Although Cindy Sherman’s photographs are pictures of herself, they are most definitely not self portraits. Rather, Sherman uses herself as a vehicle for commentary on a variety of issues, such as the construction of self-image and the role of women in the modern world. Sherman dresses up as various characters and stereotypes---here, as an unsettling, androgynous, hairy-chested swashbuckler—in order to question the comfortable norm of beauty and glamour, thereby asking us to find and accept our own identities.

Often called the “Ansel Adams of Florida,” Clyde Butcher uses a large format camera to photograph Florida’s natural environment and capture the details that distinguish its unique landscape. A self-taught photographer, Butcher has been exploring his personal relationship with the environment for more than thirty-five years. He moved to Florida in 1980, eventually settling in the interior of Big Cypress National Preserve in 1984. After the death of his son in 1986, he retreated to the wilderness with the hope of regaining his serenity and equilibrium. It was during this time that he discovered the intimate beauty of Florida. Not surprising, the landscapes Clyde typically photographs are untouched by mankind or industry. Little Butternut Key #1 was photographed off Key Largo at Florida Bay, Everglades National Park. The photograph depicts a receding sandbar as well as dynamic cloud formations in the sky. Little Butternut Key is a bird rookery where it is illegal to land any boats. However Butcher had been granted permission by the Everglades National Park to photograph anywhere within the park for their Fifth Anniversary and thus was able to capture this poignant moment. Through such images, Butcher educates viewers about much of the state’s wetlands and natural beauty and thus aids in the preservation of this unique landscape.