During the summer of 2011, my main focus was on the rivers and waterways of Central Florida. With nearly all of Florida covered in thunderstorms during mid August, I darted out the house for some storm chasing along the beaches of southwest Florida. While rivers require a soft, subtle morning light, black and white beach photos look best during dramatic, ominous thunderstorms. Some old school photographers wait for the perfect shot in one location for days; instead, I choose to follow the perfect light across many locations, tracking weather systems from my mobile devices. During August 2011, traveling down southwest had perfect timing.

The Ecosystem of Myakka Myakka, as shown in the photos below, contains a vast assortment of dry prairies.  In the 1840s, American surveys declared the lands worthless, and unworthy of surveying.  Before much of its destruction, the Florida once contained nearly 300,000 acres of prairies.  These precious ecosystems were dug out to control flooding, along with planting of non-native grasses, plants, and trees that wreaked havoc on these...

For the last two years that I’ve lived in Orlando, one park that I has challenged me the most was Blue Springs State Park.  The springs itself is beautiful, surrounded by high mounds put up by Native Americans more than a century ago.  High wood bridge wood walkways provide a long, natural walk through the forest and along the water. But I struggled to get a photo I really loved.  First, the park is almost almost too crowded for...

  Buddy Verderber, in only his first few triathlons, is quickly climbing the ranks; he’s already listed in the top 20 in his age group for the USA!  He came to me a few months back for several unique photos to provide to his sponsors.  This provided an interesting challenge, as athlete portraits have a pretty distinct look about them, especially male athletic portraits. While I generally stick to a more classic look, I went...