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Michael Collier (photographer)

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Michael Collier is an American photographer. His work is often aerial photography of landscapes. He was featured in a recent NPR show and photo montage narrated by Howard Berkes called Sky Vision.[1] Collier's photographs in the book The Mountains Know Arizona won the National Outdoor Book Award in 2004 for Design and Artistic Merit.

Education

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Michael Collier received his education from the following institutions:

Biography

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Michael Collier used to have the job of rowing boats in the Grand Canyon. Collier currently practices medicine in Flagstaff, Arizona for his career. He also is a professor at the NAU School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability.[2]

Works

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Michael Collier has created several books on the following:

  • Colorado River basin
  • Glaciers of Alaska
  • Climate change in Alaska
  • A three-book series on American mountains, rivers, and coastlines

As a special projects writer, Collier also was able to write and photograph books about the following:

  • San Andreas Fault
  • Downstream effects of dams
  • Climate change

Collier has also created an app compatible for iPads that allow the user to view and learn about landscapes viewed from the air. He has also been a provider for a collection of stock photos.[2]

Awards

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Michael Collier has received the awards that include:

  • 1997-Shoemaker Communication Award
  • 2000-National Park Service Director's Award
  • 2005-American Geological Institute's Public Contribution to Geosciences Award
  • 2007, 2008, 2009-Outstanding Science Trade Book award
  • 2012-National Outdoor Book Award (Nature & Environment category)[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Sky Visions: Michael Collier's Aerial Photography". NPR. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d "Biography". Michael Collier Photo. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
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