Mick Anderson, Photographer -- A Brief Biography Mick was born in 1951 in Chico, California, to Charles and Isola Anderson. He has two older brothers, one who has sadly passed recently in southern California, and another living in Arizona.  His edu- cation was completed entirely in the Chico school system, culminating in a Geography degree with a Music minor from California State University, Chico, in 1973. While in college, he had the opportunity to work for Hugh and Margaret Black for two summers at St. Mary Lodge at the east entrance to Glacier National Park in Montana, 1970 -1971. It was in this magical place where he met several fellow students from other parts of the country who would change the direction of his life by introducing Mick to nature, the mountains, the guitar and singing, fly fishing, writing music, hiking, and -- most importantly -- the Single Lens Reflex camera! He had a chance to play with Pentacon, Yashica, Pentax, Nikon and other brands, leading cameras of the day.  It opened up a whole new way of looking at the world, and started a hobby that quickly grew into a passion that has stood the test of many years. His first “real” camera was a Yashica “Electro-35” range-finder camera, which was followed quickly by a Fuji SLR featuring a Pentax screw-mount lens system, manual flashes, and a “semi-automatic” metering system -- which meant that Mick pretty much had to figure out exposures the “old fashioned” way of calculating aperture and shutter speed based on film speed and the lighting conditions of the moment.  These lessons have served him well to this day, even with “auto everything” availability built into just about every camera available.  Having an “eye” for photography is what sets Mick apart from the pack! Mick married Sarine, the love of his life, in 1986, on a foot bridge over Butte Creek in the northern Sierra Nevada of California on a warm August day. They have been married 25 years as of August, 2011. Sarine is his “right hand” in everything he does, and handles much of the business end of Mick’s Photography. Chances are you will communicate with her if you contact the business. The hobby of photography grew into the business of Mick’s Photography in the summer of 1989 while the couple lived in Paradise, California, 15 miles east of Chico in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada.  It quickly grew to be one of the most popular wedding photography companies in the area with couples seeking Mick out for his artistry behind the camera from Napa and Sacramento to the south to Redding and points north.  With Nikon film cameras in hand, the couple moved to Florence, Oregon, in January of 1996.  Note to anyone considering a move in the dead of winter... don’t do it!  Mick’s Photography quickly became the premier wedding photography business in western Lane County over the next five years with newly acquired Canon film cameras, until another move in 2000 placed the Andersons in the Rogue Valley of Southern Oregon. Again Mick’s Photography flourished in Medford and Grants Pass. In 2005 the film cameras gave way to the world of digital photography, and Mick hasn’t looked back.  With several digital SLR cameras in hand, both Canon and Sony, he now has freedoms and abilities that were only dreams in the age of film.  New technologies combined with old-fashioned photographic sense are the driving forces behind the current incarnation of Mick’s Photography.  As you search this site and come back again and again to see what Mick is up to, you’ll always find new and exciting photographic art adventures to explore. Thank you for reading, and enjoy your visit to Mick’s Photography online! © Mick’s Photography/Mick Anderson 1989 - 2012 Updated 4/1/2012 About Mick Anderson...