https://www.mikevangorkom.com/home daily 1.0 2026-03-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3c566512b13fb318ba2f3e/1547459331953-5OYL0V9HOD3IYQ5ZS43W/BE7BD37D-3382-42E2-B6DB-23750F5AE1B2.jpeg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3c566512b13fb318ba2f3e/1547460263170-TFAYBN3UYLOKLWBSZCQ6/FFAFC954-F59C-4F06-BEBA-AFC1EC676EF0.jpeg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3c566512b13fb318ba2f3e/1547460775252-7XBM8HNYW7ARZ8CPIP9P/0F47F859-554C-4C31-A4DE-E872E3B18D0D.jpeg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3c566512b13fb318ba2f3e/1587775447065-EO1MEYAVLSUPBKYAB96V/DSC05999-small.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3c566512b13fb318ba2f3e/1587777049471-EJI8I5T8YHP4B2HI0KUK/DVJ_5574-2+small1.jpeg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3c566512b13fb318ba2f3e/1587773056676-RDKVRCBDEF4E3N1CETO5/MVG+Logo+1+White+cropped.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3c566512b13fb318ba2f3e/1589952427982-RB9YRKQ8883L03AH3QZA/DSC08884.jpeg Home - About Mike is an adventure and travel photographer residing in sunny Southern California. Mike is known for his engaging storytelling from some of the most remote corners of our planet. His photography and videography dive deep into unique cultural traditions, hidden tribes, and otherworldly landscapes. In his recent adventures, Mike learned to hunt with the Kazakh Golden Eagle hunters of Western Mongolia, photographed the fabled Flower Men of Saudi Arabia, and visited the Korowai, one of the last remaining cannibalistic tribes on the planet in West Papua, New Guinea. When he’s not traveling, Mike leads product strategy and user experience teams for well-known technology companies such as Amazon, Ticketmaster, and Fandango. https://www.mikevangorkom.com/photography daily 0.75 2026-03-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3c566512b13fb318ba2f3e/1589951640473-0QBJ6N3ZJD3JL3NASI4K/498AB146-AC62-48F1-919D-9046E278BF56.jpeg Photography - My Gear All of my travel photography & videography was created using only this set of gear. I shoot primarily on a Sony A7III & A7SIV Mirrorless Cameras, Mavic 2 Pro Drone, GoPro Hero 10, and iPhone 17 Pro. Check out my entire gear pack here on Kit.co. Mike’s Gear on Kit.co https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3c566512b13fb318ba2f3e/1681acdb-c9c7-4e63-abf8-704cbc5eeec3/maxresdefault.jpg Photography - My Process Photo editing is done entirely in Lightroom CC on iPad Pro using Apple Pencil. Video editing and color grading are done in Final Cut Pro on MacBook Pro. https://www.mikevangorkom.com/video daily 0.75 2020-06-30 https://www.mikevangorkom.com/travel daily 0.75 2020-05-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3c566512b13fb318ba2f3e/1547518424900-DF17F7X2XFZLA6ZQQWR8/5EFE49AD-5E10-441D-8518-102698306603.jpeg Travel - Northern India 40 Days and 40 Nights in Rajasthan and Punjab states of Northern India November 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3c566512b13fb318ba2f3e/1547669636756-J5OVT0KLPU7E73DHUYLH/DSC02017.jpeg Travel - Pushkar Camel Fair It’s like Burning Man, but with camels! Seriously, SO many camels… November 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3c566512b13fb318ba2f3e/1547518666334-PW36359DR5VO9W0TZPAW/DSC09393.jpeg Travel - Ranthambore National Park An epic safari to capture India’s majestic Royal Bengal Tigers December 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3c566512b13fb318ba2f3e/1547669725626-HFFRC5I5WWW52CONCFCD/DSC07889.jpeg Travel - Mount Hagen Festival One of the largest tribal festivals in the world in Papua New Guinea July 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3c566512b13fb318ba2f3e/1547669858428-5PK7X9N95HEF2C8ZD0N3/DSC06853.jpeg Travel - Papua New Guinea A land of colorful tribes and vibrant festivals July 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3c566512b13fb318ba2f3e/1547669956871-D57AHYC87UNL8VXEASE3/DSC05078.jpeg Travel - The Korowai One of the few remaining cannibalistic tribes on Earth in Papua Province, New Guinea July 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3c566512b13fb318ba2f3e/1547670053180-KN9PBYEHVZKU6JFII734/DSC02585.jpeg Travel - Western Monogolia Deep in the Altai Mountains with the nomadic tribes of Mongolia July 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3c566512b13fb318ba2f3e/1587781714835-3L783P15A8VA6EBUHNSD/DJI_0240.jpg Travel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3c566512b13fb318ba2f3e/1587782239466-ZUBM42ZNQ0YUXCD17MAX/DSC06854.jpg Travel - Tribes of Papua New Guinea Digging deep into the colorful festivals of Papua New Guinea https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3c566512b13fb318ba2f3e/1590019236576-XIBT1GTS35KVIOG01OAH/E2478EFA-6DF8-4302-832D-D3942D70A60E.jpeg Travel - Portraits of India Closeups with the incredibly beautiful people I met throughout India. https://www.mikevangorkom.com/travel-1 daily 0.75 2020-05-20 https://www.mikevangorkom.com/travel-1/2020/5/20/the-kingdom-of-saudi-arabia-3t4an-4llhm-53ksp monthly 0.5 2020-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3c566512b13fb318ba2f3e/1590018172311-CSZP66TAKA65LFB2AKH4/C2B6202F-B3E7-4579-AC51-38D24CB0D0C9.jpeg Travel - Tribes of Papua New Guinea https://www.mikevangorkom.com/travel-1/2020/5/20/the-kingdom-of-saudi-arabia-3t4an-4llhm monthly 0.5 2020-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3c566512b13fb318ba2f3e/1590018172311-CSZP66TAKA65LFB2AKH4/C2B6202F-B3E7-4579-AC51-38D24CB0D0C9.jpeg Travel - The Flower Men of Saudi Arabia https://www.mikevangorkom.com/travel-1/2020/5/20/the-kingdom-of-saudi-arabia-3t4an monthly 0.5 2020-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3c566512b13fb318ba2f3e/1590018172311-CSZP66TAKA65LFB2AKH4/C2B6202F-B3E7-4579-AC51-38D24CB0D0C9.jpeg Travel - Pushkar Camel Fair https://www.mikevangorkom.com/travel-1/2020/5/20/the-kingdom-of-saudi-arabia monthly 0.5 2020-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3c566512b13fb318ba2f3e/1590018172311-CSZP66TAKA65LFB2AKH4/C2B6202F-B3E7-4579-AC51-38D24CB0D0C9.jpeg Travel - The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia https://www.mikevangorkom.com/end-1 daily 0.75 2019-01-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591a1b09bebafb6254a165a9/1494885496312-7DH6NP0X0JDGFVY6AWOZ/5472462808_eacd351e11_o.jpg Copy of End https://www.mikevangorkom.com/bio daily 0.75 2019-03-25 https://www.mikevangorkom.com/live-to-ride daily 0.75 2019-03-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591a1b09bebafb6254a165a9/1494886208322-O8Y5XFJ2APFISHQPOXGP/5471873425_b79f29fc4e_o.jpg Live to Ride https://www.mikevangorkom.com/ride-to-live daily 0.75 2019-03-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591a1b09bebafb6254a165a9/1494886177725-ZHBB5CNIOD53C70Z516I/5472462006_c56c510a4e_o.jpg Ride to Live