Welcome to the rebrand and relaunch of Michele Sons Photography, now including a fresh learning resource for landscape and nature photographers: The Art of Place.

A step by step approach to photographing fireflies in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Mentorship: A powerful tool to help take your photography to the next level.

Now available - my newest eBook, THE ART OF FOG!

On March 5 at 7PM ET, Michele Sons presents The Art of Fog webinar as part of the Winter Speaker Series offered by Nic Stover and Nature Photography Classes. The theme for this Speaker Series is ‘Discovering the Mood and Mystery in Our Images,’ and features Michael Frye, Franka Gabler, and Michele Sons. Learn more about photographing landscape and nature scenes with an emphasis on mood and mystery.

In December of 2023, Sam Krisch and Michele Sons travelled to Antarctica aboard the MV Polar Pioneer as part of a photographic expedition. Here, Michele shares her experience of the trip, with a sneak peek at images made along the way including images from her wedding to Sam Krisch at Paradise Bay, Antarctica on December 14th.

Michele Sons to instruct again in 2024 at Out of Chicago, LIVE! Global Online Conference. Connect, engage and energize your photography alongside the pros.

Michele Sons describes the experience of attending the inaugural Tremont Writers Conference at Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont inside the national park.

This December, I’ll be travelling to Antarctica on a small photography expedition. Here, I share my packing list for technical clothing and photography, with links to selected items included. Learn about what’s involved in planning for a trip like this.

Announcing THE ART OF FOG: A Primer for Expressive Landscape and Nature Photography in Fog - everything you need to know, including all of my secrets, for creating meaningful, magical photographs in fog. This is a 200 page downloadable PDF guide providing a well-rounded and nuanced understanding of the physical characteristics, artistic possibilities, and technical implications of this magical weather phenomenon.

A special request for Google Reviews, accompanied by step-by-step instructions to make it quick and easy!

I have been very, very quiet lately, both on social media and on my website/newsletter. The reason for the radio silence is because I’ve been very busy working on a couple of big projects, and that’s what I wanted to share with you today.

I recently made two photography trips that presented me with incredible natural beauty under “uninteresting” light… Both were good examples of the critical importance of being able to adapt to the conditions we are presented with when we show up to make new work. Had I chosen to just not shoot, I would have missed out on these amazing opportunities. Here, I want to share with you the results of my own experiences so you too can see the value of letting nature guide you toward subjects that you may not have initially targeted.

APPALACHIAN DREAMS is a new FREE ebook by landscape and nature photographer Michele Sons. In it, she tells the story of her journey into professional landscape and nature photography, of finding her voice as an artist along with the sense of belonging she had been missing for a lifetime.

Michele Sons, fine art landscape and nature photographer, partners with Great Smoky Mountains Association to raise funds for Great Smoky Mountains National Park 💙

Michele Sons, landscape and nature photographer, discusses her gear and how it serves her in the field.

Michele Sons contributes a feature called Appalachian Dreams to the highly regarded landscape and nature photography magazine ELEMENTS, April 2023 issue.

The official release of the newest image in my Feminine Landscape series, “My Own Desert Place,” made in Death Valley National Park, California recently.

Michele Sons, a landscape and nature photographer based in Appalachia, is interviewed by Matt Payne for the F-Stop Collaborate & Listen podcast.

How I made the Many Moons series using the in-camera multiple exposure technique - multiple full moons float above the stacked ridges of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia.