Hello!

I’m Leif Mitchell, a photographer based out of Berrien County Michigan. I love nothing more than to explore the sights both big and small of the world. I find my meaning in the thundering storms by the coast and the quiet sounds of life in the middle of the woods. Life unfolds in a series of moments both grand & mundane and I hope to capture just a few of these to share!

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View fullsize Aurora substorm beside the Saint Joseph lighthouse 9/1/2025. Camera settings 24mm F2.8 5 seconds ISO 1600 #northerlights #puremichigan #saintjoseph #lighthouse #astrophotography
View fullsize A trio of sandhill cranes at sunset ☀️
View fullsize Sunset 7/17/2025 from Tiscornia Beach. Tons of people out getting portraits done yesterday. #lighthouse #Adobe #lightroom #puremichigan #sunset #Beach
View fullsize Flying this thing looks like so much fun! #f18 #battlecreek #fieldsofflight #airshow #fighterjet
View fullsize After quite a bit of editing here's the first batch of photos I took at the Fields of Flight in Battlecreek! Looking forward to next year, maybe I'll get a media pass to get into the tower for different angles! ✈️ #battlecreek #fieldsofflight #air
View fullsize I captured this photo last year as part of a project documenting the frozen lighthouse, I hope this year sees sunsets as beautiful as this!
View fullsize Aurora over the inner range light: 10/11/2024 @ 1:34 A.M. Canon EOS R5 24mm (EF 24-70mm F/2.8 II USM) 5 sec F/2.8 800 ISO #MiAuroraChasers
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View fullsize Adding to the Aurora spam a bit late! Friday night was a bust with heavy clouds but Saturday into Sunday was magical! I still have over 3,000 images of my time-lapse to go through but so far my favorite are from blue hour! Definitely glad to have bee
View fullsize The Alpena's first visit of the season! According to the Harbor Master she's the oldest active steam powered cement freighter on the Great Lakes at 82 years old. From what I've found online she used to be 639 feet long but was shortened to 519 feet i
View fullsize Just a small part of something much bigger ☀️ Hope everyone got to enjoy the eclipse yesterday without going blind! #eclipse #eclipse2024
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View fullsize I haven't gotten around to a lot editing lately lol, I'm sitting on a fairly substantial backlog of wildlife & landscape content. Slowly getting the hang of Primere Pro too so hopefully I can do more video in the future 🌊 Also, this image is a
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View fullsize Sunset from last night was 🔥 #lighthouse #puremichigan #lakemichigan #sunset #landscapes #landscapephotography
View fullsize It's National Lighthouse day apparently so here's some of the pictures I've taken in the last three years 😅 This coming winter I hope to take more photos and video of the storms coming in! 🌊 #nationallighthouseday #lighthouse #light
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Featured Galleries

Birds

Lest We Forget 2024

Lighthouses

Northern Light

Thunder Over Michigan: Ypsilanti 2025

Battle Creek Fields of Flight, 2025

Glacier National Park, 2025