Mike MacDonald (photographer)
| Mike MacDonald | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1960 |
| Known for | Photography |
| Notable work | My Journey into the Wilds of Chicago |
| Style | Immersive |
Mike MacDonald (born 1960) is an American photographer, photojournalist, speaker, author and conversationalist.[1][2][3] MacDonald's photos, primarily featuring prairies, savannas and other natural habitats around the Chicago metropolitan area, are internationally published. MacDonald's original "hyper-real" photographic technique blends concepts from landscape and macro photography to create a three-dimensional, immersive effect in his work.[4][5][6] In 2015, MacDonald authored the acclaimed coffee-table book My Journey into the Wilds of Chicago.[7][8]
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 Chicagoland's prairies, savannas, beaches and forests.[9] Publishers Weekly called the book "celebratory, soulful and poetic," and its photos "glorious."[8]
Published works
| Publication | Issue |
|---|---|
| Outdoor Photographer[4] | 1997-2011 |
| Chicago Wilderness[10] | 1998-2009[11] |
| Water Gardening | March/April 2002 |
| Petersen's Photographic | October 1999 [6] |
| Outdoor Illinois | April 2004 |
| Boys' Life | June 2007 |
| Garden's Illustrated | January 2009[3] |
Notable work
- My Journey into the Wilds of Chicago, 2015, Morning Dew Press, ISBN 978-0-9963119-0-8, with forewords by Bill Kurtis and Stephen Packard
References
- ↑ "About Mike MacDonald". ChicagoNatureNow.com. Morning Dew Press. 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
- ↑ MacDonald, Mike; Packard, Stephen (2015). My Journey into the Wilds of Chicago: A Celebration of Chicagoland's Natural Wonders. Downers Grove: Morning Dew Press. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-9963119-0-8.
(Foreword by Stephen Packard)
- 1 2 MacDonald, Mike (January 2009). "Cover image" (PDF). Gardens Illustrated. United Kingdom: BBC. Retrieved June 2016. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - 1 2 MacDonald, Mike (September 20, 2011). "Land and Sky: Tips for getting dramatic photos in the wide-open expanse of the American prairie". Outdoor Photographer. Madavor Media. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
- ↑ Silets, Alexandra; Palmore, Rebecca (January 5, 2016). "Photographer Captures the ‘Wilds of Chicago’ in New Book". WTTW Website. WTTW. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- 1 2 MacDonald, Mike (October 1999). "Tips for Creating 3D Effects" (PDF). Petersen's Photographic. Retrieved June 2016. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ Di Nunzio, Miriam (March 26, 2016). "Sunday Sitdown: Photographer journeys to the ‘wilds of Chicago’". Chicago Sun Times. Sun Times. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
- 1 2 "Review: My Journey into the Wilds of Chicago: A Celebration of Chicago- land's Startling Natural Wonders". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz, LLC. April 4, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ↑ Ruzich, Joseph (February 21, 2016). "New book by Downers Grove resident offers look at area's natural gems". Chicago Tribune. Tronk. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
- ↑ MacDonald, Mike (Summer 2002). "Cover image". Chicago Wilderness. Chicago, IL: Chicago Wilderness. Retrieved June 2016. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "RIP Outdoor Illinois Magazine". A Midewin Almanac. March 6, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2016.