Michael Barton, M. Photog., MEI, Cr., CPP, F-PPANI, F-APPI

Michael Barton currently owns and operates Indigo Photographic Inc. in the historic district of Batavia, Illinois. Through Indigo, Michael is able to create unique art pieces for his clients and it is the concept that "everyone on this planet deserves a great image that will last for generations" that keeps this studio in high demand. Barton has previously served as the house photographer for Chicago Jazz Magazine and has been published in Modern Drummer, Jazz Improv, and numerous other publications. Michael has published articles and images in The Professional Photographer, Rangefinder, Texas Professional Photographer and other photographic magazines.

Having an unquenchable thirst to create led Michael to complete his Masters degree in Jazz Studies from the University of North Texas in 2000. Through Barton's diverse study of humanity he has developed a distinctive love for people, and photography is a chance to give back.

Michael is a Certified Professional Photographer and has his Master of Photography, Master of Electronic Imaging, and Photographic Craftsman Degrees from the Professional Photographers of America. Michael has won several Kodak Gallery Awards, Fuji Masterpiece Awards and also received the Canon Par Excellence Award for Electronic Imaging in 2009. Michael was a PPA Photographer of the Year in 2008, 2009, and 2010 and a PPA Electronic Imager of the Year in 2008 and 2008. Michael was named a Top 10 Mid America Photographer of the year and Top 10 Illinois Photographer of the year for 2008, 2009, and 2010. In 2010 Michael Was named MARC Illinois Photographer of the Year. Barton is currently the State Representative for the American Society Of Photographers and serves on the board of directors for the Professional Photographers Association of Northern Illinois and the Associated Professional Photographers of Illinois.