Michael Melford (photographer)

Michael Melford (born February 18, 1950, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY) is an American photographer, artist and teacher known for his National Geographic magazine assignments.

About

Michael Melford was born and raised in Hastings-on-Hudson, NY. He has a BS in photography from Syracuse University.

Melford is known for his raw, natural landscapes and his ability to capture vibrant motion in nature. He has produced over 30 stories for National Geographic Traveler magazine, including eight covers. He has extensively photographed the marvels of America's National Parks and Alaska. His inspirations are Ansel Adams and Ernst Haas.

Work

Melford's photographs have appeared in The Apple Store,[1] Life Magazine, Newsweek, Time, Fortune, Smithsonian, Geo, Travel & Leisure, Travel Holiday, Coastal Living, National Geographic Traveler and National Geographic.[2]

His image of Montana's Glacier National Park was featured on a U.S. Postage stamp, first issued January 19, 2012.[3]

Melford is a frequent workshop and seminar instructor for Visionary Wild, Lindblad Expeditions[4], and National Geographic Expeditions.[5]

National Geographic works
Issue Article Cover story?
April 2005 Saving Civil War Battlefields YES
November 2005 Acadia National Park NO
April 2006 Glen Canyon Revealed NO
August 2006 Great Smoky Mountains National Park NO
October 2006 Our National Parks in Peril YES
September 2007 Glacier National Park: Crown of the Continent NO
December 2008 King Herod: Architect of the Holy Land YES
January 2009 Russian Kronotsky Preserve: Let it Be NO
September 2009 Plugging into the Sun-Solar Energy NO
December 2010 Alaska's Choice: Gold or Salmon? NO
September 2011 Forever Wild in the Adirondacks NO
November 2011 The Glory of America's Wildest Rivers NO
June 2012 Socotra: Yemen's Mysterious Island NO

Selected works

The Smithsonian Guide to Historic America: The Mid-Atlantic States, 1989, Steward Tabori & Chang, ISBN 1556700504, with Michael S. Durham

Big Sky Country: The Best of Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming, and Idaho, 1996, Rizzoli, ISBN 0847819647

National Geographic Destinations, Treasures of Alaska: The Last Great American Wilderness, 2002, National Geographic, ISBN 0792264703, with Jeff Rennicke

Simply Beautiful Photographs, 2010, Focal Point (National Geographic), ISBN 1426206453 (Cover Photo)

Visions of Earth, 2011, National Geographic, ISBN 1426208839

Hidden Alaska: Bristol Bay and Beyond, 2011, ISBN 1426207700, with Dave Atcheson

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link), Michael Melford's photo used to promote Apple's Retina display.
  2. , Michael Melford's bio on NatGeo.
  3. Glacier National Park, Montana Stamp Archived March 26, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Beyond the Perf: US Philatelic
  4. Archived June 19, 2013, at Archive.today, Michael Melford's bio for Lindblad Expeditions
  5. , Michael Melford's Expert page for NatGeo Expeditions.
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