The great thing about being on vacation is that you can be driving through the middle of nowhere, like through the Everglades in Florida - a place where there is nothing but a two-lane road and swamps and alligators and not even a McDonald's - and out of nowhere, and I mean nowhere, there is a sanctuary filled with art. As a parent, you can decide that even though the kids think that this is just a mindless beach vacation, you will take this moment to engage their imagination and expand their repertoire of creativity by stopping and viewing the timeless photographs of Clyde Butcher, Photographer of the Everglades.
Like Ansel Adams, Clyde Butcher uses his art form of photography as "inspiration for others to work together to save nature's places of spiritual sanctuary for future generations."
"Like the work of Ansel Adams, Clyde Butcher's remarkable photographs give us an access to nature we rarely see or experience. They not only reveal the intimate and majestic beauty of the Everglades - and the need to save the fragile environment - they also remind us of the abiding kinship we mortals share when we work together to preserve these magnificent places. Butcher's art is a national treasure." Ken Burns, Emmy-Winning filmmaker.
Now, here is a man passionate about his work. If you look at the photo above, you will notice that Mr. Butcher is standing waist deep in the swamp.
Now, look below. OK, now look more closely. Can you see the alligator in the upper left hand corner?
This is the swamp in which he chooses to stand. Call me crazy, but I am just not willing to dedicate myself THAT much to my art!
After viewing Mr. Butcher's photos in his middle-of-nowhere gallery, you can exit out the back, take a swamp walk, and try a few photos of your own!
Toto, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore!
If the view ahead doesn't please you.....
Just look up!
Clyde Butcher's images are truly stunning.
One can't help but admire not only the photographer, but the work of The Creator, Himself.