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About Mike
Mike has covered major news & sporting events, including the Olympiad in Seoul, Korea, NCAA football & basketball, presidential and other political campaigns. He also traveled in the "tight press pool" on two papal tours of the U.S., with the late Pope John Paul II. Mike's assignments have been published in a host of national & international periodicals such as USA Today, TIME, NEWSWEEK, Sports Illustrated, & People magazines, along with numerous national and world newspapers. His primary assignments now include sports, editorial and corporate portraits and events. Regular coverage includes: the Adirondacks, Albany, Auburn, Amsterdam, Binghamton, Buffalo, Cortland, Elmira, Geneva, Ithaca, Fulton, Hamilton, Ft. Drum, Lackawanna, Lake Placid, Massena, New York City, Ogdensburg, Oneida, Oswego, Rochester, Saranac Lake, Seneca Falls, Tonawanda, Troy, Utica, Waterloo, Verona, Watertown and Watkins Glen, N.Y. Wilkes-Barre and Scranton, PA.
Contributor to books such as: "America 24/7's - NY-24/7"~ by DK Publishing, "Pope John Paul II- A Pastoral Visit to the United States" ~ by Ignatius Press, "John Paul II Visits America" ~ by Crescent Books "Photojournalism - The Visual Approach" ~ by Prentice Hall "Greater Syracuse - Center of an Empire" ~ by Towery Publishing "Recent Cool Assignments" The One World Concert & Common Ground for Peace Syracuse, NY. I was hangin' with the 14th Dalai Lama for three days, along with former UN Ambassador Andrew Young & Martin Luther King III. Then photographing performers Dave Mathews, Whoopi Goldberg, Dave Crosby, Cyndi Lauper, Roberta Flack, & The Counting Crows, amongst others. Even met and chatted up Michael Lang of Woodstock fame. Heisman Trophy Event: with Vice President Biden in NYC. NCAA Regional: Sweet 16-Elite 8 playoffs. Discovery Channel: Three Days on location for pilot "Invention Nation". J.M. Smuckers Corp: Portrait sessions with world champion and Olympic figure skaters in Lake Placid, N.Y. Windmill Farm: Lowville, N.Y. for the New York Times & Scottish Power. San Francisco: Wedding and four day motorcycle tour of California! St. Anselm College: 6-days in Athens, Greece and the Island of Crete covering student archeological digs. Verizon Corporation: Pro soccer at Giants Stadium in the NJ Meadowlands and a Latino Salsa Music festival at Carnige Hall in NYC. Powder Magazine: Skiing soldiers of the 10th Mt. Division. The Wall St. Journal: Co-op babysiting. New York State and HSBC Bank: 25th Silver Anniversary Edition of the Olympic-style, 28-sport, amateur athletics Empire State Games. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters: Union member training hunting dogs. Annual Great New York State Fair: 12-days of rides, games, goats, cows, politicians, and entertainment. Cider making in Layfayette, NY. Finger Lakes Wineries.
Michael Okoniewski 315.447.6765 If you are requesting any photos of any current or former Syracuse University student athletes, whether prints or files, I can not provide them because of current NCAA guidelines. If you are selling a service or product, do not attempt to contact me. I will not respond. eMail: Click here to contact Mike regarding photo assignments.
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Mike is a former Chief Photographer for Syracuse University Athletics. He started his career with the sale of a picture of then presidential candidate Ronald Reagan, and went on to become a staff newspaper photographer and then a decades long contributor to The NY Times and the Associated Press.
www.SyracusePhotographer.com / www.RochesterPhotographer.com wedding photographer in syracuse,wedding photographers in syracuse, photographers in syracuse Skills include on-location lighting, (from portraiture photography to sports arenas, digital delivery from remote locations, and people skills that will generate a smile from the most sour-faced C.E.O. Annual reports, advertising, aerial, industrial, portrait, people, landscape, digital and commercial photography skills with a select number of wedding bookings now available. A regular contributor of photography to The NY Times and the Associated Press, Okoniewski has photographed major news & sporting events, including the Olympiad in Seoul, NCAA football & basketball, presidential campaigns, and traveled on two papal tours of the U.S., with the Pope John Paul II. Mike is an active member of both the National Press Photographers Association and the American Society of Media Photographers. Photographer Michael Okoniewski, is based in Syracuse, NY , the heart of New York State, less than 2-hours from most regions of the state. Regular coverage of the Adirondacks, Albany, Amsterdam, Auburn, Binghamton, Buffalo, Cortland, Elmira, Geneva, Ithaca, Fulton, Hamilton, Ft. Drum, Lackawanna, Lake Placid, Massena, New York City, Ogdensburg, Oneida, Oswego, Rochester, Saranac Lake, Seneca Falls, Tonawanda, Troy, Utica, Waterloo, Verona, Watertown and Watkins Glen, N.Y. Wilkes-Barre and Scranton, PA. Canadian coverage includes Burlington, Cornwall, Hamilton and Toronto, Ontario. Mike Okoniewski Photographer, Syracuse, New York, NY,. Corporate, advertising, commercial, editorial, portrait, location and wedding photography. Clients include, The New York Times, The Washington, & Los Angeles Times, The Associated Press, USA Today, TIME, NEWSWEEK, People magazines, ESPN.com, Cornell and Syracuse University . Represented by the Getty Agency, along with The Image Works Agency. Mike Okoniewski Photographer, & Syracuse, New York, NY,. Corporate, advertising, commercial, editorial, portrait, location and wedding photography. An F.Y.I.- Okoniewski is pronounced Okonowski, not Okonewski.
