Michael Hower Photography

The beginning of a new photographic series I'm starting called "Infinite Panopticon."

The inspiration for this comes from Raymond Queneau’s combinatorial sonnets and Piranesi's "Imaginary Prisons."

Super stoked to learn this afternoon that I have the honor of being selected for "Art of the State" at the Pennsylvania State Museum this summer for the third year in a row! Picture taken .mill

"Klotz" and "Hospital for Contagious Diseases" were just excepted into the prestigious 102nd edition of the "Spring Show" at the Erie Art Museum to be held this spring and summer.

"Break for Freedom" - My newest altered book photograph. It references the 1945 prison break from Clues to the story are contained in the piece. Book photograph and design are also mine.

So, a couple of weeks ago I did something I always wanted to do. I wanted to wait til it healed to show it off. Thanks to

Not my normal content but I've never felt so compelled as I do now to speak up and advocate for myself and others as I do now. I've never been so potentially impacted by an act of government as I could be here

It's that time of year again for "Art with Heart" exhibition and silent auction.

The annual silent art auction allows you to bid on a variety of artwork created by local, regional, and national artists, including my photograph "Klotz" (item 112). Proceeds from Art with Heart directly benefits disadvantaged youth and provide scholarships for all ages.

https://e.givesmart.com/events/GF8/i/

"Transparency" was the first place winner at the 10th Annual Regional Photography Exhibition

Something new I've been working on, a new altered book photograph, "Fire to Art." This piece merges my passions for photography, design, and LEGOs. The book cover features my original photograph and graffiti design inspired by Centralia's Graffiti Highway. To complete the transformation, I staged LEGO figures tagging the cover, bringing the entire concept to life. The final artwork is a photograph captures this fusion.

The December issue of The Pasticheur () has been published and features a portfolio of my abandoned photography. The Pasticheur is an academic literary and arts journal of Dickinson College. Follow the link on their page to check it out.

"Great Crossings" - Great Crossings Bridge, Old US 40 near Confluence, PA. Currently exposed, but it has been submerged under fifty feet of water since the building of a reservoir in 1942. It occasionally makes appearances when the reservoir is drained. The last time it was this low was in 1998.

"Sequenced" - Mascot Roller Mills, PA