Pushing the Envelope: Diving into Adventure Photography with Michael Clark (Webinar)
- Saturday
May 10, 2025
10:00 am - 11:30 am
In this 90-minute online webinar, Michael shares his experiences working in the adventure marketplace and photographing for editorial and commercial clients.
Tuition: $55 Non-Members; $45 Members. (Become a Member and save!)
About
Adventure photography can be an adventure in itself, involving breathtaking locations, extreme conditions, and working with elite athletes in risky situations. It requires a host of skills, including technical excellence with the camera, familiarity with a sport, and the ability to always be mindful of your goals and your safety.
In this 90-minute online webinar, Michael shares his experiences working in the adventure marketplace and photographing for editorial and commercial clients. He will pull the curtain back and show what it is like to photograph a variety of different adventures and how he captures cutting-edge images of world-class athletes pushing their sports forward.
Michael Clark is an internationally published adventure 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 numerous assignments to bring back stunning images of rock climbers, mountaineers, kayakers, mountain bikers, big-wave surfers, sky divers and many other extreme sports athletes, often working in remote locations around the world. He uses unique angles, bold colors, strong graphics and cutting-edge, dramatic lighting techniques to capture fleeting moments of passion, gusto, flair and bravado in the outdoors. Balancing extreme action with subtle details, striking portraits and wild landscapes, he creates images for the editorial, advertising and stock markets worldwide.
As a former physicist Michael has worked on both sides of the technical revolution – helping refine the technology and using it for his current profession. Michael has worked as a professional photographer since 1996. He has been featured in Digital Photo Pro, Outdoor Photographer, Nikon World Magazine, Digital Photographer, Rangefinder Magazine, and New Mexico Magazine for his work with extreme sports. Digital Photo Pro proclaimed Michael a “Master of Adventure” Photography” in their 2011 Masters issue.
He contributes to National Geographic, Sports Illustrated, Outside, Men’s Journal, Backpacker, Outdoor Photographer, Digital Photo Pro, Climbing, Alpinist, Rock and Ice, Bike Magazine and The New York Times among many others.
A sampling of Michael’s advertising clients include Apple, Nike, Nikon, Fujifilm, Adobe, Red Bull, Microsoft, Nokia, Patagonia, New Balance, Propel/Gatorade, Pfizer, DuPont, 20th Century Fox, Black Diamond, Prana, Arc’teryx, Camelbak, La Sportiva, and Gregory Packs.
Details
- One Session
- Dates: Saturday, May 10, 10 am – 11:30 am PST
- Skill/Experience Level: Open to all levels
- Tuition: $55 Non-Members; $45 Members (Become a Member and save!)
- Location: Online
This class is part of our Saturday webinar series. These 90-minute presentations, taught by leading professionals in the field, are designed to be informative and educational. A wide range of topics will be explored. Each webinar will end with a Q&A from the audience.
A details email complete with the Zoom link will be sent to the attendees prior to the start date. If you have additional questions please email info@lacphoto.org.