Michael Melford (born February 18, 1950, Gloversville, NY) is an American photographer, artist and teacher known for his National Geographic magazine assignments.
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About
editMichael Melford grew up in Hastings-on-Hudson, NY. He has a BS in photography from Syracuse University.
Melford is known for his raw, natural landscapes and his ability to capture vibrant motion in nature. He has produced over 30 stories for National Geographic Traveler magazine, including eight covers. He has extensively photographed the marvels of America's National Parks and Alaska. His inspirations are Ansel Adams and Ernst Haas.
Work
editMelford's photographs have appeared in The Apple Store,[1] Life Magazine, Newsweek, Time, Fortune, Smithsonian, Geo, Travel & Leisure, Travel Holiday, Coastal Living, National Geographic Traveler and National Geographic.[2]
His image of Montana's Glacier National Park was featured on a U.S. Postage stamp, first issued January 19, 2012.[3] Five of his photographs appeared as part of the "Wild and Scenic Rivers" Forever Stamps released in 2019 from the United States Postal Service.[4] Melford's images were of the Merced River in California, the Idaho segment of the Owyhee River, the Koyukuk River in Alaska, the Niobrara River in Nebraska, and the Tlikakila River in Alaska. This stamp series celebrated the 50th anniversary of America's Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, signed into law in 1968.
Melford is a frequent workshop and seminar instructor for Visionary Wild, Lindblad Expeditions,[5] and National Geographic Expeditions.[6]
National Geographic works
edit| Issue | Article | Cover story? |
|---|---|---|
| April 2005 | Saving Civil War Battlefields | YES |
| November 2005 | Acadia National Park | NO |
| April 2006 | Glen Canyon Revealed | NO |
| August 2006 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | NO |
| October 2006 | Our National Parks in Peril | YES |
| September 2007 | Glacier National Park: Crown of the Continent | NO |
| December 2008 | King Herod: Architect of the Holy Land | YES |
| January 2009 | Russian Kronotsky Preserve: Let it Be | NO |
| September 2009 | Plugging into the Sun-Solar Energy | NO |
| December 2010 | Alaska's Choice: Gold or Salmon? | NO |
| September 2011 | Forever Wild in the Adirondacks | NO |
| November 2011 | The Glory of America's Wildest Rivers | NO |
| June 2012 | Socotra: Yemen's Mysterious Island | NO |
| March 2017 | Formed by Megafloods, This Place Fooled Scientists for Decades (online only)[7] | NA |
Selected works
editThe Smithsonian Guide to Historic America: The Mid-Atlantic States, 1989, Steward Tabori & Chang, ISBN 1556700504, with Michael S. Durham
Big Sky Country: The Best of Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming, and Idaho, 1996, Rizzoli, ISBN 0847819647
National Geographic Destinations, Treasures of Alaska: The Last Great American Wilderness, 2002, National Geographic, ISBN 0792264703, with Jeff Rennicke
Simply Beautiful Photographs, 2010, Focal Point (National Geographic), ISBN 1426206453 (Cover Photo)
Visions of Earth, 2011, National Geographic, ISBN 1426208839
Hidden Alaska: Bristol Bay and Beyond, 2011, ISBN 1426207700, with Dave Atcheson
References
edit- ^ "Photo by Michael Melford used to highlight Apple's new Retina display : Ngstockblog". Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2013., Michael Melford's photo used to promote Apple's Retina display.
- ^ [1], Michael Melford's bio on NatGeo.
- ^ Glacier National Park, Montana Stamp Archived March 26, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Beyond the Perf: US Philatelic
- ^ "New Forever stamps celebrate America's wild and scenic rivers - Newsroom - About.usps.com". about.usps.com. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ [2] Archived June 19, 2013, at archive.today, Michael Melford's bio for Lindblad Expeditions
- ^ [3], Michael Melford's Expert page for NatGeo Expeditions.
- ^ "Formed by Megafloods, This Place Fooled Scientists for Decades". National Geographic. March 9, 2017. Archived from the original on September 5, 2019.