to the 'wilds of Chicago' . Di Nunzio . Miriam . March 26, 2016 . Chicago Sun Times . . June 22, 2016.
  6. Web site: Review: My Journey into the Wilds of Chicago: A Celebration of Chicago- land's Startling Natural Wonders . April 4, 2016 . Publishers Weekly . PWxyz, LLC . June 20, 2016.
  7. Web site: New book by Downers Grove resident offers look at area's natural gems . Ruzich . Joseph . February 21, 2016 . Chicago Tribune . Tronk . June 22, 2016.

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