Mike Basher is a photographer from New York, who grew up exploring and observing the world around his parents' property that inspired him intensely at a young age. This curiosity and passion for nature would eventually lead him into his career of documenting the land surrounding him. With a career in commercial photography that spans two decades, Mike Basher's intimate, fine art work breathes a powerful sense of peace and tranquility through spatial relationships. His work–captured entirely on large format film–has an incisive clarity and quiet meditative mood. Many photographs tell the tale of a grander space, whilst showing only the limited elements he has chosen to unveil. The simplicity of his work is more of an allusion to rather than a direct depiction of his subject matter, where he challenges the viewer to derive their own interpretation as to its whereabouts. Directly, his photographs deliver a sublime experience, found in ordinary space. His background with fast-paced, high stress commercial shoots has taken him all over the globe, creating campaigns for brands like Under Armour, The North Face and Reebok. This expertise has culminated in his captivating personal fine art work. RECENT EXHIBITIONS2020Time Sensitive, Broto: Art-Climate-Science, Provincetown, MAMJE 2020, Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, CAJAS 2020, Rocky Mount Imperial Center, Rocky Mount, NC 2019Solo Exhibition, RELATIVITY, Ella Richardson Fine Art, Charleston, SC 2018Solo Exhibition, REVERENCE, Ella Richardson Fine Art, Charleston, SCMontgomery Museum of Art, Art Auction 2018, Montgomery, ALNicholas School Of The Environment, Duke University, Beaufort, NCSouthern Landscapes - South x Southeast Photogallery, Molena, GABlack & White: 2017, Specto Art Space, Harrisonburg, VAThe Shadow Aspect, Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis, MN 2017Solo Exhibition, PULSE, North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores, Pine Knoll Shores, NCSolo Exhibition, ELEMENTS, Bradford Gallery, Atlantic Beach, NC2017 International Juried Exhibition, Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, CA. JUROR: Philip Brookman, Consulting Curator in the Department of Photographs at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.Photo Shoot: 2017, Blackbox Gallery, Portland, OR. JUROR: Todd Johnson, Director Blackbox GalleryElegance & Decadence, Rebekah Jacob Gallery, Charleston, SCArt From The Heart, Carteret County Arts Council, NC 2016Solo Exhibition, ELEMENTS, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, NCTwo-person show, Black, White & Color, Beaufort Art Market, NCComposition Craven, Craven County Arts Council, New Bern, NCArt From The Heart, Carteret Country Arts Council, NCWild Horses Of The Outer Banks, Carolina Artist Gallery, Morehead City, NC EDUCATION1999 Art Institute of Pittsburgh AWARDS2017 - American Photographic Artists (APA) Winning Series (Cypress Studies)2017 - Shortlist, Tidal IV, CCAC2016 - Award Of Excellence, Pound Net Studies, Art From The Heart - CCAC2015 - Shortlist, Beaufort Inlet I, CCAC COLLECTIONSWorks held in private collections in the United States and Canada. PUBLICATIONInterview: Artist Directory, Volume 2, artGuide Publishing, North AmericaCharleston Style & Design, Winter 2018 issueInterview: American Photographic Artists: The Beauty Of Polar OppositesThe Shadow Aspect, Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis, MN catalogAmerican Photographic Artists (APA) 2017 Awards softcover catalogPhoto Shoot: 2017, Blackbox Gallery, Portland, OR catalogartGuide, March 2016 interview AFFILIATIONSLeader: American Photographic ArtistsMember: Center for Photographic ArtMember: Atlanta Photography Group