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Donald Miralle Highlight
Donald Miralle
Photographer
I try to be true to the way I see things through my lens...That’s the hardest part, to not be influenced by the way other people see it or the way you think it should be seen.
About Donald
- Born and raised in Southern California.
- Attended UCLA, where he started as a biology major with the intention of one day becoming a doctor in order to satisfy his parents’ wishes.
- During his sophomore year, he realized that he didn’t really like biology and that his true passion was in art—ended up graduating with his degree in fine arts.
- After graduating, he began working with different portrait photographers in Los Angeles, but this work wasn’t fully satisfying him.
- He decided to answer a vague Los Angeles Times classified ad looking for photographers for a sports photography agency, and ended up getting a job as an photo editor instead.
- Working for that company gave him the time and access to eventually start practicing his photography at sporting events.
- He is now an award-winning photographer best known for photographing some of the world’s greatest athletes, biggest events, and most remote locations.
- He is also the founder of Leucadia Photoworks, a full-service studio and photographer collective in North County San Diego, California.