Christopher Michel
@chrismichel
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Artist-in-Residence at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering & Medicine. Photographer of Extraordinary Humans. Board: @catchlight_io . Fellow RGS.
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Some professional news: I’ve joined the National Academies as their inaugural Artist-in-Residence. My mission: to help document the incredible history being made today in science, engineering & medicine.
@theNASEM
@theNAMedicine
@theNASciences
@theNAEng
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"Experts recommend keeping your daily rituals even when working from home" (from Reddit)
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Epilogue. I’ve been photographing this car for years. Today, a woman emerged from the house. I said, “is this your car?” She hesitated & replied with a sad voice, “It belonged to my son. He just passed...” We talked for a while, and I gave her the images from over the years.
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We are surrounded by miracles yet nearly blind to their existence
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The best run in the world? San Francisco to Sausalito.
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Portrait of
@Georgetown
Professor &
@HoganLovells
Lawyer,
@neal_katyal
. Always in service to the nation.
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Three of the most inspiring women in the world. All working in chemistry. All
@NobelPrize
laureates. Each an amazing, creative human working on behalf of others. These are the heroes the world needs. Photos for
@theNASEM
@theNASciences
@francesarnold
@CarolynBertozzi
@doudna_lab
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This portrait cost me $122.00. Actually, sunrise speeding through the stunning New Mexico desert cost me. But it was actually an enjoyable experience thanks to the kindness and professionalism of
@NMStatePolice
Officer Munoz.
#LeicaM10
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Portrait of former waitress/cab-driver, hard-core motorcyclist, world traveler, & amazing mother,
@francesarnold
. She's also the Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Engineering
@Caltech
, Co-Chair of
#PCAST
, and recipient of the 2018
@NobelPrize
.
@theNASEM
@WHOSTP
#NewHeroes
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Unpopular comments overheard in Antarctica: "You unload the truck while I fly the drone."
@Antarctic_ALE
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Those who don’t believe in magic, will never find it
-Roald Dahl
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I’m pretty sure air conditions in SF are worse than are being reported.
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Every time you pick up a camera, you have a chance to make the best image of your life.
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I wake up everyday feeling the need to make a photograph that helps me see just beyond the literal. A brief glimpse of the magic underlying everything.
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Instructions for living a life:
Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it.
-Mary Oliver
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Nice car? Great CV? A million followers? Doesn't matter.
But how you treat others does.
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I don't want life to return to normal. We need a massive shift toward compassion, kindness and deep care for our planet and all living creatures. We need a culture which values contribution to society above status, power and money. It's up to us.
#NewHeroes
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Any success I've had in photography was a result of effort not talent.
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Tonight was my favorite San Francisco sunset of all time. Simply magic. This is what it looked like:
#Leica
M11
@LeicaCameraUSA
@mmccue
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“Before you speak, let your words pass through three gates. At the first gate, ask yourself, “Is it true?” At the second gate ask, “Is it necessary?” At the third gate ask, “Is it kind?””
~ Rumi
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Congratulations
@AstroVicGlover
on his selection for the Artemis II Moon Mission. He is the first person of color selected for a moon mission. Photographed for
@theNASEM
@NASA
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“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away." - Pablo Picasso
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“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.” -Pablo Picasso
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Best advice I’ve ever gotten in photography: “Always try and make the best photograph possible.” - Sam Abell. Sounds obvious but it isn’t. And when the world conspires to deliver all the right elements for an incredible image, you’ll be ready.
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One hand for my camera and the other for the bridge.
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San Francisco coffee shops need pitch-free seating. Loud VCs grilling entrepreneurs in public is just painful to observe.
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Some places seem to be waiting for something to happen. West Texas.
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"Opportunities drive by you and if you are lucky you notice a few." -
@NobelPrize
laureate
@CarolynBertozzi
. Photographed for
@theNASEM
@Stanford_ChEMH
#NewHeroes
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‘There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs”- Ansel Adams
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If you don't see the beauty around you, you're not looking hard enough.
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“I'm sick of not having the courage to be an absolute nobody.” ― J.D. Salinger
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I remember sitting around a table with
@elonmusk
and
@edyson
at PC Forum talking about the viability of commercial space many years before
@SpaceX
. He did it. So much admiration for Elon and his incredible vision & execution.
Every CEO, company founder and entrepreneur should watch this video:
Elon Musk when he proved everyone wrong
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A place to get away from it all. Tasiilaq, Greenland.
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It’s
#WorldPhotographyDay
. A good day to pick up your old camera and rekindle your love for photography. Your future self will thank you.
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Cover of
@RollingStone
? Nope - it's a portrait of the impossibly cool
@NobelPrize
laureate,
@Stanford
Professor & musician
@CarolynBertozzi
for
@theNASEM
.
@Stanford_ChEMH
@theNASciences
#NewHeroes
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Having a blast making photos of one of my heroes,
@nasa
legend Gene Kranz. Photographed at his Flight Director station at
@NASA_Johnson
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