THE ARTIST

Mike and Bekki Boyd

Mike and Bekki

Photo by Mandi Bolinger

As a native of Northwest Arkansas and still living amongst its beauty, I have always had a deep emotional appreciation for the wilderness and the wonderful changes that take place throughout the seasons with light, weather, and of course God's little surprises.  The ever-changing elements make producing dramatic landscape images more challenging and also more rewarding for me.  Many trips end with many miles driven and or walked without a single image to show...but in the end, it is always a blessing to just be out and about.  The ability to slip away from society into wilder and often times solitary places allows me to explore the full limits of my creativity.  

Through my quest to see the many wild places of our country, landscape photography has emerged as a means of bringing home the magnificence of God's creation and a way of sharing that radiance with others without disturbing or harming the land itself.  I use landscape photography as a means of expressing myself artistically, always striving to take beautiful images that transport audiences into a stirring moment in nature.  These captured scenes are meant to inspire everyone to take notice, respect, and protect the many wonders of the "tiny blue sphere" in which we are all so blessed to live.

Some of my published credits include the following: CJRW and Blackwood Martin Advertising,  Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Morning News of Northwest Arkansas, Down River Cards, Lewis and Clark Outfitters, University of Arkansas, Arkansas Parks and Tourism, and Falcon Guides as well as At Home in Arkansas, Camping Life, Get Out, Little Rock Monthly, Ozarks Mountaineer, Southern Backroads, Nature Photographer and Outdoor Photographer magazines.

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