Exploring Maggie Valley North Carolina with family

Mike and Adele Ring along with family, explore the Maggie Valley North Carolina area and do a little hiking to their favorite waterfalls. Please don’t forget to LIKE , SUBSCRIBE, COMMENT and SHARE this video with FRIENDS. Click link to receive a 10% discount on Mike Ring prints https://ringfineart.com/discount/CXXZ... All of Mike's gift merchandise is offered exclusively at Funky Flamingo Gift Shop. These gifts include coasters, ornaments, cutting boards, notecards and a lot more. https://funky-flamingo.com/collection.. . Or visit our Gallery and Gift Shop at 217 Canal Street New Smyrna Beach, Fl 32168 Business (386) 427-1882 My Story Mike Ring is a Florida native and fine art landscape photographer. Mike started taking pictures after his mother bought him his first Nikon camera at age 15. He took his camera with him on his surfing trips and took photographs of his friends riding the waves in Florida, California and Central America. Soon after he graduated High School, he was hired by Ocean World (Marine Park) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and worked in the dive department. He got to ride the dolphins in the underwater Dolphin Show; it was a thrill he will never forget. To this day it was one of the most memorable jobs he ever had. Eventually, Ocean World was sold to the Art Institute, and they built a brand-new facility on the property called the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale. Mike knowing that he wanted to pursue his passion for photography, signed up for the photography course. This course gave him solid training in lighting, developing and camera operation. He interned with a local professional commercial photographer where he was mentored. Upon graduation, Mike opened his own commercial photography business in Fort Lauderdale. He found out soon how difficult it was to get clients, but persistence paid off and his career flourished. Mike took photographs all over the country for ad agencies, public relations firms, magazines, and large manufacturing companies. Some of these clients were North Broward Hospital District, Motorola, South Florida Manufacturing Association and Wide Light. He had the opportunity to photograph even some famous people such as Dan Marino, Jay Leno, Bill Cosby, and other celebrities.