Education
BA, 1992, Kalamazoo College; Kalamazoo, MI
Recent Awards/Nominations
2009 International Photography Awards Official Selection ("Delicious" series, "Vegas Couch" single entry)
2009 New York Photo Festival Awards Nominee (American
Tour photobook)
2007 PX3 Prix De La Photographie Paris, Honorable Mention
2005 APA-LA VisionQuest
Winner, Places Category
2005 APA-LA VisionQuest
Hon. Mention, Places Category
2005 APA-LA VisionQuest
Hon. Mention, People Category
Recent Exhibitions
2008 ASMPNY
Close Up,
Calumet; NYC (group)
2008 Foto8
Summer Show, Host Gallery; London (group)
2004-05 New American, Henry Ford Medical
Center; Troy, MI (solo)
2004 APA-NY New
York, New York, Manhattan Mall; NYC (group)
2003 APA-NY New
York, New York, Splashlight Studios; NYC (group)
2003 Recent Photos, Vincent Ivan's Gallery;
Granger, IN (solo)
2003 American and PhotocardUS, The Space; Kalamazoo, MI (solo)
Publications/Clients
Monocle, NRC Handelsblad, The
Sun, Paste
Magazine, Screen
Magazine, Marlboro Team Penske, The
Detroit Metro Times, Nathaniel Mayer promotions, Wave (limited
print book from 2000-01 American travels), American
Tour (custom print book 2008), ASMP Bulletin.
Collections
Wave, Whitney Museum
of American Art collection
Membership
ASMP,
NARAS
Online Galleries
Saatchi
Gallery, LightStalkers,
ArtMesh
Blog
www.rangefound.com
Stock/Editorial
alamy
GM editorial stock
I'm a Detroit area photographer who loves the energy of the street but is constantly distracted by quiet idiosyncratic moments in isolation. They catch my attention with more of a question than an answer. It's not always the obvious image of a clearly definable action. It's the unstated that gets me. More like jazz; it's what's in between the notes that makes the melody. At least I think I can hear something. And I wish to share it with all who want to see.
Michael Limbert was born May, 1969 in Niles, Michigan, a town famous for being the home of French Paper, Simplicity Patterns, The Dodge Brothers, and Tommy James & The Shondells. In 1992, Michael earned a BA in English with a concentration in Japanese at Kalamazoo College and immediately got sidetracked, becoming an advertising creative at Leo Burnett USA in Chicago. It was there Michael entered the world of automotive photography, shooting open-wheel race cars for Team Penske on the CART and IRL circuits in the US and Canada, as well as directing closed-set sessions. In 2001 Michael self-published Wave, a limited-run book of images from a year’s worth of US travels, and American Tour in 2008 (available for free download). In between subsequent work moves to LA, NYC, Chicago and Detroit, Michael performed in the US and Europe with the band FORTUNE & MALTESE. Currently, he's shooting images of "environmental urban isolation" for himself and future projects.
