If you happen to read Digital Photo magazine, the December 2011 issue has a three-page Nikon Advertorial that includes six of my images as well as information about those shooting areas and how the shots were created. The advertorial, entitled “Iconic Photo Locations of North America,” includes several of my favorite shooting locations in the...
It has been an incredible year and the honors just keep on coming. In the latest issue of American Photo magazine my image of B.A.S.E. jumper Jon DeVore (above) was chosen as one of the best images of 2011. It garnered the runner up position for Commercial images in the 2011 Images of the Year...
It is truly a great honor to be included in the December 2011 “Masters” issue of Digital Photo Pro. After 15 years of hard work, this article, entitled “Master of Adventure” is one of the jewels of my career so far. Not only is it fulfilling to see this come to fruition but there is...
The Fall 2011 issue of the Michael Clark Photography Newsletter is now available for download. If you’d like to sign up for the Newsletter just drop me an email and I’ll add you to the mailing list. This issue includes an editorial about a recent self-assignment to shoot big wave surfing, a review of Nikon’s AF-S...
If you happen to be out in New York City next week for the Photo Plus Expo at the Javits Center I will be speaking at the Manfrotto & Elinchrom booth about Adventure Sports Photography and how I use Elinchrom lighting equipment to accentuate my images. I will also demonstrate a high contrast black and...
A few months ago PDNedu approached ten professional photographers with a question, “What is the most important action you’ve taken in support of your photography business?” It is a big question. My answer was the following: “It’s hard to pinpoint one specific action that is (or was) most important. Throughout my career I’ve always pursued...
Earlier this year, in February, I shot an assignment for The Gate Worldwide, an international advertising agency, and their client State Street Global Advisors. The image produced for their ad campaign was a shot of professional golfer Camilo Villegas crouched in his “spiderman” position (see the final ad layout above). The ads started running a...
