In 2009 he began working as an associate wedding photographer for a local studio averaging 50 weddings per year and in 2012 he opened his Chicago-based studio full-time because his previous full-time job no longer appreciated him editing images during work hours. Michael strives to always do “something new” and adapt to each client that walks in the door which results in many of his sessions having very different looks from one another. He also enjoys writing about himself in the third person.