Confinement

Michael Hower is a photographer from the area of Harrisburg, PA. Twelve years ago, after picking up a digital camera for the first time, he fell in love with the medium, becoming self-taught. In photography Mike rediscovered a passion for art that he hadn’t felt in years.  

His work focuses on historical themes, portraying human objects and structures in modified environments now devoid of human activity, particularly photographing places of abandonment with particular interest in industry, prisons and graffiti. His work conveys themes of wear, deterioration, and nature’s reclamation of manmade environments via architecture and landscape.  

Michael’s work has been featured in two hundred exhibits and publications. Several of his most recent accomplishments include publication in the recent book Essential Voices: A COVID-19 Anthology and first prize for photography in the State Museum of Pennsylvania’s 2023 “Art of the State.”