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BAHIA HONDA RAIL BRIDGE © 2016
Florida Keys
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Photographic Story Bahia Honda is one of the dreamiest State Parks in Florida. With the palm trees, white sand, and turquoise water, what more could…
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BAHIA HONDA TWIN PALMS © 2016
Florida Keys
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Photographic Story This photograph was taken at Bahia Honda State Park on Big Pine Key in the Florida Keys. Digital – Archival Pigment Print This…
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BIG OAK MYAKKA © 2020
Myakka State Park, FL
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Photographic Story During the stay-at-home time during Covid-19, we longed to be out in nature. One day we couldn’t take it any longer and put…
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BIG TALBOT 16 © 2006
Jacksonsville, FL
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Photographic Story This foggy photograph of Big Talbot Island was taken in the summer. The temperature was in the 90’s and the humidity was unbearable.…
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This image was photographed at Big Talbot State Park in 1989, using film with a large-format camera. Big Talbot 5 is one of 17 images…
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BIG TALBOT 5 © 1989
Jacksonville, FL
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Photographic Story This area of Big Talbot Island, near Jacksonville, reminds me of the coast of California near Carmel; rugged and wind blown. It is…
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BIG TALBOT 6 © 1989
Jacksonville, FL
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Photographic Story This foggy photograph of Big Talbot Island was taken in the summer. The temperature was in the 90’s and the humidity was unbearable.…
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BLUE SPRINGS 1 © 2015
Orange City, FL
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Photographic Story The photograph was taken at Blue Springs State Park in Orange City, Florida. Digital – Archival Pigment Print This photograph was taken with…
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This image was photographed at Cayo Costa Island State Park in 1988, using film with a large-format camera. Cayo Costa 2 is one of 17…
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CAYO COSTA DRIFTWOOD 1 © 2015
Barrier Island, Gulf Coast
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Photographic Story This photograph was taken at Cayo Costa Island State Park in a barrier island west of Cape Coral and south of Boca Grande. This park…
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CAYO COSTA DRIFTWOOD 2 © 2015
Barrier Island, Gulf Coast
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Photographic Story This photograph was taken at Cayo Costa Island State Park in a barrier island west of Cape Coral and south of Boca Grande. This park…
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CAYO COSTA ISLAND 1 © 1988
Barrier Island, Gulf Coast
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Photographic Story Cayo Costa Island State Park, a barrier island near Cape Coral, Florida – Cayo Costa Island is one of my favorite places in…
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CAYO COSTA ISLAND 2 © 1988
Barrier Island, Gulf Coast
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Photographic Story Cayo Costa Island is one of my favorite places in Florida. I always enjoy taking our boat over to the island for a…
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CAYO COSTA ISLAND 3 © 1991
Barrier Island, Gulf Coast
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Photographic Story Cayo Costa Island State Park, a barrier island near Cape Coral, Florida – June, when the sun is at its northernmost point, is…
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CLAMSHELL ORCHID 1 © 2003
Fakahatchee Strand, FL
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Photographic Story The CBS Sunday Morning Program was doing a program on the orchids of Florida, so I took them into the Fakahatchee Strand with…
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CLAMSHELL ORCHID 2 © 2003
Fakahatchee Strand, FL
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Photographic Story The CBS Sunday Morning Program was doing a program on the orchids of Florida, so I took them into the Fakahatchee Strand with…
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This image was photographed at St. Joseph Peninsula State Park in 1983, using film with a large-format camera. Dunes is one of 17 images selected…
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DUNES © 1983
St. Joseph Peninsula State Park, FL
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Photographic Story I had heard about the beautiful sand dunes in the Panhandle of Florida, so I decided to go photograph them. When I arrived,…
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FAKAHATCHEE CATHEDRAL 2 © 2009
Western Everglades
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Photographic Story This image was taken during the filming of Elam Stoltzfus’s documentary, Big Cypress Swamp – The Western Everglades. Elam, Rick Cruz, John Brady,…
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FAKAHATCHEE PRAIRIE 3 © 2007
Western Everglades
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Photographic Story With mysterious names of plants like Guzmania and Ghost Orchid, I was easily enticed into exploring the Fakahatchee Strand. Studded with native Royal…
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FAKAHATCHEE STRAND 3 © 1999
Western Everglades
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Photographic Story Sloshing around through the lush green summer swamps of Florida fills me with a deep joy of being alive. There is something primeval…
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FAKAHATCHEE STRAND 5 © 1999
Western Everglades
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Photographic Story With mysterious names of plants like Guzmania and Ghost Orchid, I was easily enticed into exploring the Fakahatchee Strand. Studded with native Royal…
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GHOST ORCHID 1 © 1999
Fakahatchee Strand, FL
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Photographic Story When Mike Owen, biologist of the Fakahatchee Preserve, offered to take me out to see the elusive and rare Ghost Orchid, I jumped…
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GHOST ORCHID 2 © 1999
Fakahatchee Strand, FL
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Photographic Story The Ghost Orchid is a very rare native orchid of Florida. It has many unique features, but one of the features I find…
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This image was photographed in Fakahatchee Preserve in 2001, using film with a large-format camera. Ghost Orchid Dancing is one of 17 images selected by Clyde…
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GHOST ORCHID DANCING © 2000
Fakahatchee Strand, FL
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Photographic Story I first photographed the Ghost Orchid with biologist Mike Owen of Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park in 1999. The following year we went…
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GHOST ORCHID HIGH © 2001
Fakahatchee Strand, FL
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Photographic Story The PBS program Wild Heart of Florida included a portion on the Ghost Orchid. That year there were only three Ghost Orchids in bloom and…
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GHOST ORCHID TRIPTYCH – Horizontal
Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve
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Photographic Story Over the course of three years, Clyde Butcher trekked into the Fakahatchee Strand to document the rare Ghost Orchid on film. The Ghost…
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GHOST ORCHID TRIPTYCH – Vertical
Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve
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Photographic Story Over the course of three years, Clyde Butcher trekked into the Fakahatchee Strand to document the rare Ghost Orchid on film. The Ghost…
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GHOST ORCHID TWIN 2 © 2007
Fakahatchee Strand, FL
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Photographic Story The Ghost Orchid is a very rare native orchid of Florida. It has many unique features, but one of the features I find…
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HIGHLANDS HAMMOCK 1 © 1989
Sebring, FL
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Photographic Story Highlands Hammock State Park – This scene was perfectly composed by Mother Nature. It was as if it was just waiting until someone…
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HIGHLANDS HAMMOCK 30 © 2017
Sebring, FL
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Photographic Story One of Clyde’s first goals after his stroke was to be able to walk the distance of the Highlands Hammock boardwalk using his…
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HIGHLANDS HAMMOCK BOARDWALK © 2017
Sebring, FL
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Photographic Story One of Clyde’s first goals after his stroke was to be able to walk the distance of the Highlands Hammock boardwalk using his…
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HIGHLANDS HAMMOCK CREEK © 2017
Sebring, FL
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Photographic Story One of Clyde’s first goals after his stroke was to be able to walk the distance of the Highlands Hammock boardwalk using his…
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HIGHLANDS HAMMOCK TRAIL © 2020
Sebring, FL
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Photographic Story I had purchased a Leica M10 Monochrome camera and was anxious to play around with it and my Pentax 645 35mm shift lens,…
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HILLSBOROUGH RIVER 2 © 1997
Northeast of Tampa, FL
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Photographic Story The Hillsborough River meanders through so many different areas that it is a joy to photograph. Years ago, I gave photographic workshops. At…
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HILLSBOROUGH RIVER RAPIDS © 1997
Northeast of Tampa, FL
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Photographic Story Hillsborough River State Park, Thonotosassa, Northeast of Tampa, FL – I was told that the Hillsborough River, near Tampa, has rapids. Florida has no…
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KISSIMMEE RIVER OAK © 1990
Central Florida
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Photographic Story Florida’s Kissimmee River stretches from Lake Kissimmee to Lake Okeechobee, which is near West Palm Beach. I took this photograph before sunrise, while…
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LAKE MYAKKA 1 © 2017
Myakka River State Park, Sarasota
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Photographic Story I think I could spend my lifetime photographing Myakka State Park! It is one of our largest state parks and is very beautiful…
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LONDON CREEK – LAKE KISSIMMEE © 2009
Lake Wales, FL
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This photograph was taken at Lake Kissimmee State Park in Lake Wales, FL. Analog – Archival Silver Gelatin Photograph Clyde’s silver gelatin black and white…
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LOXAHATCHEE RIVER 1 © 1991
Jupiter, FL
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Photographic Story Jonathan Dickinson State Park – The Loxahatchee River is one of only two designated wild and scenic rivers in Florida. I was asked…
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LOXAHATCHEE RIVER 10 © 1992
Jupiter, FL
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Photographic Story Jonathan Dickinson State Park – The Loxahatchee River is the only designated wild and scenic river in Florida. When I first experienced the river,…
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LOXAHATCHEE RIVER 13 © 1991
Jupiter, FL
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Photographic Story Jonathan Dickinson State Park, Florida – This river is the pride of the community of Jupiter on the east coast of Florida. It is…
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LOXAHATCHEE RIVER 14 © 1991
Jupiter, Florida
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Photographic Story Jonathan Dickinson State Park – This river is the pride of the community of Jupiter on the east coast of Florida. It is a…
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LOXAHATCHEE RIVER 2 © 1991
Jupiter, FL
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Photographic Story Jonathan Dickinson State Park, Florida – The Loxahatchee River is the only designated wild and scenic river in Florida. So when the Water Management…
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LOXAHATCHEE RIVER 3 © 1991
Jupiter, FL
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Photographic Story Jonathan Dickinson State Park, Florida – I spent three years photographing the Loxahatchee River before I felt like I had captured the essence of…
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LOXAHATCHEE RIVER 30 © 1998
Jupiter, FL
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Photographic Story Jonathan Dickinson State Park, Florida – It had been several years since I had been to the Loxahatchee River. The population had grown…
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LOXAHATCHEE RIVER 6 © 1991
Jupiter, FL
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Photographic Story Jonathan Dickinson State Park, Florida – This river is the pride of the community of Jupiter on the east coast of Florida. It is…
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LOXAHATCHEE RIVER 7 © 1991
Jupiter, FL
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Photographic Story Jonathan Dickinson State Park, Florida – This river is the pride of the community of Jupiter on the east coast of Florida. It is…
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LOXAHATCHEE RIVER 9 © 1991
Jupiter, FL
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Photographic Story Jonathan Dickinson State Park, Florida – This river is the pride of the community of Jupiter on the east coast of Florida. It is…
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MOONRISE OVER MYAKKA © 2017
Myakka River State Park, Sarasota
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Photographic Story Sitting in nature with the person I love and waiting for a full moon to rise over the horizon while the rest of…
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MYAKKA 12 © 2001
Myakka River State Park, Sarasota
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Photographic Story Myakka River State Park is one of the oldest and largest state parks of Florida. With an abundance of ecosystems and variety in its…
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MYAKKA 13 © 2018
Myakka River State Park, Sarasota
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Photographic Story Myakka River State Park is one of the oldest and largest state parks of Florida. With an abundance of ecosystems and variety in its…
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MYAKKA 36 © 2017
Myakka River State Park, Sarasota
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Photographic Story Myakka River State Park is very close to where we live, so we escape to the beauty and peace of the park as…
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MYAKKA 37 © 2017
Myakka River State Park, Sarasota
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Photographic Story This is the first photograph I took after my stroke. I took my “off-road” walker out into the forest of Myakka and sat…
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MYAKKA 5 © 2001
Myakka River State Park, Sarasota
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Analog – Archival Silver Gelatin Photograph Clyde’s silver gelatin black and white images are created using an 8” x 10”, 11” x 14”, or 12”…
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MYAKKA 6 © 2001
Myakka River State Park, Sarasota
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Photographic Story Myakka River State Park, Florida – I’ve enjoyed getting to know Myakka State Park. It is one of the oldest and largest State…
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MYAKKA 7 © 2001
Myakka River State Park, Sarasota
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Analog – Archival Silver Gelatin Photograph Clyde’s silver gelatin black and white images are created using an 8” x 10”, 11” x 14”, or 12”…
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MYAKKA 8 © 2001
Myakka River State Park, Sarasota
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MYAKKA CANOPY BRIDGE © 2014
Myakka River State Park, Sarasota
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MYAKKA CANOPY TRAIL © 2001
Myakka River State Park, Sarasota
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Photographic Story Myakka River State Park, Sarasota, Florida – The canopy trail in Myakka leads to the wonderful experience of walking through the treetops. The…
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MYAKKA CANOPY WALK © 2001
Myakka River State Park, Sarasota
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Photographic Story The Canopy Trail in Myakka leads to the wonderful experience of walking through the treetops. The park, through the financial support of the…
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MYAKKA DEEP HOLE 1 © 2018
Myakka River State Park, Sarasota
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MYAKKA DEEP HOLE 4 © 2018
Myakka River State Park, Sarasota
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MYAKKA DEEP HOLE 5 © 2018
Myakka River State Park, Sarasota
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MYAKKA FLOWERS © 2014
Myakka River State Park, Sarasota
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Photographic Story During the spring, flowers fill Myakka State Park. As I walked along the trails lined with flowers I felt like I was on…
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MYAKKA LIVE OAK 2 © 2018
Myakka River State Park, Sarasota
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MYAKKA LIVE OAK 7 © 2018
Myakka River State Park, Sarasota
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Photographic Story I had a stroke in 2017, which means that I can no longer use my large-format 8×10″ camera due to the weight (60lbs)…
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MYAKKA LIVE OAK © 2017
Myakka State Park, Sarasota, FL
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Photographic Story Hurricane Irma had ravaged Florida and we were concerned how Myakka State Park fared with the winds, so we grabbed our cameras and…
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MYAKKA OAK 20 © 2014
Myakka River State Park, Sarasota
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Photographic Story As I was walking down a trail in Myakka State Park, I came across this old oak tree but couldn’t find a good…
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MYAKKA OAK 23 © 2018
Myakka River State Park, Sarasota
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MYAKKA OAK 24 © 2014
Myakka River State Park, Sarasota
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MYAKKA PRAIRIE 1 © 2001
Myakka River State Park, Sarasota
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Analog – Archival Silver Gelatin Photograph Clyde’s silver gelatin black and white images are created using an 8” x 10”, 11” x 14”, or 12”…
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MYAKKA RANCH HOUSE ROAD 1 © 2001
Myakka River State Park, Sarasota
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Photographic Story Myakka River State Park, Florida – Now that we have added a second location for my gallery and studio in Venice, I am…
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MYAKKA RIVER 1 © 2001
Myakka River State Park, Sarasota
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Photographic Story Myakka River State Park, Florida – Now that we have added a second location for my gallery and studio in Venice, I am…
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MYAKKA RIVER BLUFF © 2017
Myakka River State Park, Sarasota
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MYAKKA RIVER OAK 12 © 2021
Myakka State Park, FL
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MYAKKA SWAMP © 2015
Myakka River State Park, Sarasota
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Photographic Story Myakka River State Park is one of the oldest and largest state parks of Florida. With an abundance of ecosystems and variety in its…
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PENNEKAMP BAY © 2016
Key Largo, FL
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Photographic Story This photograph was taken at the John Pennekamp State Park in Key Largo, Florida. Digital – Archival Pigment Print This photograph was taken…
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PENNEKAMP WHITE MANGROVES 3 © 2016
Key Largo, FL
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Photographic Story This photograph was taken at the John Pennekamp State Park in Key Largo, Florida. Digital – Archival Pigment Print This photograph was taken…
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RAINBOW SPRINGS 2 © 1996
Dunellon, FL
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Photographic Story This photograph was taken at Rainbow Springs State Park in Dunellon, Florida. Analog – Archival Silver Gelatin Photograph Clyde’s silver gelatin black and…
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ROCK SPRINGS 1 © 2020
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SILVER PALM 2 © 2016
Florida Keys
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Photographic Story This photograph was taken at Bahia Honda State Park on Big Pine Key in the Florida Keys. Digital – Archival Pigment Print This…
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SILVER SPRINGS 4 © 2013
Ocala, FL
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Photographic Story Silver Springs State Park in Ocala, Florida – Silver Springs is the premier spring of Florida, truly a beautiful place. I was invited…
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SOUTH CREEK BRIDGE © 2020
Oscar Scherer State Park
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Photographic Story We are so fortunate to live near two State Parks: Myakka River and Oscar Scherer. We spent some time at Oscar Scherer this…
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SOUTH CREEK TRAIL © 2020
Oscar Scherer State Park
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Photographic Story We are so fortunate to live near two State Parks: Myakka River and Oscar Scherer. We spent some time at Oscar Scherer this…
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ST. JOE DRAGON © 2003
Florida Panhandle
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Photographic Story St. Joseph Peninsula State Park, Florida – The sky had become overcast making the weather perfect for photographing the interior of the area.…
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ST. JOE DUNES 3 © 2003
Florida Panhandle
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Photographic Story St. Joseph Peninsula State Park, Florida – Sand dunes are a fun and challenging shape to photograph. If the light isn’t right, they…
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TRAPPER NELSON © 1989
Jupiter, FL
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Photographic Story Jonathan Dickinson State Park, Florida – As I stood in the water, waiting for the right light to take this photograph, I was suddenly…
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WASHINGTON OAKS 1 © 1989
Palm Coast, FL
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Photographic Story Washington Oaks Gardens State Park, Florida – I had been told there were rocks on the beaches in North Eastern Florida that made the…
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WEKIWA SPRINGS 3 © 2016
Central Florida
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Photographic Story This photograph was taken at Wekiwa Springs State Park just north of Orlando in Apopka, Florida. Digital – Archival Pigment Print This photograph was…
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WEKIWA SPRINGS FERN © 2016
Central Florida
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Photographic Story This photograph was taken at Wekiwa Springs State Park just north of Orlando in Apopka, Florida. Digital – Archival Pigment Print This photograph was…
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