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Michael Northrup
Photographer Michael Northrup answers our questions about spontaneity in his work and how his photography has changed over the years.
About the Artist
Michael Northrup (b. 1948) is a Baltimore, Maryland-based photographer. His photographs offer a flash-illuminated, ironic, and humorous view of daily life in America through spontaneous images that capture the everyday. For Michael, creating images is all about his daily life, and the meaningful pictures that can be extracted and reflect the personal vision he brings to those visual narratives. Whatever the subject, from a tire fire, a dog eclipsed by a dandelion, or a ghostly figure ambushing a lawn ornament, Michael’s photographs are imbued with light, mystery, and an off-kilter beauty.
Interviewed by Nowhere Diary, 2021
Featured in Eyeshot Magazine, 2020
Maryland State Arts Council Award Recipient, 1995