Mike Carroll

Mike Carroll is a professional landscape photographer who has a passion for moon photography, astrophotography, concert photography, long exposures and cityscapes. Born and raised in New Jersey, Mike is a former musician who started his craft by photographing live music performances. His dedication to photography has taken his journey from the sun to the moon and even the Milky Way — it's all about getting that once-in-a-lifetime shot. Mike plans his shoots a couple weeks in advance. Preparation is key to capturing that big moon or that lightning shot — even if he finds himself running in a thunderstorm to a location, or navigating in the dark to shoot the moon. Mike has been featured on TV news channel News 12 NJ for his time lapse of the SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket over New Jersey. This time lapse was also published on Accuweather, Yahoo and MSN. Mike's awards include: • 2019 & 2020 PhotoPills Award Book • 2020 NJ Monthly Magazine First Place • 2019 Empire State Building Photo Contest Finalist