A.A., Commercial Photography, Santa Monica City College; B.S., University of California, Davis; M.A., University of Santa Monica

A California native, Michael Arden is a teacher, communicator, world traveler and master photographer. His work has been published in books and magazines worldwide, and is in great demand throughout California. A gifted lecturer and teacher, he has been a professor of photography at USC for more than ten years. Michael Arden is the owner of Arden Photography, a commercial architectural/interior photography business established in 1984. He photographs for many of the top architectural design and development firms. Arden’s work has been published in numerous books, including “Celebrity Bedrooms” and “Beach Cottages” and magazines including Architectural Record, Progressive Architecture, Builder, Interior Design, California Homes, Global Architecture, Los Angeles Magazine and The Los Angeles Times Magazine. He has won many awards associated with the Pacific Coast Builders Conference, the Building Industry Association, and worked for many local AIA awards submittals. He is a member of the American Society of Magazine Photographers, Professional Photographers of America, and The Building Industry Association.