Michael Lee Photography

Simple. Real. Unobtrusive.

My goal is to tell a story. Blending together backgrounds in fine art and graphic design, storytelling is a critical part of my work, and I view the art of photography as painting with film, as if I were pursuing the idea of a painting instead of a photograph.

My images are not so much created deliberately but rather found through selectivity; people and their environment need little embellishment – they are by nature dramatic. To select and frame subject matter precisely for the purpose of drama and storytelling is one step in giving my work a classic and hopefully timeless quality.

Why did I pick up a camera in the first place? Years ago, late on a cold and clear winter’s day, restless after having moved back to the midwest from New York City, I borrowed my father’s camera. I turned it skyward on a Willow Tree and discovered a new way of seeing the world. I fell in love with photography.

Michael Lee Photography is a Green Vendor

Beginning in 2009, Michael Lee Photography will donate five percent of all gross revenue to charitable and government organizations that support the preservation, protection, and enjoyment of our natural environment, wildlife, and resources. In the past these groups have included The Nature Conservancy, The Sierra Club, The National Park Service, The Yosemite Association, and Friends of the Smokies. In the future other organizations will include the World Wildlife Fund, the Wyoming Outdoor Council, and the Greater Yellowstone Coalition.