Michael Torkildsen

I have been interested in photography since my teens. My mom owned an one-hour film processing lab where I would grab hand fulls of film, shoot amazingly crappy photos, and process the film myself. 

I rarely shot during college, but photography stuck with me. Digital cameras were emerging but weren't quite ready or affordable. It wasn't until I moved to the Pacific Northwest when everything aligned and I picked up a camera again. This time I got serious about it. 

When the weather is the most interesting, I'll be out shooting.

I was on the landscape photography podcast F-Stop Collaborate and Listen episode 238.

Listen in as Matt and I talk about:

• Stories from working in at my mother's 1-hour photo shop

• My journey into full-time photography through COVID-19

• Photographing icons and its application in composition

• Rules of composition and how to use them (or not)

• Our thoughts on Instagram

• And a lot more!