Biography
Michael B Wood (born 1950) is an award winning documentary and landscape photographer based in
Los Angeles. Born and raised on the shores of Long Island Sound, Michael took up photography at 16.
He studied photography at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design and has been creating beautiful,
graphic, powerful images for publication since the early 1970's. Traveling as the personal photographer
to Prem Rawat for over 30 years, Michael has captured many unusual perspectives of life. A passion for
spontaneity, presence, and storytelling informs his work, infusing it with a sense of the timeless.
Michael lives in Newbury Park with his wife, young daughter and cameras.
Group Exhibitions
2012 Westlake Village Art Guild Members Show
2010 Concatenation, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art
2010 Recycled, Ventura County Arts Council, CA
2010 California Open Exhibition 2010, The Artists Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2010 Whimsy, Ventura County Arts Council, CA
2010 L.A.ndscapes, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art
2010 Downtown Art Walk, Spring Arts Tower, Los Angeles
2010 Open Exhibition 2010, Westlake Village Art Guild, CA
Selected Publications
2009 Food for People, Photo Essay, The Prem Rawat Foundation
2006-2009 Innerlink, Multiple Issues
2006 Giving From the Heart, Annual Report, The Prem Rawat Foundation
2006 Food for People, Photo Essay, The Prem Rawat Foundation
Honors
2012 Westlake Village Art Guild Members Show, Westlake Village, CA - 1st Prize
2010 International Photography Awards - 1st Place, Non-Professional Environmental
2010 Westlake Village Art Guild Open Show, Westlake Village, CA - 2nd Prize, Photography
2010 Ventura County Arts Council Whimsy Show, Ventura, CA - 2nd Prize Overall
2010 The Artists Gallery Open Show, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA - 3rd Prize Overall
Education
1970-1973 Nova Scotia College of Art & Design
1968-1970 Mitchell College
Michael B Wood (born 1950) is an award winning documentary and landscape photographer based in
Los Angeles. Born and raised on the shores of Long Island Sound, Michael took up photography at 16.
He studied photography at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design and has been creating beautiful,
graphic, powerful images for publication since the early 1970's. Traveling as the personal photographer
to Prem Rawat for over 30 years, Michael has captured many unusual perspectives of life. A passion for
spontaneity, presence, and storytelling informs his work, infusing it with a sense of the timeless.
Michael lives in Newbury Park with his wife, young daughter and cameras.
Group Exhibitions
2012 Westlake Village Art Guild Members Show
2010 Concatenation, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art
2010 Recycled, Ventura County Arts Council, CA
2010 California Open Exhibition 2010, The Artists Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2010 Whimsy, Ventura County Arts Council, CA
2010 L.A.ndscapes, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art
2010 Downtown Art Walk, Spring Arts Tower, Los Angeles
2010 Open Exhibition 2010, Westlake Village Art Guild, CA
Selected Publications
2009 Food for People, Photo Essay, The Prem Rawat Foundation
2006-2009 Innerlink, Multiple Issues
2006 Giving From the Heart, Annual Report, The Prem Rawat Foundation
2006 Food for People, Photo Essay, The Prem Rawat Foundation
Honors
2012 Westlake Village Art Guild Members Show, Westlake Village, CA - 1st Prize
2010 International Photography Awards - 1st Place, Non-Professional Environmental
2010 Westlake Village Art Guild Open Show, Westlake Village, CA - 2nd Prize, Photography
2010 Ventura County Arts Council Whimsy Show, Ventura, CA - 2nd Prize Overall
2010 The Artists Gallery Open Show, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA - 3rd Prize Overall
Education
1970-1973 Nova Scotia College of Art & Design
1968-1970 Mitchell College
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