Images depicting Florida's beautiful coastline.
"The Early Bird"
"The Sky is Blue"
A fishing shack on Pine Island. Life on this small border island is determined by the elements. Wind, sun, and water are powerful forces and can destroy human card houses any time.
"Elements"
2022 Publication 1x.com
2022 Julia Margaret Cameron Award - Honorable Mention
2022 - Moscow International Foto Awards - Honorable Mention
2022 Prix de la Photographie Paris - Bronze Medal
2022 Black & White Spider Awards - Nominee
2023 Rookery Bay Annual Photography Awards - Best in Show
2023 Backus Museum, Fort Pierce, FL - National Juried Exhibit "Through the Eye of the Camera" - 1st in Landscapes
The now forever lost abandoned dome homes at Cape Romano. Four out of the original six were still standing before hurricane Ian. Now they are all gone and have become history.
The Last Dome Homes
Venice?
Sunset with Terns
2021 Moscow International Foto Awards - Honorable Mention
Mangroves. I call them the "Florida Coast Guards". Mangroves are true natives of Florida and they are vital guardians the coast for all of us.
Coast Guards - I
Coast Guards - II
Coast Guards - III
"Coast Guards"
2020 Budapest International Foto Awards – Honorable Mention
2021 Moscow International Foot Awards - Honorable Mention
2021 Monovision Awards - Honorable Mention
2021 PX3 - Honorable Mention
"Coastal Bliss"
2020 Chromatic Awards - Honorable Mention
Cloud Story - I
Cloud Story - II
A subdued showing of color in this Everglades sunset.
"Hint of Color"
"Surrounded by Pastels"
Florida Camera Club Council - Yellow Ribbon
"Dreams of Summer"
While we live in the hustle and bustle of the cities, life on the gulf and barrier islands is determined by the elements.
"Proportions" - Pine Island Fishing Shack
2020 Center for the Arts Bonita Springs "Black & White"
"Mother & Daughter - Cooking up a Storm"
Out to the Sea
After the Sorm
Good Morning
The historic Naples Pier at the end of 12th Avenue South is a favorite location for sightseeing, fishing, bird watching, dolphin spotting and the peace of scenic sunset views - like this one.
"Pastels"
2019 International ND Awards - Honorable Mention
2019 Florida Camera Club Council - Blue Ribbon
"After the Sunset"
“Close of the Day” (Old Naples Pier)
The Gulf of Mexico offers some of the best sunsets in the world. This particular image was taken in Naples, near 2ndAve South. What used to be the old pier serves now as a resting place for pelicans.
"Close of the Day"
Florida Camera Club Council - 2017 Blue Ribbon
Treasure Coast Photography Center, Port St. Lucie, Fl, 2018 juried exhibition "From the Heart" (national) - Honorable Mention
Cape Cod Cultural Center "The Golden Hour", 2018 juried contest (international) - Second Place
Photocrowd Landscape contest (international)#147, 2017 - First Place
Overland Park, Kansas, "Art at the Center", 2018 juried exhibition
Nominee for International Color Awards 2018
Naples Art Association , 2018 juried exhibition "All Florida"
Center for the Arts Bonita Springs, 2018 exhibition "Second Nature"
F11 News, International Publication, 2018
Landscape Photography Magazine, International Publication, 2018
"Art of Photography" 2019 National Juried ShowPrairie Village, KS
Morning Light
A beach in Florida. It is early morning and the first rays give a warm embrace to the world that is just awakening.
The cloud cover softens the morning light even more, creating muted, pastel-like colors, yet with a strong impact. A long exposure takes out the ripples in the water and creates the silky surface.
"Morning Light"
2019 Backus Museum, Fort Pierce, FL - National Juried Exhibit "Through the Eye of the Camera"
3rd Place Travel/Landscape
2019 International ND Awards - Honorable Mention
It is the twilight hour and three tree stumps standing guard on the beach at Lover’s Key Park in Florida. Imagine the time they have been standing there and the scenes they must have witnessed.
"Twilight Sentinels"
Lover's Key State Park
Little Estero Island
Resting
Sailboats anchored at the Naples City Dock.
The slight ripples in the water cause the reflected masts to look like oil paints squeezed out of a tube and spread over a canvas.
"Dock Reflections"
"Moonset"
"Harvest Moon"
"Jensen Beach Sunset"
"New Beginnings"