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 conservationist.[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 Chicago area 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

  1. ↑ "About Mike MacDonald". ChicagoNatureNow.com. Morning Dew Press. 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  2. ↑ 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)
  3. 1 2 MacDonald, Mike (January 2009). "Cover image" (PDF). Gardens Illustrated. United Kingdom: BBC. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  4. 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.
  5. ↑ Silets, Alexandra; Palmore, Rebecca (January 5, 2016). "Photographer Captures the 'Wilds of Chicago' in New Book". WTTW Website. WTTW. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  6. 1 2 MacDonald, Mike (October 1999). "Tips for Creating 3D Effects" (PDF). Petersen's Photographic. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  7. ↑ Di Nunzio, Miriam (March 26, 2016). "Sunday Sitdown: Photographer journeys to the 'wilds of Chicago'". Chicago Sun Times. Sun Times. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  8. 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.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ MacDonald, Mike (Summer 2002). "Cover image". Chicago Wilderness. Chicago, IL: Chicago Wilderness. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  11. ↑ "RIP Outdoor Illinois Magazine". A Midewin Almanac. March 6, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
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