Twenty one years ago, Mike was steeped in the world of Banking and Finance. After graduating from university with majors in Business Administration, he held various positions with Fortune 100 companies, eventually ending up as a banker with a big, multi-national bank. That same year, Canon introduced the first EOS camera and Mike bought it for a vacation to Europe with his friend. Although he had lived and traveled overseas before and had taken a photography class in high school, neither avocation had taken hold of him at that time.
The trip and camera made a big impact on Mike and a visit to Longleat Safari Park in England peaked his interest in wildlife and birds. Five years later, he retired from the world of Finance and embarked on a different journey - the world of travel and wildlife photography. By this time, the EOS 1 camera had been introduced and it quickly became his favorite equipment. When the digital EOS D30 was launched in 2000, Mike experimented with the new technology and found it wanting but full of potential. With the rapid improvement of the digital EOS line, Mike's current line up has the
EOS 1D MK IV and the
EOS 1Ds MK III bodies as his main equipment, supplemented by other bodies such as the
EOS 1V
and the
EOS 7D.
He is a member of the Canon Professional Network and his EF lens
usage range from 14mm to 800mm. Mike's works have been utilized by the Audubon and American Cetacean Societies, academic and publishing institutions worldwide.
The world has experienced a lot of changes in the last few decades. Habitat destruction and species extinction caused by rampant global development and overpopulation have taken a toll on the animal and plant life on our planet. Mike is a lifetime member of the
American Cetacean Society - the oldest whale conservation group in the world, and also is an active member of the World Wildlife Fund, Audubon Society and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB). He is dedicated to the conservation and protection of our global wildlife and natural resources for future generations. His goal is to view and capture on photographs as many wonderful places and wildlife as possible, while having the least impact and leaving a minimal footprint on the environment. |
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- Mike Ho
