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The 1990s

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Marjory Stoneman-Douglas

1991- The image “Ochopee” was chosen to honor Marjory Stoneman-Douglas’ 101-year birthday

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Heartland Award

1996 – Governor Chiles presented Clyde with the Heartland Community Service Award for the difference Clyde has made in the quality of life in his community.

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Everglades Coalition

1997 – With Al Gore for efforts to help save the Everglades.

SUMMARY OF ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Photography

  • 2012 TEDx Talks – Thru the Lens
  • 2011 Distinguished Artist Award from Florida House Embassy Washington, DC
  • 2011 Gulf Shore Life Magazine – Man of the Year award
  • 2008 Florida Trend – Legacy Award
  • 2008 Stars Arts Award – from Paradise Coast
  • 2007 Power Player Award from Florida International Magazine
  • 2006 Florida Monthly Magazine – Best Florida Artist
  • 2005 North American Nature Photography Association, Lifetime Achievement Award in Nature Photography
  • 2005 Stars in the Arts Award
  • 2005 Florida Monthly Magazine – Best Florida Artist
  • 2004 Popular Photography – Who Will be the Next Ansel Adams
  • 2003 Florida Monthly Magazine – Best Florida Gallery
  • 2004 Florida Monthly Magazine top 100 most influential people in Florida
  • 2003 Florida Monthly Magazine – Best Florida Artist
  • 2000 Ansel Adams Award the Sierra Club
  • 1998 Florida Artist Hall of Fame Award
  • 1997 “Person of the Week”, presented by Peter Jennings on ABC News.
  • Community Service

  • 2012 Florida Wildlife Federation – Biff Lampton Conservation Communicator of the Year award
  • 2011 Gulf Shore Life Magazine – Man of the Year
  • 2011 Outdoor Writers Association – Biff Lampton Memorial Conservation Award
  • 2010 Thank you Award for supporting “Big Cypress Welcome Center”
  • 2010 Flame Award – Arts Advisory Committees
  • 2010 Crystal Vision Award – League of Environmental Educators of Florida
  • 2008 Appreciation of support – Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve
  • 2008 Estuary Guardian of the Year Award Estuary Conservation Association
  • 2007 Great American Gardener Award International Flower & Garden EPCOT
  • 2006 Conservancy Eagle Award – Conservancy of South West Florida
  • 2005 Humanitarian of the Year – International College
  • 2004 Wolfsom Telly Award – PBS Documentary “Living Waters”
  • 2000 Ansel Adams, conservation award
  • 1999 Keeping Florida Beautiful – Adopt-A-Highway Public Service Award
  • 1998 South Eastern Region Nature Conservancy Conservation Colleague Award
  • 1997 Everglades Coalition Award
  • 1997 Service Award y the American Planning Association
  • 1997 Environmental Education Award Education Council of Broward County
  • 1996 Cypress Award – Sierra Club
  • 1996 Heartland Community Service Award
  • 1996 Wolfsom Telly Award – Jewel of the Everglades video
  • 1992 Wolfsom Telly Award – Visions of Florida PBS documentary
  • 1991 Marjory Stoneman-Douglas 101 year Birthday – Photo “Ochopee” used for celebration.

FROM THEN TO NOW

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Artist Hall of Fame

1998 – this award is the most prestigious, cultural honor that can be bestowed upon an individual in the State of Florida.

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Ansel Adams Award

2000 – Conservation Award by the Sierra Club for the use of still photography to further a conservation cause.

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Lifetime Achievement

2005 – Given to Clyde by the North American Nature Photography Association at their Annual Conference

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Humanitarian

2005 – recognized for making contributions for the bet-terment of his community. By International College, FL. Humanitarian of the Year.

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1997 – Clyde was honored as being the Person of the Week on the ABC, Peter Jennings evening news program.
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2004 Popular Photography Magazine Clyde as honored as being chosen for this article. Who is the next Ansel Adams?

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    It had been a very hectic week, and we needed a br It had been a very hectic week, and we needed a break. We drove out to Ding Darling and spent a quiet afternoon up in their overlook tower watching the clouds roll across Pine Island Sound. The clouds in Florida are a wonder to watch. I love to photograph them as they create ever-changing shapes.

📷 PINE ISLAND SOUND © 1999 | Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge
    “Nature’s beauty is a gift that cultivates app “Nature’s beauty is a gift that cultivates appreciation and gratitude.” -Louis Schwartzberg

📷 MYAKKA DEEP HOLE 5 © 2018 | Myakka River State Park, Sarasota
    Just an hour and a half west of New York City, the Just an hour and a half west of New York City, the Delaware Water Gap waterway runs between Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Superintendent John Donahue of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area invited me to photograph the beauty of the park. 

Niki and I visited it in the springtime and experienced the joy of the flowing rivers, streams, and creeks that meander through more than thirty-five miles of pristine wilderness. Of course, everyone said we wouldn’t be able to photograph in the rain, but the May showers didn’t stop us from capturing these beautiful images. After all, that’s what umbrellas are for!

📷 BUTTERMILK FALLS 57 © 2006 | Pennsylvania
    In the early 1970s, I was learning the craft of ph In the early 1970s, I was learning the craft of photography and doing my best to imitate the great black-and-white photographers from the previous generation.

One of the artists who had the most influence on me was Ansel Adams. When I visited Oregon, I sought out beaches he had photographed and tried to learn from his compositions.

Oregon beaches are known for some of the most unique assortment of driftwood. There is so much potential to play with texture and form when photographing driftwood.

This beach had numerous trees deposited by winter storms, making for an interesting composition. The various shapes, textures, and forms of the driftwood brought to mind Ansel Adams’ style.

📷 DRIFTWOOD 10 © 1970 | Oregon Coast
    Mangroves may not get the spotlight, but they are Mangroves may not get the spotlight, but they are among the most vital trees on Earth.

Today, on International Mangrove Day, we celebrate these coastal defenders that thrive at the edge of the Everglades, in places like the Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge, a 35,000-acre maze of mangrove islands teeming with life.

Their roots cradle fish and birds, their leaves feed the food web, and their trunks stand strong against storms, protecting coastlines and communities alike.

To honor these natural guardians, we're sharing a collection of Clyde Butcher’s powerful mangrove images, photographs that celebrate the beauty, mystery, and resilience of Florida’s coastal forests.

See the Everglades through Clyde’s lens and witness the quiet power of these coastal defenders.
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