Mike MacDonald
Mike MacDonald (born 1960) is an American photographer, photojournalist, speaker, author and conservationist. MacDonald's photos, primarily featuring prairies, savannas and other natural habitats around the Chicago metropolitan area, are internationally published. MacDonald's photographic technique blends concepts from landscape and macro photography to create a three-dimensional, immersive effect in his work.
Mike MacDonald
- Name
- Mike MacDonald
- Born
- 1960
- Known for
- Photography
- Nationality
- Canada
- Occupation
- photographer
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Mike MacDonald (born 1960) is an American photographer, photojournalist, speaker, author and conservationist. MacDonald's photos, primarily featuring prairies, savannas and other natural habitats around the Chicago metropolitan area, are internationally published. MacDonald's photographic technique blends concepts from landscape and macro photography to create a three-dimensional, immersive effect in his work.
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Biography
In 2015, MacDonald authored the coffee-table book My Journey into the Wilds of Chicago.
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• Name — Mike MacDonald • Born — 1960 • Known for — Photography • Notable Works — My Journey into the Wilds of Chicago • Style — Immersive
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Chicago nature
MacDonald's work primarily focuses on the natural habitats of the Chicago area. In 2015, MacDonald authored the coffee-table book My Journey into the Wilds of Chicago: A Celebration of Chicagoland's Startling Natural Wonders, a collection built over two decades of more than 200 photographs and 30 profiles of Chicago area prairies, savannas, beaches and forests. Publishers Weekly called the book "celebratory, soulful and poetic," and its photos "glorious."
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1960
Mike MacDonald born.
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• My Journey into the Wilds of Chicago, 2015, Morning Dew Press, with forewords by Bill Kurtis and Stephen Packard
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 18 August 2026.
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