This is Mike Vanko, he first started his photography career in 2014 while studying at College Of Dupage. In 2017 he started doing photography in a professional manner starting with Urban Explore Photography. This is also known as Abandoned Architectural Photography. He started getting a following with many people enjoying his images which caused him to branch out into other styles. Mike now does portrait photography, landscape photography, and street photography. Some people have come to mike and asked him how he has such an amazing eye for photography and he responds with "I zone everything out, and just take the photo." As of 2019 Mike has invested in some new equipment to make stuff look more professional. He also quoted “I may have been through a lot these past 2 years, but I will not back down because anyone can be an artist."

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Update 2022:

MIke Graduated in the Class of 2021 at College Of DuPage. 

Due to recent past events, Mike is very picky who he shares his new photographic art with, and who he works with to collaborate projects.