Memories with Mike / Commercial media kit

Photography. Exploration. Stories from the Wild.

Michael Kennedy — Outdoor Photographer & Field Content Creator. Lawrence, Kansas. Landscape, wildlife, adventure and outdoor commercial photography.

What Michael creates.

Field photography, destination imagery, product-in-environment photography, expedition storytelling and commissioned assignments. Existing photographs can also be licensed for an agreed use.

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Photographer
Michael Kennedy
Geographic base
Lawrence, Kansas
Assignments
Regional and travel-based projects by discussion. Dates, access and travel scope are confirmed for each assignment.

Selected work

A sense of place.
A point of view.

Existing landscape and wildlife work demonstrates the photographic approach. These images are not presented as commissioned brand campaigns.

Panoramic view of a winding gravel road crossing a broad green mountain basin beneath scattered clouds.
The Road Into Thin Air
San Juan Mountains, Colorado
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Bull elk with large antlers standing in a golden meadow before evergreen trees.
King of the High Meadow
Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
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A silky waterfall pouring through a dark, moss-covered rock canyon into a fast foreground stream.
Where the Canyon Roars
San Juan Mountains, Colorado
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Pink and orange sunset clouds reflected across the still water of Monarch Lake between dark mountain ridges.
Painted Silence
Monarch Lake, Colorado
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Historic wooden Crystal Mill perched above a rocky river and waterfall among green trees in Colorado.
Crystal Mill
Crystal, Colorado
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A mountain pond and meadow beneath dramatic storm clouds, framed by steep forested cliffs.
Weather Coming Through Crystal
Near Crystal, Colorado
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Vertical view into a rugged mountain cirque with lingering snowfields and small alpine lakes beneath a golden sky.
Above the Last Treeline
Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
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The Milky Way filling a dark teal night sky above silhouetted trees and red and gold vehicle light trails.
Headlights Through the Milky Way
Clinton Lake, Lawrence, Kansas
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Close portrait of a mallard standing on stone in warm backlight with another duck softly blurred behind it.
Sentinel at the Waterline
Antioch Park, Merriam, Kansas
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Why work with Memories with Mike

Field craft.
Commercial purpose.

Start with the images your audience needs, then define a practical way to make them.

Photographer-led production

One creative point of contact for the brief, photographic approach, selection, and finished image set.

Real outdoor environments

Landscape, wildlife, water, and mountain work demonstrate a visual approach grounded in actual places.

Designed for the intended use

Plan horizontal web compositions, vertical social assets, and detail photographs around the campaign. Resolution and crops are confirmed for each use.

Clear usage rights

Define media, territory, duration, and exclusivity before production or licensing. Commission a focused set or a broader image library.

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Commercial applications

Images with
a job to do.

Build a brief around websites, digital campaigns, social media, email campaigns, brochures, editorial features, tourism marketing, product pages or print collateral. File dimensions, crops and permissions are agreed for the intended use.

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Partnership models

A working relationship
with a clear scope.

Product Partnership

An agreed exchange of equipment support and field content, with the scope, usage rights, and disclosure defined before production.

Expedition Partner

Support a field project through travel, lodging, fuel, equipment, or production funding. The itinerary and deliverables are agreed for each assignment.

Content Partnership

Commission outdoor photographs and storytelling for a specific campaign, destination, or product.

Brand Ambassador

Discuss a continuing relationship with recurring production, licensing, and optional affiliate activity.

Licensed photography

Select existing photographs for a defined use. Request a license for the media, territory, duration and exclusivity your project needs.

Sample deliverables

Scope the work.
Know the result.

Illustrative scopes to build a brief around. Each assignment has its own agreed deliverables, access requirements, timing, rights, and budget.

Field content

A product or campaign photographed in an outdoor setting.

  • Hero and environmental product photographs
  • Details, vertical social and horizontal web assets
  • Written field observations and an agreed licensed image set

Destination story

A visual introduction to a place and its character.

  • Landscape imagery and location details
  • Trail or environment storytelling
  • Editorial field notes and tourism-oriented social assets

Expedition partnership

A defined photographic mission with a production plan.

  • Trip storytelling and planned product-in-use imagery
  • Landscape assets and field observations
  • Social assets with agreed licensing and disclosures

These are configurable possibilities, not completed client campaigns or fixed packages. Production capabilities and deliverable specifications are confirmed before booking.

Discuss a project.

Share your company, objective, destination, timing, desired assets and intended usage. Michael will help define the next step.

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michael.kennedy@ku.edu