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Chasing the Blue Moon at Babcock/Webb
Chasing the Blue Moon at Babcock/Webb

Enjoying an evening out photographing the October Blue Moon

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Work-up of my hand-painted photograph: Misty Morning
Work-up of my hand-painted photograph: Misty Morning

Work-up of my hand-painted image, Misty Morning ~ Niki

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Swamp Walk Annual Fundraiser for Big Cypress National Preserve
Swamp Walk Annual Fundraiser for Big Cypress National Preserve

Another great year enjoying everyone out in the swamp at our Annual Swamp Walk Fundraiser for Big Cypress National Preserve’s S.W.A.M.P. education program!

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Chasing the Blue Moon at Babcock/Webb
Chasing the Blue Moon at Babcock/Webb

Enjoying an evening out photographing the October Blue Moon

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Work-up of my hand-painted photograph: Misty Morning
Work-up of my hand-painted photograph: Misty Morning

Work-up of my hand-painted image, Misty Morning ~ Niki

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Swamp Walk Annual Fundraiser for Big Cypress National Preserve
Swamp Walk Annual Fundraiser for Big Cypress National Preserve

Another great year enjoying everyone out in the swamp at our Annual Swamp Walk Fundraiser for Big Cypress National Preserve’s S.W.A.M.P. education program!

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Sanibel Island ~ Bailey Tract
Sanibel Island ~ Bailey Tract

Sanibel Island is known for its beautiful beaches and abundance of sea shells, however the interior of Sanibel is also beautiful. If you’re looking for a place to get away from people, the trails inside the island are wonderful escapes, and Bailey’s Tract is one of those locations.

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Badlands National Park ~ Darkroom Work-up 2007
Badlands National Park ~ Darkroom Work-up 2007

We had the best two days of photography at the Badlands National Park. Everywhere we turned there was another photographic opportunity. The story is followed by the darkroom work-up.

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Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona, Spain

Ahhhh, the glorious city of Barcelona. We spent a couple of days being tourists and enjoying the city before we traveled to the area where Salvador Dali grew up and made his home.

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Badlands National Park ~ Darkroom Work-up 2007
Badlands National Park ~ Darkroom Work-up 2007

We had the best two days of photography at the Badlands National Park. Everywhere we turned there was another photographic opportunity. The story is followed by the darkroom work-up.

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Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona, Spain

Ahhhh, the glorious city of Barcelona. We spent a couple of days being tourists and enjoying the city before we traveled to the area where Salvador Dali grew up and made his home.

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“Opening a gallery with our nearest customers fifty miles away in Miami and fifty miles away in Naples, surrounded by over a million acres of wilderness may seem like a crazy idea, but we fell in love with the location. When a friend, Bob, saw what we were doing he said, ‘You guys have a couple of loose screws doing something like this in the middle of nowhere!’ Hence the name of this blog.”
— Niki Butcher
 
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LITTLE BUTTERNUT KEY 2 | 1997 I spent a week photographing the upper Florida Bay, off Key Largo Island, to capture the final ecosystem of the Everglades. As a storm was in the midst of being created, we came to this sandbar. It made the perfect fore
Driving up Highway One along the coast of Oregon is very dramatic. It seems that at every turn in the road there is another wonderful photographic opportunity. Bandon Beach is one of my favorite stops along the coast. The beach is littered with monum
Slides from an editorial picture story for “The World & I” magazine back in 1994. Photos taken by Kenneth White 📸 . . . . #explorebigcypress #largeformat #filmphotography #behindthedarkroom #filmisnotdead #explorida #everglades #bigc
This photograph was taken on the property of my Big Cypress Gallery @explorebigcypress , located on a picturesque 13 acres in the Big Cypress National Preserve (the Western Everglades) in Ochopee, Florida. @niki_butcher_photography and I were taking
The previous winter when I photographed Movie Dome it was dry, I wanted to try it again while there was still a bit of water. The problem of course is light. Photographing inside of a dome requires even lighting. We knew if we got to the dome early
Only 2 days left to pre order my 2021 Calendar 👏🏻 Check out my website to place your order. Sale ends this Saturday, June 20th. For next year we decided to do something a little different. Some of my favorite shots are verticals and they never get
Miracles do occur…we’ve been married 57 years!! As with most marriages, we’ve had our ups and downs, but love is a mysterious thing. As we've gone through life's storms, our relationship has grown stronger. . . . . #clydebutcher #l
Neal, Clyde's darkroom assistant, and son-in-law have been testing this print for the past week to see how large it can go. Clyde has never printed this image in 5' x 8'. The largest he has printed it is 46" x 60". It's amazing how much Cly
The amount of information and resources people are spreading is such a beautiful thing to witness. Even though this week of silence has passed, we can not lose the momentum for change and reform. We will continue to share resources in the hope of s

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Don CeSar Hotel Hand-painted photograph This was one hand-painted photographs where the color of the building is real. Yes, the Don CeSar Hotel on St. Petersburg beach is really pink. The building is one of Florida’s outstanding historical pi
Seven Year Apple 1 ~ Key West, Florida Hand painted photograph As we walked through the Key West Tropical Forest and Botanical Garden I was taken by the gentle softness of this flower.
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Fishermans Café Hand-painted photograph It was a beautiful day when we strolled by this sweet little tropical restaurant located near Old Town and the Historic Seaport of Key West. The smell of fresh cooked fish was too much to resist, so we
Rainbow Springs 1N Hand painted photograph Clyde and I were canoeing down Rainbow Springs run looking for possible photographs when we came across a very small stream flowing into Rainbow Springs Run. We followed the stream for a very long distance
Happy Father’s dad, although you have been gone for a long time you are always in my memories. Love you💕~ my father with my sister and me (standing).
Whale Harbor Fantasy – Islamorada, Florida Hand-painted photograph We were spending some time down in the Keys and stopped by Whale Harbor to check out the boats. I came across this scene and couldn’t resist taking the photo and then pai
View of the Cardozo ~ Miami Beach, Florida Hand painted photograph This is where I discovered I wanted to hand-paint photographs. I love history, and when I discovered that the old art deco buildings on Miami Beach were going to be torn down, I was
 
 
 
 

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