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Class: Flower Presentation
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Photo Frenzy: Flower Photography - Macro
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Michael KOBE
Seeing nature through a lens is a lifelong passion for Michael Kobe. He has spent 31 years looking through microscopes while sharing his fascination for Biology as a teacher before making the move to a school administrator for an additional 13 years. After spending 44 years in education, Michael retired in 2007. Since then, he has developed a love for photography and has used his biological knowledge and his photography skills to satisfy his passion for nature and the environment by recording images to share with others. He has mastered the skills of nature photography and shares them through extensive workshops, seminars, and field trips with others.
His photographs have been utilized extensively in Indiana Dunes National Park publications. He is recognized for his nature photography especially in his skills of capturing images of insects, flowers, and birds. He has won many awards with his photographs and was honored by the Chicago Area Camera Clubs Association with the prestigious Kohout Nature Award in 2009 and the Grace DeWolf Nature Photography Award in 2011. Michael Kobe was also the recipient of the “William A. Cody Award in Photography” for meeting the criteria of: developing good programs to share with photography clubs and organizations, teaching classes, and writing articles for newsletters and journals. He is an accomplished presenter and has a willingness to share his skills and expertise in flower photography while at SWMCCC Weekend of Photography.
His photographs have been utilized extensively in Indiana Dunes National Park publications. He is recognized for his nature photography especially in his skills of capturing images of insects, flowers, and birds. He has won many awards with his photographs and was honored by the Chicago Area Camera Clubs Association with the prestigious Kohout Nature Award in 2009 and the Grace DeWolf Nature Photography Award in 2011. Michael Kobe was also the recipient of the “William A. Cody Award in Photography” for meeting the criteria of: developing good programs to share with photography clubs and organizations, teaching classes, and writing articles for newsletters and journals. He is an accomplished presenter and has a willingness to share his skills and expertise in flower photography while at SWMCCC Weekend of Photography.
