As a fifth generation westerner Mike grow up in the wilderness of Wyoming. This life style gave him insight in the behavior of western big game. At the age of 14 with still camera in hand he started on the trail of a wildlife photographer and wilderness wanderer. By the age of 25, he had become an accomplished outdoorsman, wildlife photographer, and adventurer with years of filming experience. By then his outdoor experience stretched from the Northern Rockies and thru the wildernesses of Western America to the wilds of Tanzania Africa. These 50 years of outdoor knowledge makes up the foundation on which Mike Eastman bases his outdoor photography.