At first, I intended to produce photographs as reference for my illustration art, but it took on a life of its own.  I continued to produce images that answered the scenarios in my minds eye.  It was a means of storytelling, and the models seemed to get a kick out of the costuming and sets.  For many, it was a form of playacting and dress up that hearkened back to their childhood, but now with an adult edge to it.  Models began to tell me that I had a reputation for being fun to work with and the resulting images found their way into a number of publications.  Many of those publications were looking for black and white images, so that became my focus until they changed their minds and began looking for color images.  Several collections of my images ensued, gathered by theme.

Michael would like to acknowledge the help and support from his loving wife Barbara on all of the photo shoots.