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Michael Benson

(American/German, born 1962)

us cloud sheet by michael benson

Michael Benson

US Cloud Sheet, 2016

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north atlantic clouds, terra, january 24, 2011 by michael benson

Michael Benson

North Atlantic Clouds, Terra, January 24, 2011, 2016

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sandstorm in the western sahara, aqua, march 3, 2004 by michael benson

Michael Benson

Sandstorm in the Western Sahara, Aqua, March 3, 2004, 2012

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earth over the lunar horizon, lunar reconnaissance orbiter, 12 october, 2015 by michael benson

Michael Benson

Earth over the Lunar Horizon, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, 12 October, 2015, 2016

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frosted mars dunes in winter, mars reconnaissance orbiter, november 26, 2006 by michael benson

Michael Benson

Frosted Mars Dunes in Winter, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, November 26, 2006, 2011

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sunset on mars, spirit rover, may 19, 2005 by michael benson

Michael Benson

Sunset on Mars, Spirit Rover, May 19, 2005, 2012

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gibbous mars, rosetta, 24 february, 2007 by michael benson

Michael Benson

Gibbous Mars, Rosetta, 24 February, 2007, 2012

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Biography

Timeline

1962
Born in Munich, Germany
1984
B.A., English and Photography, SUNY Albany, Albany, NY
1989 - 1991
NYU Graduate Film School, New York, NY
1996
Best Documentary Feature Award, National Film Board of Canada, 1996 Vancouver International Film Festival for Predictions of Fire
Golden Minotaur (First Prize), Documentary Category, 1996 “Message to Man” St. Petersburg International Film Festival (Russia) for Predictions of Fire
2004
First Prize for Design, Special Trade General Books Category at the 2004 New York Book Fair for Beyond: Visions of the Interplanetary Probes, Michael Benson (Harry N. Abrams, New York, October 2003)
Lives and works in New York, NY

Exhibitions

2011
Beyond: Visions of Planetary Landscapes, Stauth Memorial Museum, Montezuma, KS (solo)
Beyond: Visions of Planetary Landscapes, The Petaluma Museum, Petaluma, CA (solo)
Michael Benson, Jenseit des Blauen Planeten (Beyond the Blue Planet), Astronomie Wien - Planetarium, Kuffner- und Urania Sternwarte, Vienna, Austria (solo)
Michael Benson, Hasted Kraeutler, New York, NY (solo)
2010
Beyond: Visions of Planetary Landscapes. California University of Pennsylvania, California, PA (solo)
Michael Benson, Da draussen - Planetenaufnahmen aus dem All (Beyond – Planet Recordings from Space), Natur-Musuem Luzern (Natural History Musuem of Luzern), Switzerland (solo)
Beyond: Visions of Planetary Landscapes. Daura Gallery, Lynchburg College, Lynchburg, VA (solo)
Michael Benson, Images from Beyond: Visions of Our Solar System. Long View Gallery, Washington, DC (solo)
Michael Benson, Beyond: Visions of Our Solar System. The Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC (solo)
Beyond: Visions of Planetary Landscapes. Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, IL (solo)

Public Collections

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri
Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA
PharmaSwiss SA, Zug, Switzerland

Literature

2009
Benson, Michael. Far Out: A Space-Time Chronicle Benson (Harry N. Abrams, New York; 320 pages, 11.5” x 11.5”)
Companion volume to Beyond: Visions of the Interplanetary Probes (October 2009)
Benson, Michael. Beyond: A Solar System Journey (Abrams Books for Young Readers, New York; 128 pages), children’s book based on Beyond: Visions of the Interplanetary Probes (March 2009)
2003
Benson, Michael. Beyond: Visions of the Interplanetary Probes (Harry N. Abrams, New York; 320 pages, 11.5” x 11.5”; paperback 2008). Published in English, French, German, Spanish, and Japanese. Foreword by Arthur C. Clarke, Afterword by Lawrence Weschler. (October 2003)
English (US)

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