Michael's photography has strong roots in landscape and travel photography, with  a journalistic approach to capturing a decisive moment in light, motion and expression. His photographs are widely collected and have been published in magazines and books. Examples are the cover shot, photographs and article from Michael's hand in Knight Ridder's Lake Norman Magazine concerning a seasonal Great Blue Heron colony on Lake Norman, North Carolina, and the cover photograph and design of Pam Calabrese McLean's acclaimed Twenty Four Names For Mother.