Snell Arcade in St. Petersburg, Florida Metal Print

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I must have passed this arcade in St. Petersburg 100s of times and never noticed the beautiful blue wrought iron. St. Pete is undergoing a massive changes as high rise condos replace quaint buildings such as this. Every time we visit older buildings simply vanish. It now looks like downtown Miami. But....there are still some of these lovely buildings left. It's worth a trip to photograph what is left

I love to tell stories. About twenty years ago I had my first freelance travel article accepted by a magazine. Much to my surprise, the magazine expected photos along with words. I had not taken any during the preliminary work for my article. I drove back to the site and took the photos for the article with my little Olympus digital camera. The article was published with those very amateur photos. In time, I bought an Olympus OMD-EM5, a great camera for nature and travel photographers and discovered that I enjoyed telling stories with pictures more than I did with words. The last twenty year have been an incredibly exciting time as resources for photographers have exploded. I have been lucky enough to have some great teachers along the way...