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Clyde’s heartfelt commitment to record precious landscapes and peaceful sanctuaries throughout the world finds a common ground between all viewers. His photography has been seen in United States’ museums as well as internationally: at the National Gallery of Art in Prague, Czech Republic, and while servings as the United Nation’s official photographer for the Cuban ‘Year of the Mountains’ conference.

12x20 View CameraLRHe’s been called the next Ansel Adams by Popular Photographymagazine, awarded as a humanitarian for acting for the betterment of his community, and recognized as a conservationist for bringing issues to the forefront of people’s minds through his artwork. The majestic beauty, boldness and depth of Clyde Butcher’s photographs have earned him recognition as the foremost landscape photographic artist in America today.

Clyde Butcher’s epic monumental photographs (up to 5′ x 9’) capture America’s landscapes by revealing their majestic and sacred spiritual beauty. His work is hallmarked by his silver gelatin hand-processing of each photograph, taken with one of his many large format view cameras, ranging in size from 5″ x 7” to 12″ x 20”.

Honored by the state of Florida with the highest award given to a private citizen, The Florida Hall of Fame Award, he is also privileged to have received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the North American Nature Photography Association, the Distinguished Artist Award from the Florida House Embassy (Washington D.C.) and the Ansel Adams Conservation Award from the Sierra Club for showing excellence in photography and contributing to the public awareness of the environment.

More than 10,000 people have viewed Clyde’s 2012TEDxSarasotaYouTube presentation, and he has been featured in six PBS programs focused on the Florida environment, three becoming award-winning documentaries. His work is captured in multiple table-top books, including America the Beautiful, a collection of work from across the United States;Big Cypress Swamp ~ The Western Everglades; and Portfolio II ~ Florida.

HOW DOES HE GET THOSE SHOTS

Each dramatic landscape is the reward of patience, perseverance, and determination.039c Blue Cypress Lake 5 Clyde KLR Clyde will wait for hours until the light, clouds and composition come together. Carrying camera gear that weighs up to 120 pounds, he crosses difficult terrain, stands in chest-deep water for hours, and occasionally risks his life on steep mountain slopes. Although Clyde will always be identified with the Everglades, he is deeply committed to recording natural beauty throughout the world.


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    Silver Springs is the premier spring of Florida, t Silver Springs is the premier spring of Florida, truly a beautiful place. I was invited to give a presentation at the celebration of the Florida State Park System taking over this iconic tourist attraction. 

The park was kind enough to take to share this beautiful river with me. Floating down the Silver Springs River was like floating on air. However, jumping into that cold clear water to photograph was challenging.

 It often looks shallow, but after putting a paddle down into the water I would find it was VERY deep. The area was a challenge, but a beautiful challenge to photograph.

📷 SILVER SPRINGS 4 © 2013 | Ocala, FL 

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    Just a tiny part of the process 📷 🫧 Just a tiny part of the process 📷 🫧
    We spent several days enjoying Lake Okeechobee and We spent several days enjoying Lake Okeechobee and the beautiful pier the town of Okeechobee created that stretches out over the lake. The view is magnificent, and it felt good to sit quietly and watch nature create art in the sky.

📷 LAKE OKEECHOBEE 2 © 2020 | Central Florida 
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    Did you know you can book a stay in Clyde's former Did you know you can book a stay in Clyde's former home in Big Cypress National Preserve? Escape to the Florida Everglades in comfort and explore this one of a kind ecosystem. From riding the tram in Shark Valley, kayaking in Everglades City, or walking the boardwalk in Kirby Storter, there is so much to see and do just a short distance away. 

Click the link in our bio for more details!
    One of Clyde’s first goals after his stroke was One of Clyde’s first goals after his stroke was to be able to walk the distance of the Highlands Hammock boardwalk using his walker…and of course, taking photographs along the way. 

He did it and also took some wonderful photographs too! It seemed everywhere we looked along the boardwalk were photographic opportunities. It was a perfect day filled with the joy of doing what we love…photography.

📷 HIGHLANDS HAMMOCK CREEK © 2017 | Sebring, FL 
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    Cayo Costa Island State Park is a barrier island o Cayo Costa Island State Park is a barrier island on the gulf coast of Florida. June, when the sun is at its northernmost point, is the only month in which to photograph this part of the island. 

Niki and I spent an entire month in our boat anchored off the island waiting for the right light and perfect cloud formations for a photograph. I love the beauty and power of an approaching storm, but while waiting for this shot, we came close to being overtaken by a violent thunderstorm. 

All around us boats were heading for cover, while I waited for the right moment to take this picture. Finally, the moment came, I took the photograph, and then we headed for the safety of the harbor, which we reached just as the storm broke around us.

CAYO COSTA ISLAND 3 © 1991 | Barrier Island, Gulf Coast 
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    237 Warfield Ave. S., Venice, FL, 34285
    (941) 486-0811   |   mail@clydebutcher.com
    Tuesday-Friday 10am-4:30pm

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    52388 Tamiami Trail, Ochopee, FL, 34141
    (239) 695-2428   |   bcg@clydebutcher.com
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