Michael D. Kern lives in Palo Alto, California. Working both in the studio as well as the field. his photography has been recognized worldwide for his ability to capture the simplistic beauty of his natural subjects.
Michael calls his photographic enterprise, The Gardens of Eden, an ironic twist to the negativity associated with the snake in the biblical story of Adam and Eve. To Michael, the world is full of potential Gardens of Eden, places where man and nature live in harmony and the beauty of the natural world appreciated.
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Michael calls his photographic enterprise, The Gardens of Eden, an ironic twist to the negativity associated with the snake in the biblical story of Adam and Eve. To Michael, the world is full of potential Gardens of Eden, places where man and nature live in harmony and the beauty of the natural world appreciated.
Employment:
- The Gardens of Eden – Nature and Conservation Photography - Owner/Photographer
- International Reptile Conservation Foundation – Chief Operating Officer
- San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory – Board of Directors
Books:
- Serpents and Dragons: Finding Beauty in the Beast
International Awards:
- Nature’s Best Photography Windland Smith Rice International Award - Creative – 2007 Winner, 2008 HC
- Nactus Award – 2005 Overall Winner, 2006, 2007 - Category Winners
- International Herpetological Symposium - Best in Show - 2005, 2006, 2007
- Art Wolf Environmental Photography Invitational - 2007 Indigenous Culture HM
Magazines/Journals:
- Ranger Rick
- National Geographic Kids
- National Geographic Explorer
- Natures Best Magazine
- Popular Photography and Imaging
- Bay Bird Review
- Smithsonian Magazine
- PhotoMedia Magazine
- Herpetological Review
- Reptiles Magazine
- British Journal of Ophthalmology
- Exo Terra Yearbook
- BBC Focus Magazine
- Iguana Journal
- Shutterbug Magazine
Exhibitions:
- ModernBook Gallery
- Smithsonian Institute National Museum of Natural History
- S. Shields/Hancock Museums (England)
Newspapers:
- Palo Alto Weekly
- San Jose Mercury News
- Miami Herald
- Akron Beacon Journal
- The Charlotte Observer (N. Carlonina)
- The State (South Carolina)
- The Sun Herald (Missippi)
- The Kansas City Star
- The Tribune (San Luis Obispo)
TV Shows:
- Discovery Channel: Bitten
- Animal Planet: Lost Tapes