Artist Profile: Mike Johnson

June 29, 7:57 AMBoston Artisans ExaminerJeanne Williamson

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photo by Mike Johnson

Mike Johnson is an artist from Natick MA who specializes in photography.

In his artist's statement he explains how he became interested in photography, and how he switched from amateur to professional:

"Photography has been a serious passions for me for most of my adult life. I am entirely self taught.  All of my formal higher education is in engineering.  I hold bachelors and masters degrees in mechanical engineering from Cleveland State University (79) and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (82) respectively.

My move beyond being a strictly serious amateur photographer was sparked by, of all things, an article that appeared in Discover magazine.  The article was about a new type of imaging sensor made by Foveon Inc. of Santa Clara, CA., and used in Sigma's SD9 DSLR camera.  I had been contemplating the move to digital for some time, so I bought the camera and a 17-35 lens.  I was instantly hooked.  Constant practice, coupled with a significant investment in equipment and software (made more affordable by having our oldest 3 kids move out on their own), and now I find myself am on the northeast art festival circuit."

Mike Johnson's shows his work in many venues, and will be at these through 2009:
July 3 - 5, 2009 - Berkshire Art Festival in Great Barrington MA
July 11 - 12, 2009 - WIckford Art Festival in Wickford RI
August 1 - 2, 2009 - SONO Arts Celebration in South Norwalk CT
August 14 - 16, 2009 - Festival of the Arts in Chatham MA
August 29 - 30, 2009 - Newport Art Festival in Newport RI
September 11 - 13, 2009 - Fall Crafts at Lyndhurst in Tarrytown NY
October 9 - 11, 2009 - Stowe Foliage Arts Festival in Stowe VT
October 17 - 18, 2009 - Natick Open Studios Weekend in Natick MA
November 6 - 8, 2009 - Boston Christmas Festival at the World Trade Center in Boston MA

More information about Mike Johnson and The First Light Collection:
website: www.firstlightcollection.com
email: mjohnson@firstlightcollection.com
contact info: 508-904-3996
studio: 56 Cottage St., Natick MA

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