Michael Mandell lives in southern Florida and travels extensively in the eastern US, constantly searching for outstanding flowers. His primary inspiration comes not from a photographer but from an American painter, Georgia O'Keeffe. Michael prefers to shoot with Nikon DSLR's, and his favorite lenses are the 60mm f/2.8 AF Micro-Nikkor and the 200mm f/4D ED-IF AF Micro-Nikkor. In his fine art shows, Michael exhibits matted and framed photographs-primarily in the sizes of 11" x 14", 18" x 24" , 24" x 36" and 36" x 48". If you wish to order a matted/framed photograph (matted in the color of your choice), please contact the photographer directly at 954.554.2196 or by e-mail.

AWARDS

Best in Show:
18th Annual "Art in the Park", Palmetto Bay, FL, 2008

First Place:
Deerfield Beach Art Festival, Deerfield Beach, FL 2012
Englewood Rotary Winter Arts Festival, Englewood, FL 2011
37th Annual Miami Beach Festival of the Arts, Miami Beach, FL 2010
Englewood Rotary Winter Arts Festival, Englewood, FL 2009
Bromeliad Society Show, Miami, FL, 2004

Second Place:

Englewood Winter Arts Festival, 2016
Pinecrest Gardens Fine Art Festival, Pinecrest, FL 2013
Pinecrest Gardens Fine Art Festival, Pinecrest. FL 2011
Englewood Rotary Winter Fine Arts Festival, Englewood, FL, 2010
Pinecrest Gardens Fine Art Festival, Pinecrest, FL, 2009
Englewood Rotary Spring Fine Arts Festval, Englewood, FL,2008
Englewood Rotary Winter Fine Arts Festival, Englewood, FL,2007
Old Homossassa Arts & Crafts Festival, Homossassa, FL, 2007

Third Place:
South Miami Art Festival, South Miami, FL, 2005

Honorable Mention:
North Brevard (FL) Art Festival, 2012
21st Annual FL Manatee Festival, Crystal River, FL , 2008
20th Annual FL Manatee Festival, Crystal River, FL, 2007
Woodstock Arts & Crafts Festival, Sunrise, FL, 2003