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About Michelle Bates
 
BIOGRAPHY
 
Michelle has been a passionate photographer since she was young, and learned her way around a camera in 1991 at the Maine Photographic Workshops, where she first discovered the Holga. Since then, Michelle has shown work in solo exhibitions in the Pacific Northwest, Los Angeles and Israel, and in group shows around the US, Italy, Germany & Thailand. She has photographed for weekly newspapers, album covers, performers, artists, and many others. Michelle loves teaching, and has given lectures on plastic and toy cameras to groups all over the US, including the Society for Photographic Education, SF Camerawork, Powell's Books, and the Creative Center for Photography. She teaches at the Photographic Center Northwest, Maine Media Workshops, the Julia Dean Workshops (LA) and International Center of Photography in New York, among others. Her book,"Plastic Cameras: Toying with Creativity" was published in late 2006 by Focal Press. Michelle is a member of Freestyle Photographic Supply's Advisory Board of Photographic Professionals. See her blog for the latest!

Michelle lives in Seattle, and also frequents Vashon Island, San Francisco and New York. She loves to road trip and fly away with her Holgas whenever possible.

 
CONTACT INFORMATION
 
Telephone:  206.528.0855
Email:  michelle@michellebates.net
 
RESUME
 
Click here to view Michelle's resume
 
ARTICLES
•   Photo Media Magazine feature portfolio: See the spread with 6 of my photos & article in the Spring 2010 issue!
•   "Just one word: plastics. Photographer captivated by simple Holga": Arizona Daily Star feature article about me
•   "Toy Cameras for Serious Photographers": Article plus two short videos of me chatting about toy cameras
•   Video of talk at B&H Photo, New York: a 40-minute section of a two-hour talk in January, 2009
•   Book Review and Interview on the Four Corners Dark blog: Text Q&A with Nic Nichols
•   Radio Interview on KUOW's Sound Focus: Lovely 9 minute interview about Holgas, art and community
•   Michelle on YouTube: Watch 2 minutes of Michelle talking about toys at the SPE conference, for Calumet Photographic
•   Feature article, images and interview on Lensculture.com: Check out 24 images and a 20-min audio interview!
•   The Holga Queen on Photo Talk Radio: Listen online to the July 7th, 2007 guest appearance (segment 3)
•   "Film Magic" in The Missoulian: Missoula, Montana discovers Holga Magic
•   Toying Around: Michelle Bates Elevates a Humble Camera: Feature on Jew-ish.com
•   Toy Joy: A Pro's Love Affair with Plastic Cameras: Feature article on Imaging Info.com
•   Holga Fever Strikes Photographer: Article from "Alternate View"

 

 

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