Michele Benoy Westmorland / Danita Delimont Art

Michele Benoy-Westmorland is an award-winning photographer from America. She specializes in underwater photography and is the founder of Westmorland Images. Some of her honors include: in 2011, she was inducted into the Women Divers Hall of Fame; in 2015, she received the NANPA Fellows Award; she has featured in Adventurous Lives, Adventurous Dreams by Jason Schoonover. Michele has won several awards including Photo District News, Environmental Photography Invitational, Vancouver Award (from the PNW Chapter of the Explorers Club), and PNG Underwater Photo Competition. She was also invited to exhibit at a China International Photography Festival which took place in the Pingyao. She’s a freelance photographer with a range of skills, including lifestyle and underwater photography and worldwide travel. She’s represented by Nature Picture Library, Corbis, Getty Images, Photoshelter, ageFotostock, Danita Delimont and SuperStock. Michelle’s photographs have been published in many leading international and national publications such as Wyland’s Ocean Realm, Diver Canada, Asian Geo, Unterwasser, National Geographic Traveler & Adventure, Smithsonian, Sport Diver, Outdoor Photographer, Elite, Alert Diver and Scuba Diver Australasia, Outside, and Scuba Diving. The photographer understands the need to tell a visual story, and it doesn’t matter what it covers, whether it is the wonders of the natural world or exotic locations. Westmorland Images provides incomparable imagery and branding for properties, adventure companies, and yachts. Framed Michele Benoy-Westmorland art adorn the walls of some of the more prestigious buildings in the world. Michele is a member of The Society of Woman Geographers, International League of Conservation Photographers, ASPP, NANPA, Explorers Club, ATTA, and Wings WorldQuest.