Organizations face technical disruption and economic adversity. Michael Barkin's methods maximize the probability of success. He addresses challenges as opportunities, such as the shift from analog to digital, on-premise to the cloud, and now artificial intelligence. Michael works with Adobe, Seismic, and other platforms, including in-house systems.

Michael's strengths are engagement and alignment. He will evaluate a situation before suggesting a path forward. He brings confidence that is based on analysis. He plans while listening.

Michael has 20 years of experience in managing digital media. He provides consulting services to Fortune 500 companies, agencies, and individual clients. He has a Master of Science in Information Management from the University of Washington.

Michael’s photography addresses the physical and virtual worlds. An interest in sustainable development in Latin America led to studies of social movements in the Americas and Europe. He photographed the World Trade Organization protests in Seattle in 1999 while preparing to visit a coffee cooperative in Southern Mexico. These stories led to publications and exhibits. Michael’s documentation of the anti-globalization movement provides an idealistic representation of the era.

Michael’s documentary projects about Seattle, the American Northwest, and related international themes monitor economics, ecology, and community. He references literary and cultural themes that affect and trace the course of social change, particularly Beat culture, the hippie movement, and travelers. An upbringing amidst the natural splendors and countercultures in Oregon informs his perspective on the beauty, opportunity, and risks of exploring the internal and external worlds.

The challenges of the digital era brought him to information science. An archival practice for his work and others is based on emerging digital tools, techniques, and methods. He maintains a collection of ephemera that adds meaning and context to his projects.