It sat on my shelf for 20 years, and has been a family relic for as long as I can remember. Surrounded by a dozen other cameras, it never occurred to me to try it. After all, they don’t make 620 film anymore and the shutter never seemed to work years ago when I tried it. Here’s what happened.

Temperatures in the high 90s and oppressive humidity didn’t slow artists and volunteers from participating in the Art on the Block Mural Day happening in five intersections across the city of Tampa on Saturday. Rollers rolled and brushes brushed transforming normally black asphalt into works of art. The city commissioned local artists to come up with work that promoted unity and inclusiveness for this one-day project.

Demonstrations continued for a second day following a night of violence and destruction in the University Square Mall area. Several businesses were destroyed and looted after the first day of protests..

Several hundred people gather at the corner corner of 56 Street and Fowler Avenue to protest the deaths of black African-Americans, most recently George Floyd who died on May 25 in Minnesota.

Carnival rides and funky fried food seem to get the majority of the press when the annual Florida State Fair comes to town. But if you are willing to do a little digging (research entertainment schedules online) you will see some thrilling acts and lively entertainment. While some are tucked in to the back crevasses of the fairgrounds, they are worth finding.

While many folks were celebrating at the Gasparilla Children’s Parade on Bayshore, bikers communed in Gibsonton at the 4th annual Gibtown Bike Fest. Motorcycle enthusiasts came from all over the state to ride, party, and be entertained.

Jazz is my favorite genre of music, not only to play, but also to experience. And, the Palladium in downtown St Petersburg is the quintessential venue for it. Saturday night they hosted the Jazz Awards celebrating jazz photographer Herb Snitzer, pianist Kitty Daniels, and drummer Majid Shabazz.  

Tampa’s inaugural New Year’s Eve Booty Drop took place in downtown Tampa at Curtis Hixon Park on December 31.

I feel so fortunate to have been allowed to photograph inside Derby Lane a few weeks ago. Being a documentary photographer, I seek out places that have historical meaning to the bay area. Derby Lane and dog racing has been a staple in the community since 1925, but the last race is scheduled for December of 2020. I was granted permission to bring cameras and record a typical day at the races. I had never been inside the gates. It was fantastic.

A street party broke out in downtown St. Petersburg at 7th Street and Central, part of the Morean Arts Center Burn event. Tropical storm Nestor, threatening the area all day, couldn’t extinguish this fire party! The celebration was part of the week-long SHINE Mural Festival happening all over the city.

Be honest. You are curious about the world of kink. After all you are reading this intro after seeing that pic! . That's okay, no judgment here. Come take a look inside. Metro Inclusive Health sponsored the inaugural KINK - An Art Affair Saturday. Here’s the deets!

It must be St. Patrick's Day weekend. The river is green and the mayor is walking around in his Shamrock festooned green trousers. Thousands are gathered in Curtis Hixon Park and along the Riverwalk..

It’s the berry best. Just east of Tampa there’s a festival that celebrates being the self-proclaimed “Winter Strawberry Capital of the World”. For 11 days every year Plant City throws a hoedown at its fairgrounds

Several thousand people gathered today north of Ybor city to celebrate Martin Luther King day parade. The weather was sunny and cool, the music had a good groove, and the energy was high!

Remember that line in Field of Dreams when "Shoeless" Joe Jackson asks Ray Kinsella, “Is this Heaven?” That’s what flashes in my mind as I step out of my car at the 7th annual Fox Squirrel Corn Maze on the Single R Ranch in Plant City

I like photographing the edge. Rainbows and sunsets are nice, but everyone does that. It's not shooting for shock value, it’s shooting for something different. Participating in a recent challenge to shoot the Tampa Bay area happenings in 24 hours, I got permission to photograph the Suspension and Carnival show at Pegasus Niteclub  on Florida Avenue

Nostalgia reigned at the Tampa Theater on Saturday as Tampa history buffs packed the house to watch the premiere of Goody Goody: Past Present and Future, a documentary by local filmmaker Lynn Marvin Dingfelder lauding the history of the hamburger stand on Florida Avenue and it's recent reincarnation in Hyde Park.

Doms and subs unite. Fetish Con, a.k.a. Kinky Camp, or more likely Voyeur Fest are all monikers that would fit the event happening in St. Petersburg this weekend at the Bayfront Hilton. Call it what you will but it is edgy and sexy and brings together a flock of fetish followers and connoisseurs to celebrate most things kinky

The 2018 St Pete Pride festival is sweltering in the mid 90's and packed with sweaty energetic people on Saturday. The air is filled with a mixture of weed, sunscreen, and fading cheap body spray. The atmosphere is sexually charged by low cut sometimes absent tops mixed with painted body parts and a lot of hugging, kissing and drinking. Bun revealing cut-off shorts, fish net stockings, rainbow tutus and slogan t-shirts rule the day, but there's a lot of individual style going on as well.

The dark clouds set a somber mood appropriate for celebrating the lives of the men and women who have served our country and died doing so. I don't think you can get an appreciation of the number of lives that have been lost in the defense of our country until you see the enormity of the cemetery and the row upon row of grave markers.