Michael Barton is a visual artist and educator dedicated to revealing the natural beauty in the ordinary around us.
Michael Barton is a visual artist and educator dedicated to revealing the natural beauty in the ordinary around us. Barton’s work has been shown at Washington Dulles Airport and the National Cathedral in Washington D.C. His work is continually presented in the American Society of Photographers Masters Loan Collection and on display at the Professional Photographers of America (PPA) headquarters in Atlanta. He has been featured in the International Photographic Competition Loan Collection Book for 6 consecutive years. Barton’s work can also be viewed in galleries throughout the Chicago area.
He holds bachelor of music and master of jazz studies degrees from the University of North Texas. Barton has also been awarded the degrees of Master of Photography, Master of Electronic Imaging, and Photographic Craftsman from the Professional Photographers of America and is an Educational Associate and Fellow of the American Society of Photographers.
Barton was the recipient of the American Society of Photographers’ North Central District Regional Medallion for 2012 and has been a PPA Photographer of the Year eight times. In 2009, Barton was awarded the Canon Par Excellence Award for Electronic Imaging at the Southeastern Professional Photographers Association Regional Competition. Barton was named a Diamond Photographer of the year in 2012 and recieved the Grand Imaging Award in 2013 from the Professional Photographers of America.
Barton gives frequent lectures and workshops across the country and further. He has been featured in Professional Photographer, Rangefinder, Texas Professional Photographer, and the American Society of Photographers Magazine.
