Clyde Butcher, recognized both nationally and internationally, is regarded as Florida’s finest landscape photographer. He has been preserving the untouched areas of the landscape on film for more than thirty-five years. His black and white images are created using an 8″x10″, 11″x14″, or 12″x20″ view camera. Clyde prints his images in his own darkroom on fiberbase paper in a limited edition. The photographs are selenium toned, then mounted and matted to current archival standards. His images come in sizes from 8″x10″ inches to5’x8′ feet. His love of art and nature is seen in the exceptional detail and more subtle textures of his photography Clyde has been honored by the State of Florida with the highest award that can be given a private citizen: the Artist Hall of Fame Award. He was also chosen as “Person of the Week” on the ABC Peter Jennings TV evening news program, and has received the Heartland Community Service Award from Florida Governor Chiles for educating the people of Florida about the beauty of their state. He has also been honored with the Conservation Colleague Award, given to him by The Nature Conservancy. The Sierra Club has awarded him the Ansel Adams Conservation Award, which is given to a photographer who shows excellence in photography and has contributed to the public awareness of the environment.

A collection of his work can be seen in his books: America the Beautiful, Cuba – The Natural Beauty, National Parks, Clyde Butcher – Visions of Dali’s Spain, and his newest legacy book The Everglades – Clyde Butcher. A large selection of Clyde’s photography, can be seen at his Venice Gallery & Studio in Venice, Florida, and at his Big Cypress Gallery, which is located on thirteen acres in the center of the Everglades, mid-way between Naples and Miami on the Tamiami Trail (Hwy. 41), in the Big Cypress National Preserve. The gallery is surrounded by more than a million acres of National Park wetlands and cypress strands of wild Florida.