Freelance Photographer

Resumen personal

Michelle Ranee Johnson is a self-taught, award-winning landscape, climbing/adventure and fine-art photographer based in Fresno near Yosemite National Park, California. She grew up being mesmerized by the photographs in National Geographic and Ansel Adams and these photos transported her by her imagination to each different location. When she was nine, her best friend invited her to their family’s cabin in Mineral King in Sequoia National Park, CA. This was where Michelle learned beautiful places like what she saw in National Geographic weren’t so distant and far away. Here is where she picked up her mom’s camera and started exploring the natural world looking through her camera’s viewfinder. She kept her photography as a hobby as she went to CSU Fresno to obtain her BA in Anthropology with a minor in Art History and obtained her Master’s in Geology. Eventually her passion for photography led her to becoming a professional photographer. She has been commissioned by companies such as Mad Rock and Rocktape, and has worked with numerous other companies (such as Arc’teryx). Michelle’s goal with her photography is to have people imagine they could walk right into her photographs and feel as if one is right there at that location in the photograph. She wants to inspire others to not only explore their world, but to have the desire to protect it. This world is a beautiful place and one of her main goals is that her work can provide hope amidst the chaos and destruction we see everyday on the news around us. To her amazement and honor, her photograph “The Parched Earth” was chosen by National Geographic Yourshot to be put on exhibit at Photofest 2019 in San Miguel de Allende for their assignment “A Planet in Balance.” A dream come true for her. Education: Masters in Other

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Photography1 Adobe Photoshop1 Brand Ambassador / Promotional Event Rep1 Social Media1