September 20, 2015 Before moving to Florida, I had little experience with its unique freshwater springs. Like many, my mental images of Florida were primarily of beaches, warm ocean waters, and manatees, and I had never even heard about the springs until my husband took me to one near his hometown for the first time….

Beaches are an amazing place to explore, both from an ecological and a photography perspective. They are ever changing, sands literally shifting from one area to another; they are a canvas for weather patterns that pass briefly and then disappear. To really know a beach, you must visit often, in all conditions and seasons. Though…

I have always been fascinated by human structures overtaken by nature; collapsed barns now covered in grasses, old homes shrouded in thick vines, rusted cars with trees growing through the center. Here in Florida, what I see most often are sunken boats. One evening my husband and I decided to explore Easy Bay near Pensacola….