Since opening Beautiful Portraits by Michael in 2001, Michael Mowbray has gone on to win many awards for his portraiture and was named International PPA Photographer of the Year Gold Medalist in 2011 and Bronze Medalist in 2012. He has had the highest scoring wedding portrait in Wisconsin six out of the past seven years, including Wisconsin Best of Show-Wedding 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013. He has won the prestigious Kodak Gallery Award five times, and the Fuji Masterpiece Award for Outstanding Wedding Portraiture three times. Michael has also been named one of the Top 10 photographers in Wisconsin multiple times. He has earned both his Master Photographer and Photographic Craftsman degrees from Professional Photographers of America (PPA), and speaks around the country on the topics of weddings, seniors and speedlights. See more of Michael’s work at his consumer website: www.beautifulportraits.com. His website dedicated to photographer education can be found at: www.michaelmowbray.com.