Contact Info:
Michael Bates
Michael Bates Photography
11250 Taylor Draper Lane, #213
Austin, TX 78759

Phone: 512/372-4612
Mobile: 281/989-5725
Fax: 512/372-4615
Email: Michael Bates

I started my photographic endeavors in the 1980s using a used Nikon EM film camera. As the years passed, I graduated on up the Nikon line with an N6006 and N90s. I switched completely to digital in late 2001 beginning with a Kodak DCS-330 DSLR, moving on to a Nikon D100 (6.1mp) DSLR and now shooting with a brand new Nikon D200 (10.2mp) DLSR. I'm extremely pleased with the quality of the images!

I consider myself a broad-based, professional photographer. Although my forte for many years was nature and wildlife, I have stepped outside of the box and expanded the spectrum of the subjects I shoot. I try to convey "feelings" and evoke "emotions" in my compositions and actions of the subjects - be they the creatures of nature or the humans that are in front of the lens. Enjoy the site and be sure to take the Quick Tour

Client Short List

• Copelin Financial Advisors
• Home Depot
• Univeristy of Florida Gators
• Oakland Zoo - Oakland, California
• Popular Photography Magazine - March, 2005
• Carson Optical, Inc..
• Gray Loon Marketing Group, Inc.
• DJ's Illinois River Valley Calls
• Houghton International
• PhotoMigrations: The Basics of Composition - Rules or No Rules
• PhotoMigrations: What's in YOUR Backyard?
• Gloria Mundi Press: Online Journal of Environmental Art and Literature
• Birdzilla: Bird Buzz - Birding and Photography on Galveston Island
• Naturephotographers.net: Photo Itinerary: Brazos Bend State Park
• PBS.org - Scientific American Frontiers
• Wildportraits.com: Wild Places

Favorite Photo Opportunity Locations

• Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge
• Austin Botanical Gardens
• Bolivar Peninsula
• Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge
• Brazos Bend State Park
• Choke Canyon State Park
• Galveston Island
• Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge

Affiliations

• NANPA North American Nature Photography Association
• Houston Audubon Society The Houston Audubon Society
• National Audubon Society The National Audubon Society
• National Wildlife Federation The National Wildlife Federation
• The Nature Conservancy The Nature Conservancy
• The Sierra Club The Sierra Club