A Toronto-based newspaper and event photographer, Michael is a public speaker and popular teacher with a sense of humour and a talent for making complex subjects simple. His many subjects include Nikon, Canon, Sony, Pentax and Olympus camera use; composition; Travel Photography, Photoshop and Lightroom for photographers, and especially Advanced Flash. He teaches both at Henry's School of Imaging and at www.cameratraining.ca, and he lectures across the world on photography subjects to corporations, to camera clubs, and to various other organisations, and works as a photography tutor and coach.

Michael uses Honl Photo products extensively in both his daily work and in his popular lighting workshops.