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American Bald Eagle - Photographed by Spencer Pullen I don’t consider myself a bird photographer. When I returned to photography in 2007, I was shooting anything and everything—yet somehow, most of my images ended up being birds. At the time, local camera clubs were filled with bird-focused presentations and submissions, and for a while, I followed that same path. After a couple of years, though, I found myself burned out and eager to explore new subjects. I still appreciate

In Florida, we have a saying: our clouds are our mountains. During the summer months, the sky often fills with dramatic cloud formations that create striking opportunities for landscape photography. Towering columns build throughout the day before merging into powerful storm systems—brief but intense, often giving the impression that the world might end for twenty minutes before quickly passing. While finishing a day of shooting at Cecil Webb in Punta Gorda, Florida, I not

Water Drop Daisy - by Spencer Pullen One aspect of photography that I particularly enjoy is working in the studio. Like many photographers, I began by relying on natural, available light before transitioning to a compact fluorescent lighting kit—the corkscrew-style bulbs that were common before the widespread use of modern LED panels. While these fluorescent lights performed adequately, they offered limited output and often resulted in motion blur when subjects were not compl

Location: Heritage Village - Largo, Florida Model T Ford - Photographed by Spencer Pullen As photographers, we each develop a collection of images I like to call “diamonds”—those rare photographs, drawn from tens or even hundreds of thousands, that truly stand apart. This image represents my first such “diamond,” though at the time I captured it, I had no sense of the lasting impact it would eventually have. I first learned of this location years earlier through another photo

Location: Ponce de Leon Park — Punta Gorda, Florida Mangrove Island - By Spencer Pullen This body of work represents a long-term personal project spanning more than a decade. Nearly fifteen years ago, I was introduced to a unique mangrove accessible from shore via a narrow fishing trail—no wading required. Over time, this location became informally known among local photographers as “Mangrove Island.” While mangroves are abundant throughout Southwest Florida, they typically l