Think Florida and you probably see crowded beaches, neon and Mickey Mouse. The word I hear most often associated with my home state of 26 years is "tacky" and in many ways, that's true. But there is a fragile and precious part of Florida that many tourists pass by?…the Everglades, Florida State parks and nature preserves…places that still appear untouched by time, even though civilization has begun to take its toll. Thanks to photographer Clyde Butcher, himself a state treasure, the haunting beauty of the nation's only remaining subtropical wilderness is shown in the manner it deserves, as fine art.

Landscape photographer Butcher, 67, shoots only in black and white. He uses old fashioned view cameras, some built in the early 1900s. These cameras can weigh up to 60 pounds and have film sizes as large as 12 by 20 inches. Butcher's dramatic use of light and his ability to capture nature's own masterpieces make his photographs powerful tributes to a vanishing land. He shows the Florida I would like the cynics to see.

His original photographs, up to 5 by 8 feet and costing thousands of dollars are in private and public collections worldwide. In addition to photographs Clyde produces books calendars etc. In 1994, I published his first book and a calendar in 1995 & 1996. In a dusty storage room, I recently discovered a quantity of the pages from the calendars, which are now collectors items. These images are 11 by 16 inches and were printed in a tritone process using a multi color press with three colors of black or gray ink on high quality paper. I have a limited number of these prints which are matted to 16 by 20 inches on acid free mat board and mounted on foam core. They are offered here for the first time and when they are gone, there will be no more.

TITLE: BILLIE'S BAY #1, Ocala National Forrest, 1989

THERE ARE 36 IMAGES IN ALL CHECK MY STORE INVENTORY TO SEE THE ENTIRE COLLECTION