As a Michigan native Somers often found himself driven to the unique balance between cityscapes and landscapes in the environment that surrounded him. Now, his work continues to stem from that curiosity and questions the boundaries of its medium by capturing the essence of both the natural and urban setting, exploring a new perspective of the two. His Michigan roots led him to shoot the most viral photo of Michigan ever to be uploaded and was ultimately picked up by Pure Michigan, who has since published more of his work.
In addition to Pure Michigan, Somers works with several companies along with Adobe, Nike, Ford, Carhartt, Google, The Travel Channel, Getty Images, The Detroit Lions, and Red Bull. From his work, Somers has received many awards including 1st place in the Professional Photographers of America Association Photo Contest and won Worlds Best Photography of 2015 by Sigma Corporation of America; leading to publications in The Detroit Metro Times, Pure Michigan, The Travel Channel, Oprah Daily, and Bloomberg