Michael Routh has been regarded as a leading nature cinematographer and photographer for over twenty-five years. His cinematography is most known for
powerful original compositions of lesser known locations and phenomena in nature. Michael’s cinematography has been described as world-class.
Please watch the following short film about Michael’s journey to become a professional nature photographer. It was a Short
Documentary Finalist in the Southern California Film Festival in 2012.
In 2012 and 2013, Michael worked as a camera operator and nature cinematographer for the acclaimed feature length
documentary movie “Muscle Shoals” directed by Greg ‘Freddy’ Camalier which tells the story of the birth of American
Blues and Southern Rock & Roll music. The movie received a Grammy nomination for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Medi
You can watch the trailer for the movie in the following link. Muscle Shoals.
In 2012, Outdoor Photographer Magazine did a 7-page feature length article about Michael’s nature photography. The editor of Outdoor Photographer Magazine said he felt that Michael’s nature photography was as good as the top 20 professional nature photographers in the country. You can read the article in the following link. Outdoor Photographer Magazine
Michael’s collection of nature, wildlife and landscape photographs is considered one of the best in California.
Because of the extensive time Michael spends in nature exploring remote forest service trails in the western
United States, he has seen the devastating impact wildland fires have on our environment.
Michael has also witnessed the heroic firefighters who risk their lives to protect our natural resources. As a result, Michael began his relationship with CAL FIRE, the State of California’s wildland fire fighting agency. He successfully completed the S-190, media and fire shelter training on fire behavior and fire safety. His philosophy from being a professional nature photographer is “safety first”.
Michael Routh has been regarded as a leading nature cinematographer and photographer for over twenty-five years. His cinematography is most known for
powerful original compositions of lesser known locations and phenomena in nature. Michael’s cinematography has been described as world-class.
Please watch the following short film about Michael’s journey to become a professional nature photographer. It was a Short
Documentary Finalist in the Southern California Film Festival in 2012.
In 2012 and 2013, Michael worked as a camera operator and nature cinematographer for the acclaimed feature length
documentary movie “Muscle Shoals” directed by Greg ‘Freddy’ Camalier which tells the story of the birth of American
Blues and Southern Rock & Roll music. The movie received a Grammy nomination for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Medi
You can watch the trailer for the movie in the following link. Muscle Shoals.
In 2012, Outdoor Photographer Magazine did a 7-page feature length article about Michael’s nature photography. The editor of Outdoor Photographer Magazine said he felt that Michael’s nature photography was as good as the top 20 professional nature photographers in the country. You can read the article in the following link. Outdoor Photographer Magazine
