Mike grew up in Pennsylvania and in 2005 moved to Arizona where he’s rarely cold and doesn’t have to shovel snow. He graduated from Bucknell University with a major in English and a minor in Chemistry and still wonders what to do with them.

He currently works as a nuclear medicine technologist mainly so he has someone to talk to. This lets him photograph on the side without having to live on ramen and sleep on friends’ couches, though he quite likes ramen and has slept on some very comfortable couches. The rest of his time is devoted to various cats. They don’t like ramen, but they do like couches. His ultimate dream would be to visit Mars (and ideally make the trip back too).

Mike’s approach to photography is minimalist, which if you’ve seen his comic book collection seems like a complete lie. He prefers to work with the subject, his camera, and whatever light is available. It also means he doesn’t have to lug around a lot of extra equipment, which just sounds like work.

Mike has also written, directed, and performed in drama and comedy for the stage, though at this point he’s less pursuing it and more running from it. He likes chess, classic science fiction, and still has his hard-earned geek card somewhere. He also found Jesus in 2017 who was standing right behind him the whole time.

“God made you a work of art; I am merely his archivist.”

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(Page last updated 2025-08-19)

Artist’s Portraits:
Top: 2025 with help from Heather Myers
Bottom left: 2020 with help from Heidi Garcia
Bottom right: 2017 with help from Purrversia Riot