Michigan Americana Rick Dery, Photographer Thank you for finding your way to Michigan Americana. I sincerely hope that some of the photographs found on these pages inspire or take you back to memories of weekends on Michigan beaches or driving the back roads through small country towns. Hi, my name is Rick Dery. My background includes a variety of experience in fields such as graphic design, photography, large format graphics and printing. My college degree is in photography where I earned a number of awards for b&w and color prints. Taking pictures of Michigan Lighthouses and other interesting places when I'm out exploring is truly worthwhile. Finding the "right" shot exhilarating. Please browse this site and I hope you will find something that inspire you as it has inspired me. Rick Dery