Michael Harding was born in Canada, where he studied cinema and photography at Concordia University, Montréal, before moving to the UK.Since then, he has created striking images of architecture, art, people and landscapes for international clients for their use in editorial, advertising and corporate applications. Clients include prestigious companies such as Barclays Bank, B&O, BMW, HSBC, Mercedes Benz, Morgan Stanley and Patek Philippe, The New York Times and The Financial Times. His architectural photography features in the highly regarded Venice, The City and its Architecture, published by Phaidon Press in multiple editions worldwide.Michael’s work has won many industry awards, notably being selected in the Eleventh Association of Photographers Awards and further receiving a Merit Award in the Seventeenth Association of Photographers Awards. His work was selected for a Highly Commended Award in the Deutsche Bauzeitung “Visions in Architecture” European Architectural Photography prize.His work has been exhibited in both the United Kingdom and Canada and he continues to actively pursue personal projects with a view to further exhibitions in the future.Michael has been, variously, Chairman, President, Treasurer and a Board Member of the Association of Photographers (AOP). The AOP is Europe’s most established organisation for professional photographers, working to ensure greater recognition for all professional photographers, as well as working to positively influence legislators in the UK and Europe for the benefit of its members.