Michael Crouser

Teaches at Los Angeles Center of Photography

Michael Crouser was born in 1962 in Minneapolis, MN and graduated from Saint John’s University in 1985. Crouser’s first book, LOS TOROS, a fifteen-year exploration of the bullfights in Spain, Mexico and South America, took first place in the category for Fine Art Book at the 2008 International Photography Awards. 

His follow up book, Dog Run, was named a top ten photo book of the year by PhotoDistrict News and Communication Arts. In 2012 Leica Gallery of New York hosted the exhibition “Michael Crouser: A Mid-Career Retrospective” and in 2014 Crouser received the George Eastman / Power of the Image Award in Beijing, China. Michael has taught photography at the International Center of Photography, the Santa Fe Photographic Workshops, and the Minneapolis Photo Center. He lives in Minneapolis with his wife, Maria, and their son Conrad.