I am an award-winning photographer living in Maine.  My niche is outdoor photography, and my styles are representational, impressionistic, and abstract.

My work is influenced by contemporary nature and landscape photographers, including Patrick Zephyr, Kurt Budliger, Ian Plant, and Benjamin Williamson, among others, and has been accepted in juried group exhibitions at:  Maine College of Art and Design, Brickstore Museum, Kennebunk, Maine Photography Show, River Arts Gallery, Damariscotta, PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, VT, Yarmouth Art Festival, Kennebunk River Club Art Show, Maine General Medical Center, Augusta, Black Hole Gallery, Rockland, Chocolate Church Arts Center, Bath, and the University of New England, among others.

For me, the enjoyment is in the hunt as well as the capture.  Walking on streets, in the woods, along streams, on the beach, and in marshes is physically gratifying.  I enjoy feeling the wind, sun, rain, and snow on my face, the weight of the camera and tripod on my back, hearing the pounding waves, the calling of the shore birds, the sloshing of rubber boots in the mud and water, and smelling the pine forest and seaweed.  I go to these places without expectations, but always with the same goals: be present in the moment, chase the light, and see what others miss.

My figurative and abstract images aim to convey a sense of place and present a view or aspect of a subject that evokes emotions or suggests a story.  I find inspiration in natural and human landscapes, at the interface of land, water, and sky, in the rhythm of the seasons, in the passing of time, and in the darkness on the edge of town. 

Michael Fillyaw Photography supports the mission and values of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and donates 7% of sales to the Breast Cancer Fund to provide expert, compassionate care to children and adults with cancer while advancing the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer and related diseases.