Toast - To Be Released Digitally December 10, 2019
In 2000 Animal Planet recorded Toast with Armand Petri and Nick Blagona sharing producing and mixing duties. The revolving door brought...
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Michael Lee Jackson
Sep 23, 201910 min
Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest
The oldest living non-clonal organisms on earth are Bristlecone Pine trees that live less than 6 hours from Los Angeles, California...
Michael Lee Jackson
Sep 3, 201919 min
Driving Home
Blog on my Driving Home exhibit featuring images from rural America.
Michael Lee Jackson
Jul 18, 20191 min
State of Mind
Here's another from Dawn, called "State of Mind." Ever have one of those days where it seems like everything is trying to derail you? Of...
Michael Lee Jackson
Jul 17, 20194 min
The Killing Zone
The Killing Zone, which is on the record, Dawn and which you can hear below, is based on a true story about a guy who was on death row in...
Michael Lee Jackson
Jul 10, 20195 min
Dawn - Digital Release Set For July 19, 2019
Once upon a time I had a rock and soul band called Animal Planet. It started as a three-piece in 1996 or so as I meandered and tried to...
Michael Lee Jackson
May 28, 20199 min
The story behind my Cerro Gordo Star Circles Photograph
In 2014 or so when I first decided to try my hand at some basic astrophotography, I had no idea what to do, as tends to be the case...
Michael Lee Jackson
May 1, 20191 min
Carrizo Plain NPR Interview & New Gallery
I had a fabulous time photographing the Carrizo Plain bloom this year. I learned a lot. I found new places, met some great people, and...
Michael Lee Jackson
Jun 13, 20184 min
New Orleans
It would be impossible to do a comprehensive photo essay on New Orleans in only a couple days. There is so much interesting architecture,...
Michael Lee Jackson
Jun 3, 201816 min
Road Trip Chronicles #47 Los Angeles to Victoria, British Columbia
Actually this is the first Road Trip Chronicle I’ve written titled as such, and #47 is probably an underestimate. It all starts out...
Michael Lee Jackson
May 28, 20181 min
New Video Posted - Beartooth Scenic Highway
I put together a video from one of the most beautiful drives I've ever been on, this one across the Bearthooth Scenic Highway from Red...
Michael Lee Jackson
Mar 28, 20189 min
Visting Thailand 2018
Cape Shambhala, my destination in Koh Lanta. I've been to this wondrous country many times over the last eighteen or so years, and though...
Michael Lee Jackson
Jan 28, 20181 min
Photoshoot with Sally Long in Malibu
I had a great time yesterday photographing Sally Long in Malibu yesterday with the incredible help of stylist Georgina Curtis. Here are a...
Michael Lee Jackson
Jan 12, 20181 min
Joe Satriani & Glenn Hughes - Recording Joe Satriani's new record "What Happens Next&qu
On March 28, 2017 I was invited to Sunset Sound studios in Hollywood during one of the sessions for Joe's new record, "What Happens...
Michael Lee Jackson
Jan 1, 20184 min
Thomas Fire in Ventura County, CA
On December 30 and January 1, 2017 I drove from Los Angeles up to Ventura county to witness some of the destruction from the Thomas fire...
Michael Lee Jackson
Dec 14, 20171 min
Photo Galleries Update
The Landscape, Dogs, Other Creatures, Rural Decay and Sunset galleries have been updated with some recent shots.
Michael Lee Jackson
Dec 12, 20176 min
Recording Herding Cats & The Trip West
I’m back in LA after an amazing trip east to Buffalo where I played with my new band of ebbing and flowing misfits, the Gatos Malos at...
Michael Lee Jackson
Dec 12, 20171 min
Shadow Photo Book - Available Now
The Shadow photo book is now exclusively available from Spoiled Rotten in Buffalo New York and they are shipping world-wide. Click on the...
Michael Lee Jackson
Nov 27, 20174 min
Gatos Malos Studio Report
We just finished three consecutive twelve hour days recording 11 songs at GCR Audio in Buffalo. The amazing Nick Blagona was at the helm...
Michael Lee Jackson
Nov 23, 20172 min
MLJ & the Gatos Malos live at Sportsmens 11/22/2017
What a blast that show was last night. We had a lively crowd of friends and family and the band was wicked. We dusted off some gems from...
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