Michelle Westmorland
Photographer
Bio
Michele is a freelance photographer with a variety of photographic skills. Westmorland Images, LLC operates from her home in Redmond, Washington. Michele has created a vast library of imagery from around the world. She became recognized for her talents in capturing beautiful images of the ocean environment. She is also passionate about conservation and is proud to be a Founding Fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers. In addition to the marine life imagery, her cultural photography has gained international recognition.
Michele is a Fellow National of the prestigious Explorers Club, a member of the Society of Woman Geographers, Wings WorldQuest, ASPP and NANPA. Much of her imagery has appeared in national and international dive publications including Ocean Geographic, Sport Diver, Scuba Diving, Australasia Scuba Diving, and Unterwasser. Other articles and images have appeared in National Geographic Adventure & Traveler, Nature's Best, Smithsonian, and Outside magazines. Michele has won several awards for her imagery including, Grand Prize in the Papua New Guinea Underwater category, the Environmental Photography Invitational, Photo District News, and many others. She is proud to be included in the book, Adventurous Dreams - Adventurous Lives by Jason Schoonover. Her book, Ocean Duets was published in 2006 and is focused on the beauty of the underwater world. As a speaker, Michele has given a variety of lectures on culture, the marine environment, and photography workshops. She was the keynote address speaker at the 2011 North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA) conference. In 2011, Michele was inducted into the Woman Divers Hall of Fame. Michele's passion project is titled Headhunt Revisited, which documents the travels of an American woman artist to the remote islands of Melanesia.
