about Creator
Male
Mike Smith331 Sharon Lane North Aurora, IL 60542
(630) 330-3595
creator@mikesmithimagery.com
Experience:
Owner/Photographer
Photographic Services International
January 1985 to Present
Industrial Photography
Commercial Photography
Fine Art Photography
Accomplishments:
Recognized by the State of Illinois for improving the Small Business Community, for my work in The Peoples Republic of China
Several First Place Awards from the IFPA (International Fire Photographers Association)
Banner Contest Winner, City of West Chicago
Organize ‘Explore Your World’ (Batavia, IL.) a photography club for beginners through professional
Teach Photography at six (6) park districts in five (5) counties in Illinois as well as one (1) Community College.
I have been published in every major newspaper and aired on every major TV station in the Chicagoland area.
Resident Artist Gallery 200 (West Chicago)
Organized fundraising cruises for nonprofit
Running local and International Photo Excursions, starting 2015
Organizations:
Board of Director Make People Visible (West Chicago, IL.)
Past Board of Director Verismo Opera Theater (Oak Park, IL.)
Past President of a ROTARY Club (Aurora, IL.)
Paul Harris Fellow
Certifications:
Guide National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior
Wilderness First Aid & CPR/AED
Gallery Exhibits:
2011 Featured Artist Gallery 200 (West Chicago, IL) - Tall Ships
2012 Featured Artist Gallery 200 (West Chicago, IL) - Characters
2012 Group Show Prairie Center for the Arts (Schaumburg, IL) - Made in the USA
2013 Featured Artist Gallery 200 (West Chicago, IL) - National Parks
2014 If These Walls Could Talk (Aurora, IL) - Urban Decay
2014 Featured Artist Gallery 200 (West Chicago, IL) - Urban Decay
2015Photography Exhibit, Aurora City Hall (Aurora, IL)
2015 Cleve Carney Art Gallery (Glen Ellyn, IL)
2015 College of DuPage (Glen Ellyn, IL) - Exposed Photography Showcase
2015 If These Walls Could Talk (Aurora, IL) - Step Right Up- Group Show
2015 Gallery 200 (West Chicago, IL) - Magic, Faerie, and Fae
2015 Featured Artist Gallery 200 (West Chicago, IL) - Childhood Fantasies
2015 Homegrown Arts & Music Festival (Warrenville, IL)
2015 The Artistic Image Gallery (Albuquerque, NM )
- IMAGE NEW MEXICO 2015
Publication & Websites:
National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC)
Northern Illinois Home Builders Association (NIHBA)
Illinois Cowboy Magazine
Harley Women Magazine
Homes Magazine (13 covers in a row)
International Fire Photographers Association Journal
HBO
All Dressed Up Costumes (Batavia, IL.)
Shakespeare on Clark (Batavia, IL.)
Elgin Opera Company (Elgin, IL.)
Verismo Opera Theater (Oak Park, IL.)
Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Club (Chicago, IL.)
Saddle Tramp Magazine
Epitaphs Magazine
Book covers:
Arcadia Press
CD Covers: Music Artists (local & out of state)
An American Songline (Washington State)
Jester's Courtyard (Batavia)
Haunted Hometowns (Naperville)
Greeting Cards: Several companies
2015 First Self Published Book March
2015 “Hidden Beauty” A book on Urban Exploration
KatherineDalin.com
Noble Fool Theatricals (St. Charles)
Fury Theatre (Chicago)
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