Gretchen Dorian Photography

Gretchen Dorian Photography Maritime Photographer based in Northern Lower Michigan | gretchendorian.com On the Water...

Water is my inspiration. Water is a part of my life. On the water…

It can be a lake, a river, a small stream, water is always with me and
I must be near it. I was blessed to grow up on a large, 10 miles across, lake that linked the Great Lakes of Huron and Erie together. As a little girl, I yearned to hear and see the large freighters early in the morning, blowing their horns to pass safely in the fog, from my bedroom window. Since I was fifteen, with my first 35

mm camera , I took over my big brother’s darkroom, when he left for college and taught myself how to develop film and make prints. In high school, I joined the camera club, and changed my senior thesis from art to photography. After one year of college, studying art, my heart was not in it. I left and settled at a school where I could study and learn photography fulltime. Upon graduation and my return back to Michigan, I entered juried shows and exhibitions. Marriage, a job and a baby had me place my camera on the back burner. I am back… I have come back kicking and screaming into this digital world of ours and have learned to embrace the change. The four seasons and their effect upon any body of water is glorious. Even the clouds change when they are over the water. I love when it is windy and the water changes color with each little puff. I love when it rains, as it storms across the water. I love when the water is frozen and a new world appears. Northern Lower Michigan, continues to inspire my work. I live on a small river. I am only minutes from the big water of Lake Michigan or Lake Huron. Within these waters are the images, the objects, the boats, the birds and the animals that I love and help make this watery universe mine. This is where you will find my heart and my soul.

2026 Melges 24 Pre-WorldsAugust 29-30, 2026Harbor Springs, MI
08/30/2026

2026 Melges 24 Pre-Worlds
August 29-30, 2026
Harbor Springs, MI

Little Traverse Yacht Club, Harbor Springs, MI. August 29-30, 2026

2026 3rd Annual Little Traverse Sailors (LTS) NM Legacy Race!Today LTS Junior Sailors were racing on NM Sailboats!
08/09/2026

2026 3rd Annual Little Traverse Sailors (LTS) NM Legacy Race!
Today LTS Junior Sailors were racing on NM Sailboats!

Saturday, August 8th, Little Traverse Sailors (LTS) had an opportunity to sail and race on the NM Sailboats, these are their photos!

2026 LTYC Ugotta RegattaSunday - Tour of the Bay First Glimpse...more to come!
07/28/2026

2026 LTYC Ugotta Regatta
Sunday - Tour of the Bay
First Glimpse...more to come!

2026 Little Traverse Yacht Club's Annual Ugotta Regatta. This is Sunday's Tour of the Bay

PREVIEW / Highlights - Video on YouTube:2026 LTYC Ugotta RegattaOne Design Friday & Tour of the Bay Saturday
07/26/2026

PREVIEW / Highlights - Video on YouTube:
2026 LTYC Ugotta Regatta
One Design Friday & Tour of the Bay Saturday

Preview: One Design Racing on Friday and Tour of the bay on Saturday

2026 LTYC Ugotta RegattaSaturday - Tour of the BayPreview... ,
07/26/2026

2026 LTYC Ugotta Regatta
Saturday - Tour of the Bay
Preview...
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Preview - of Saturday's "Tour of the Bay"

2026 LTYC Ugotta RegattaOne Design FridayPreview
07/25/2026

2026 LTYC Ugotta Regatta
One Design Friday
Preview

Preview of One Design Racing on Friday, July 24 for LTYC's Annual Ugotta Regatta

2026 BYC Pt Huron to Mackinac Race - Finish Line Photos!
07/21/2026

2026 BYC Pt Huron to Mackinac Race - Finish Line Photos!

7/20/76 - Starting with Shepler's 730 AM Ferry to the Island, I starting taking photos of the finishes, starting with Praeceptor, C&C 35 Mark 1....until MAU finished approx 1:15 PM

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