Gretchen Dorian Photography

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Maritime Photographer based in Northern Lower Michigan | gretchendorian.com On the Water...

Water is my inspiration. Water is a part of my life. On the water…

It can be a lake, a river, a small stream, water is always with me and
I must be near it. I was blessed to grow up on a large, 10 miles across, lake that linked the Great Lakes of Huron and Erie together. As a little girl, I yearned to hear and see the large freighters early in the morning, blowing their horns to pass safely in the fog, from my bedroom window. Since I was fifteen, with my first 35mm camera , I took over my big brother’s darkroom, when he left for college and taught myself how to develop film and make prints. In high school, I joined the camera club, and changed my senior thesis from art to photography. After one year of college, studying art, my heart was not in it. I left and settled at a school where I could study and learn photography fulltime. Upon graduation and my return back to Michigan, I entered juried shows and exhibitions. Marriage, a job and a baby had me place my camera on the back burner. I am back… I have come back kicking and screaming into this digital world of ours and have learned to embrace the change. The four seasons and their effect upon any body of water is glorious. Even the clouds change when they are over the water. I love when it is windy and the water changes color with each little puff. I love when it rains, as it storms across the water. I love when the water is frozen and a new world appears. Northern Lower Michigan, continues to inspire my work. I live on a small river. I am only minutes from the big water of Lake Michigan or Lake Huron. Within these waters are the images, the objects, the boats, the birds and the animals that I love and help make this watery universe mine. This is where you will find my heart and my soul.

09/24/2026

09/23/2026

2026 Melges Worlds | NOR 866

09/22/2026

2026 Melges Worlds - Practice Day..snapshots of Monday. 9/20/26

Monday, 9/20/26 - 2 practice starts. 1 practice race

09/19/2026

HARBOR SPRINGS, MI - FRIDAY -9/25 - 7:30PM
Lyric Theater - Main St - Special Viewing supporting
the Little Traverse Sailors, sponsored by the Irish Boat Shop....
Get tickets NOW, before they are sold out: www.lyricharborsprings.org
Thank you MarkSetBot!

09/17/2026

Tues Night (9/15/26) Series....love this photo!
Denali J/70, LTYC, Harbor Springs, MI

08/30/2026

2026 Melges 24 Pre-Worlds
August 29-30, 2026
Harbor Springs, MI

Little Traverse Yacht Club, Harbor Springs, MI. August 29-30, 2026

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Alanson, MI

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