After growing up in a house of Oil and Acrylic painters, Michael studied film in college, moved to Los Angeles and went on to become a Camera Operator for Cinematographers such as Claudio Miranda, Darius Khonji, Peter Deming, Emmanual Lubeski, Paul Cameron, Bojan Bozelli, and Darius Wolski.

Michael Merriman won Best Cinematography Award for Lady Gaga’s ‘Rain On Me’ Directed by Robert Rodriguez. He has shot commercials for YSL, Rolex, Glenlivet, Dior Homme, Lincoln, Under Armor, Louis Vuitton, and Puma.

His Feature Film credits include upcoming ‘The HouseWife’ Directed by Ben Shirinian, starring Naomi Watts, Michael Imperioli, Tye Sheridan, and Luke Evans. Upcoming film ‘Eternity’ Directed by Jamie Marshall starring Greg Kinnear, William Macy, and Nolan Funk. Past films include ‘Every Breath You Take’, Directed by Vaughn Stein starring Casey Affleck, Michelle Monohan, and Sam Claflin. ‘Inheritance’ Directed by Vaughn Stein starring Lily Collins and Simon Pegg was #1 Ranked Streaming film on Netflix six different weeks.