Gary Gee with Grizzly Bear in Katmai National Park, Alaska
Gary resides in the small Northern Michigan community of Lewiston and works full time in the log home industry as General Manager of The Woodworkers Shoppe in Comins, MI. In his spare time he takes advantage of his love and passion for the outdoors and photography whenever he gets a chance. Northern Michigan provides the backdrop for his artwork and is home to many varieties of local and migrating birds as well as the abundant wildlife which captivate most of Gary's photographic time. His photos have been printed & displayed publicly in galleries, magazines, books, brochures, newspapers, websites & calendars and have won many awards in exhibitions & art galleries where he actively pursues in the display and sale of his works. As a member and board member to a variety of art and photography groups in the state, Gary says, "I value every minute that I have my camera in my hand and learn so much from others around me in the various groups, meetings and shoots that I attend" In addition to his wildlife and landscape ventures, Gary also provides architectural, family portrait photography, senior high school portraits, real estate, as well as wedding, glamour & fashion shoots. _________________________________________________________________________________ Current / Recent / Upcoming Exhibitions: _________________________________________________________________________________ **2020 Summer/Fall Edition - Michigan Home & Lifestyle Magazine** https://michiganhomeandlifestyle.com/ Porcupine Mtns., Splitrock Lighthouse ________________________________________________________________________________ **2019 & 2020 - "Images of Nature" Calendar** - Farley Calendar Co. - https://farleycalendars.com/product/2019-images-of-nature-calendar/ _________________________________________________________________________________ **Honorable Mention** **Crooked Tree 39th Annual 2019 Juried Photography Exhibition** January 19th - March 30 2019 - Petoskey, MI https://www.crookedtree.org/event/ctac-petoskey/2019-juried-photography-exhibition _________________________________________________________________________________ **March 6th thru April 28th, 2018** - Gaylord Area Council for the Arts Annual Juried Photo Exhibition - Gaylord, MI - _________________________________________________________________________________ **Crooked Tree 38th Annual 2018 Juried Photography Exhibition** January 20th - March 24rd 2018 - Petoskey, MI https://www.crookedtree.org/event/2018-juried-photography-exhibition/?instance_id=6580 _________________________________________________________________________________ **2018 - "Images of Nature" Calendar** - Farley Calendar Co. - http://farleycalendars.com/images-nature-promotional-calendar/ _________________________________________________________________________________ **2018 - "Country Roads" Calendar** - Farley Calendar Co. - http://farleycalendars.com/country-roads-promotional-calendar/ _________________________________________________________________________________ ** 1st Place ** **March 7th thru April 29th, 2017** - Gaylord Area Council for the Arts Annual Juried Photo Exhibition - Gaylord, MI - _________________________________________________________________________________ ** 1st Place ** **Crooked Tree 37th Annual 2017 Juried Photography Exhibition** January 19th - March 23rd 2017 - Petoskey, MI https://www.crookedtree.org/event/2017-juried-photography-exhibition/?instance_id=4574 _________________________________________________________________________________ **Michigan Blue Magazine - Fall Issue 2016** - Two page spread in "Autumn Splenders" article - http://www.mibluemag.com/ _________________________________________________________________________________ "1st Place" & "2nd Place" **May 27th thru June 24th, 2016** - 8th Annual Fine Arts Juried Photo Exhibition - Charleviox Circle of Arts - Charleviox, MI - http://www.charlevoixphotographyclub.org/2016-exhibition-winners.html _________________________________________________________________________________ "2nd Place" **May 4th thru June 30th, 2016** - Gaylord Area Council for the Arts Annual Juried Photo Exhibition - Gaylord, MI - _________________________________________________________________________________ **Michigan Blue Magazine - Cottage Issue Spring 2016** - Kirtland Warbler Photo in "Protected Class" article - http://www.mibluemag.com/ _________________________________________________________________________________ **Charlevoix Photography Club's Featured Artist** - Charlevoix Munson Hospital Main Entrance - Charlevoix, MI http://www.charlevoixphotographyclub.org/featured-artists.html _________________________________________________________________________________ **2016 Country Roads Calendar** - November featured month photo - http://farleycalendars.com/country.php _________________________________________________________________________________ **2016 Images of Nature Calendar** - August featured month photo - http://farleycalendars.com/images.php _________________________________________________________________________________ **Michigan Blue Magazine - Winter Issue 2015-2016** - Amish Buggy in Winter Photo in "Small Town Charms" article - http://www.mibluemag.com/ _________________________________________________________________________________ "Featured Artist" **July 17th - September 2nd, 2015** - Skyline Event Center - Comins, MI Opening Reception - July 17th 6-9 pm - Classic Rock Live Band 7 pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/471896176312844/ _________________________________________________________________________________ "Winners Invitational Exhibit" **July 8th - August 29th, 2015** - Gaylord Area Council for the Arts Opening Reception - July 11th 5-7pm _________________________________________________________________________________ "Honorable Mention" **June 25th - July 31st, 2015** - Charlevoix Circle of Arts - 7th Annual - "Juried Fine Art Photography Exhibition" - Charlevoix, MI -http://www.charlevoixphotographyclub.org/ _________________________________________________________________________________ "Honorable Mention" **March 7th thru May 2nd, 2015** - Gaylord Area Council for the Arts Annual Juried Photo Exhibition - Gaylord, MI - _________________________________________________________________________________ **2015 Michigan Calendar** - January & February featured month's photos - http://farleycalendars.com/michigan.php _________________________________________________________________________________ ** 2014 - 2015** - Featured Photography in Harbor Springs, MI Airport _________________________________________________________________________________ **July 2nd thru August 30th, 2014** - "Winners Invitational Exhibition" - Gaylord Area Council for the Arts - Gaylord, MI - http://gacaevents.weebly.com/ _________________________________________________________________________________ "3rd Place" and "Honorable Mention" **June 19th - July 27th, 2014** - Charlevoix Circle of Arts - 6th Annual Juried Photography Exhibition/ "Michigan; Places, Spaces, People and Things" - Charlevoix, MI - http://www.charlevoixcircle.org/ _________________________________________________________________________________ "Best of Show" & "People's Choice" **March 8th thru April 26th, 2014** - Gaylord Area Council for the Arts Annual Juried Photo Exhibition - Gaylord, MI - _________________________________________________________________________________ "Honorable Mention" **January 18th thru April 5th, 2014** - Petoskey Crooked Tree Arts Center's 33nd Annual Juried Photography Exhibition - Petoskey, MI - http://www.crookedtree.org/ _________________________________________________________________________________ "Best of Show", "First Place-Artistic", "First Place-On media other than paper" **August 29th - October 6th, 2013** - Charlevoix Circle of Arts - 5th Annual Juried Photography Exhibition/ "My Michigan" - Charlevoix, MI - http://www.charlevoixcircle.org/ _________________________________________________________________________________ **June 28th thru July 22nd, 2013** - Petoskey Crooked Tree Photographic Society Exhibition - Petoskey, MI - https://www.crookedtree.org/atrium-gallery-crooked-tree-photographic-society-exhibition/ _________________________________________________________________________________ **April 20th - June 19th, 2013** - Charlevoix Circle of Arts Multi-media Exhibition/ "Things with Wings" - Charlevoix, MI - http://www.charlevoixcircle.org/ _________________________________________________________________________________ **March 6th thru May 4th, 2013** - Gaylord Area Council for the Arts Annual Juried Photo Exhibition - Gaylord, MI - http://www.otsego.org/gaylordarts/ _________________________________________________________________________________ **January 19th thru April 5th, 2013** - Petoskey Crooked Tree Arts Center's 32nd Annual Juried Photography Exhibition - Petoskey, MI - http://www.crookedtree.org/ _________________________________________________________________________________ **January 19th thru April 5th, 2013** - Petoskey Crooked Tree Arts Center's "Nocturne Exhibition" - Petoskey, MI _________________________________________________________________________________ **November 6th - December 31st, 2012** - "Winter Wonders Fine Arts Exhibit" - Gaylord Area Council for the Arts _________________________________________________________________________________ **Featured photo and species of the month - Kirtland's Warbler, November 2012** - " Western Hemisphere Migratory Species Initiative" - http://whmsi.net/index.cfm _________________________________________________________________________________ "Best of Show" and "1st Place Canvas Wrap" **August 30th- November 2nd, 2012** - Charlevoix Circle of Arts Juried Photography Exhibition/ "Michigan Seasons" - Charlevoix, MI _________________________________________________________________________________ **2012 Winners Invitational** - July thru August 31st, 2012 - Gaylord Area Council for the Arts - This exhibit consists of artists and photographers who won awards in the Annual Juried 2011 Fine Arts & 2012 Juried Photo Exhibitions - Gaylord, MI _________________________________________________________________________________ "2nd Place" **March 6th thru April 28th, 2012** - Gaylord Area Council for the Arts Annual Juried Photo Exhibition - Gaylord, MI _________________________________________________________________________________ **January 21st thru April 7th, 2012** - Petoskey Crooked Tree Arts Center's 31st Annual Juried Photography Exhibition - Petoskey, MI _________________________________________________________________________________ "2nd Place"**November 12th- December 30th** - Charlevoix Circle of Arts Juried Photography Exhibition/ "Life in Northern Michigan" - Charlevoix, MI _________________________________________________________________________________ **2012 Calendar- "Black & White With a Little Red" - Gaylord, MI - http://www.otsego.org/gaylordarts/ _________________________________________________________________________________ **Detroit News Photo Contest- "Celebrate Michigan 2011" - "Finalist" _________________________________________________________________________________ **July 9th thru Sept 3rd, 2011** - 2011 Juried Photography Invitational - Gaylord Area Council for the Arts - Gaylord, MI _________________________________________________________________________________ **May 21st thru June 3rd, 2011** - AuSable Valley Fine Art Exhibition - Kirtland Community College - Roscommon, MI _________________________________________________________________________________ **March 12th thru April 9th, 2011** - Gaylord Area Council for the Arts Annual Juried Photo Exhibition - Gaylord, MI "Honorable Mention (2)" _________________________________________________________________________________ **January 22nd thru April 15th, 2011** - Petoskey Crooked Tree Arts Center's 30th Annual Juried Photography Exhibition - Petoskey, MI "Honorable Mention" _________________________________________________________________________________ **November 2010-January 2, 2011** - Charlevoix Circle of Arts Juried Photo Exhibition / "Impressions" - Charlevoix, MI "Honorable Mention" _________________________________________________________________________________ **November 2010-January 4, 2011** - Gaylord Area Council for the Arts / "Little Gems" Multi-media Exhibition - Gaylord, MI _________________________________________________________________________________ **2011 "Camera's Eye" Calendar** - Gaylord, MI _________________________________________________________________________________ **March 2010-Juried Photography Exhibition** - GACA, Gaylord, MI "Best of Show" & "Honorable Mention" _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ Please feel free to drop him a line...click "Contact" above --------------------------------------------------------------------------
In the Jordan River during prime Tamarack color change October 2013. Photo courtesy of Mike Schlitt
Top of the Mountain - Peyto Lake, Alberta, Canada - September 2018
Breathtaking views and scenery after a 2 mile hike to the top of the mountain where there were only 2 people up there, a young couple from Virginia who offered to take my photo. There was ice on the very steep trail for the whole second half of the hike up. Going back down was a bit of a challenge too!
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Photographing Black Bears in the wild of Northern Minnesota
Gary Gee with Black Bear
Gary Gee photographing goldfinch feeding on thistle in a marsh within Seney National Wildlife Refuge
Gary Gee - Turnagain Arm of Cook Inlet just outside Anchorage, Alaska
Gary Grayling fishing along Denali Highway, Alaska
Gary in the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
Gary Gee in Katmai National Park, Alaska with Brown Coastal Bears in June 2012
Gary Gee with mountain backdrop in the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
Mountain of ice on Lake Michigan March 2013