Background
Miralle grew up in Louisiana CaƱada-Flintridge, a suburb of Los Angeles, and studied at the University of California, Los Los Angeles
Miralle grew up in Louisiana CaƱada-Flintridge, a suburb of Los Angeles, and studied at the University of California, Los Los Angeles
With more than 30 international awards, he is especially known for his sports photography imagery. He is currently teaching photography at Pacific Ridge School in Carlsbad, California. Miralle was a competitive swimmer for the University of California, Los Angeles Bruins.
But after the men"s swimming team at University of California, Los Angeles was cut due to Title IX, he redirected his interests to art
Upon graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree, he landed an entry-level position with Allsport Photography in 1997. Miralle worked with Allsport through the company"s 1998 merger with Getty Images, where as a senior staff photographer, he covered six Super Bowls, five Olympic Games, three Pan American Games, The Masters, The Indianapolis 500, The World Series and other major sporting events worldwide.
After 10 years, Miralle resigned from his staff position at Getty Images to pursue a freelance career with editorial and commercial clients. He has worked on assignments for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network the Magazine, Sports Illustrated, Newsweek, The New York Times, Golf Digest, and Men"s Journal.
He has also shot commercially for Nike, Gatorade, Adidas, Visa, Toyota, Callaway, NFL Players Association and Discovery Channel.
His work has appeared in magazines including Photo District News, British Journal of Photography, The Holland Times, and Top Magazine in Brazil, and on television shows on Entertainment and Sports Programming Network and Today. He has been a keynote speaker at many events including the PDN PhotoPlus Expo, and Great White North Workshop, and is active with the education of photojournalism at colleges and workshops including Brooks Institute, Art Center College of Design, and Sportsshooter Academies. In addition, Miralle has been a judge for the National Press Photographers Best of Photojournalism 2009, Swedish Pictures of the Year 2007, the Wisconsin Press Photographers Association, and the Utah Press Photographers Association.