Dubbed “the Ansel Adams of Florida,” photographer Clyde Butcher has made for himself a big reputation based on big black-and-white nature images taken with big cameras.
On Friday, Jan.24, Butcher presented two free programs (at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.) at J.N. “Ding’ Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island. Based on his America Everglades: Through the Lens of Clyde Butcher and other photographic books, the programs were part of the 2019 “Ding” Darling Lecture Series.
The award-winning artist captures the Florida Everglades, coastal islands, and other unspoiled areas with stunning majesty.
In recent years, he has expanded his depth of field nationwide and even abroad in a recent exhibition commissioned by The Dali museum in St. Petersburg.
Learn more about Clyde Butcher: https://clydebutcher.com/
View a Facebook Live Video of the Lecture
Wilderness, to me, is a spiritual necessity,” says Butcher, whose lecture coordinated with a Refuge 75th Anniversary exhibition of his work now on display in the Refuge Visitor & Education Center through Feb. 5.
“The underlying message to this important exhibition and Clyde’s lecture is the value of preserving the fragile Everglades habitat and the quality of our waterways in the pristine state he has captured them,” said DDWS executive director Birgie Miller. “We thank Mark and Gretchen Banks for sponsoring the exhibition.”
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