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About Michael
Michael Clark is an internationally published outdoor photographer specializing in adventure sports, travel, and landscape photography. He produces intense, raw images of athletes pushing their sports to the limit and has risked life and limb on a variety of assignments to bring back stunning images from remote locations around the world. He uses unique angles, bold colors, strong graphics and dramatic lighting to capture fleeting moments of passion, gusto, flair and bravado in the outdoors. A sampling of his clients include: Nikon, Adobe, Red Bull, National Geographic, Sports Illustrated, Outside, Men's Journal and Outdoor Photographer. See more of Michael's work at www.michaelclarkphoto.com.

May 14th, 2012
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My New Book “Exposed” is finally out!

Posted By Michael Clark
I am happy to report that my new book, Exposed: Inside the Life and Images of a Pro Photographer is finally out and is shipping right now to those that have pre-ordered the book. I am also very happy to report that the book looks very nice. If you have been holding off on this book  

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May 9th, 2012
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On Assignment: Shooting Adventure Sports images for Lifstil

Posted By Michael Clark
Last fall I was honored to be able to shoot an advertising campaign for a German start up company named Lifstil. “Lifstil” is an Icelandic word, which means lifestyle. Lifstil manufacturers extremely tough and durable portable cases for Apple laptop computers out of high-end materials used to make snowboards. They make a variety of cases  

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April 8th, 2012
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The Nikon D4 and D800 have landed

Posted By Michael Clark
I don’t usually create blog posts talking about a specific piece of equipment, but in this case I am so stoked on Nikon’s new cameras I just thought I would put a blurb up on the blog here about the Nikon D4 sitting on my desk. The image quality is superb and the video capture  

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February 9th, 2012
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Anatomy of a Portfolio

Posted By Michael Clark
AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT BUILDING A CUSTOM ADVENTURE SPORTS & LIFESTYLE PORTFOLIO Authors Note: I thought I would upload this article on my portfolio even though it is a few years old. It is still as relevant today as it was when I wrote it. In early 2008, I re-worked my print portfolio. It was a  

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February 9th, 2012
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Finding Inspiration

Posted By Michael Clark
How do you find inspiration? Sometimes finding inspiration can be difficult. As with any artist, constantly trying to come up with creative images is the heart of what we do. I was recently talking with a good buddy, fellow pro photographer Marc Romanelli about the creative process and how he finds inspiration. He quoted one  

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December 22nd, 2011
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Equipment Review: Nikon Perspective Control (PC) Lenses

Posted By Michael Clark
In a continuing effort to create new and different images I picked up the 85mm f/2.8 PC-E Micro Nikkor earlier this year for shooting landscapes, action and portraits. While this type of lens is definitely not new to Nikon’s lineup, I hadn’t tried them out before and I was very impressed by the images that  

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December 5th, 2011
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At the End of the Road in Tahiti

Posted By Michael Clark
Everytime someone asked about my upcoming assignments this past summer I hesitated to tell them about the planned trip to Tahiti. I don’t like to incite jealousy—at least not too much jealousy. This trip elicited stronger reactions than any other trip I have ever taken. The standard response was either “I hate you” or “do  

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December 5th, 2011
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A Review of the Nikkor AF-S 200-400mm f/4G ED VRII

Posted By Michael Clark
As an adventure photographer I prefer to work with equipment that is lightweight and won’t weigh me down but to get the shot sometimes you have to use a big lens. It wasn’t until I starting shooting surfing a few years ago that I even considered buying a big telephoto lens – and by big  

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November 28th, 2011
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Fall 2011 Newsletter

Posted By Michael Clark
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 200-400mm  

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September 20th, 2011
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Summer 2011 Newsletter

Posted By Michael Clark
The Summer 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 assignment shot for State Street Global Advisors, a review of Nikon’s Perspective  

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