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Niki Butcher Hand Painted Photography

Niki Butcher has been photographing throughout the United States and other tropical locations with her husband, legendary black-and-white photographer Clyde Butcher, for over five decades, capturing the beauty and uniqueness of places and people. Niki finds the beauty not only in nature but also in the historical buildings and interesting people that inhabit the landscapes. Inspired by the hand-painted postcards of the 1930s, Niki first started painting her black and white photographs in the 1980s. Using her own photographs, oil paints, Q-tips, and cotton balls, she turned landscapes into dreamscapes and reality into fantasy. Today, Niki uses a similar technique to paint digitally. She first photographs with a digital camera and then paints her images using Photoshop and a Wacom tablet.

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  • BAHAMA BOAT BUILDER | Niki Butcher
    Nassau, Bahamas © 1987

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  • BAHAMA FISHERMAN | Niki Butcher
    Nassau, Bahamas © 1987

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  • CARIBBEAN SOUL | Niki Butcher
    Key West © 1989

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  • CUBAN SCHOOL BUS | Niki Butcher
    Cuba © 2002

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  • DAWN AT COPPER CANYON | Niki Butcher
    Mexico © 2006

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  • FLAMINGO LADY OF MIAMI BEACH | Niki Butcher
    Miami Beach © 1985

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  • FLORIDA PANTHER | Niki Butcher
    Fort Myers, FL © 1990

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  • HEY MON | Niki Butcher
    Nassau, Bahamas © 1987

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  • IGUANA MAN | Niki Butcher
    Florida Keys © 1983

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  • RARAMURI BASKET WEAVER | Niki Butcher
    Copper Canyon, Mexico © 2006

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  • THE DANCE | Niki Butcher
    Big Cypress Reservation © 1990

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  • TROPICAL RHYTHM | Niki Butcher
    Key West © 1998

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  • TROPICAL SANTA | Niki Butcher
    Estero Island © 1990

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  • WISHMAN OF NEW ORLEANS | Niki Butcher
    New Orleans, Louisiana © 1985

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