Guest Photographer: Michael Franz

Not only did Michael Franz’s dream of meeting Art Wolfe come true last year,

Meeting Art

Michael also landed the cover of TIME magazine March 17, 2014 with a brilliant 360 gigapixel image from the top of 1 World Trade Center.

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Michael talks about his journey . . . .

 

“Gifts can have an unforgettable impact on a person’s life, like the 35mm camera given to me by my older brother. With a fascination of art from a young age, I would feverishly work through sketchbooks drawing everything imaginable, spending hours trying to replicate what I saw in real life on a piece of paper. I also carried that first camera with me everywhere and treasured the thought of getting that one perfect shot so people could see what I see.

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After becoming a father in 2000, time constraints had me step away from art and photography to focus on family. It was in 2007 that I saw  my first episode of Travels to the Edge with Art Wolfe.  After seeing one episode, I was so inspired and said – ‘that’s it’, I have to follow my passion of photography and art again.

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My photography experience includes magazine editorial photography, commercial construction photography, portraits, landscapes, fine art and gigapixel photography. As an expert in shooting gigapixel panoramas using GigaPan technology,  I capture hundreds of thousands of images and combine them into a single, high-resolution image to digitally explore, pan, zoom and share. During my career at GigaPan, I have conducted seminars and workshops, trained top photographers, and developed tutorial videos and webinars. To this day, I still carry my camera everywhere, prepared to capture the next great shot.”

Pittsburgh

Michael Franz

www.michaelfranzphotography.com

Twitter: @Franz2770

Instragram: mfranzphoto

You can find more of Michael’s work on Gigapan or connect with him via Facebook.

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Olympic Workshop Openings and New Workshops for 2015

We have a very few spots left on the June 6-8 Olympic Workshop.

Since some of you have been calling about 2015 offerings, we have posted a few new workshops:

Astoria July 9-12, 2015

Palouse July 16-19, 2015

Rainier July 24-26, 2015

Katmai Bears July 29-August 2, 2015

Big Sur October 2-4, 2015

Yosemite October 9-11, 2015

Bishop Oct 16-18, 2015

As heard on NPR– keep your brain sharp with digital photography!

EXPLORE    CREATE    INSPIRE

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Voyages au bout de monde avec Art Wolfe

Art Wolfe’s Travels to the Edge is now airing in French- and German-speaking Europe on ARTE.

See the schedule HERE or in German HERE

EXPLORE     CREATE       INSPIRE

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Power of the Image Exhibit in Beijing

The Power of the Image Exhibit is now in full swing at Beijing’s Temple of Heaven. It is on view April 25th – May 31st.

The exhibition feature more than 200 works by 20 internationally-renowned professional photographers, including Art Wolfe.

For information on the photographers included in the exhibit and a schedule of activities, please visit www.poweroftheimage.com

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The Compelling Image Contest Deadline Coming Up!

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Show others what you find remarkable in the world & you could win big:

A DSLR camera
$250 prepaid Amazon gift-card card
A $100 B&H gift card
A signed Art Wolfe photography book
A Photo Group Membership Package (worth $125)
Prominent placement in the winners gallery

Deadline May 15, 2014

www.thecompellingimagecontest.com

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