Michael Sterling has been involved with photography for more than 40 years, becoming seriously active with artistic imagery after moving to the New Hampshire Seacoast.
He is a past president of the New Hampshire Center for Photography and a juried artist in the New Hampshire Art Association, as well as a member of the Kittery Art Association.

Sterling’s favorite photographic subjects include architecture, seascapes, environmental portraits, and travel.

He has been a contributing photographer for local print and online newspapers and magazines. In addition to artistic images and portraits, he was a photographer for local events such as PortsmouthNH400, TEDx Portsmouth, the New Hampshire Film Festival, and the Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra.