

Italian Treat
A blue ceramic tray holding two demitasse espresso, a liquor, and a plate of pastries.

Hooter
A lucky encounter with a large and imposing horned owl at a Gulf Coast park

Clubhouse
An interior image of a newly constructed apartment clubhouse

The Fifth Beetle
A focus-stacked close-up of a tiny viridescent beast

The tap
A commercial concept image of running faucet against blue and grey background

Night Cranes
Two loading cranes in the port of Mobile, Alabama make the 18-wheeler look like a toy

Loveable one
Another striking portrait from Mississippi fashion photographer, Dr. Martin Howard
Photograph courtesy of Martin Howard, Columbus, Mississippi

Tunnel Vision
A chance encounter with an urban train tunnel in the middle of the night

Busy Bee
Brightly colored Anthophorini digger bee, more interested in feasting on nectar from a violet flower than in having her picture taken

Whistling
A family of migratory whistling ducks heading north in early spring

Window Dressing
An enchanting shop window found on a darkened city street at midnight

Showoff
A brilliantly colored parakeet thoughtfully posing on the photographer’s finger

Strange Light
A long exposure of a decrepit pier in Mobile Bay immediately after sunset

Steel
A long-closed iron works in the heart of a southern city offers a unique perspective on turn-of-the-century industry

Jiminy
A red-legged grasshopper having some trouble getting his footing on a tea strainer

Breaking Good
Candid portrait of young man at night

Quack
Excited duckling running towards camera

Stormfront
Beautiful manicured garden in the face of an oncoming storm

Leather Wings
A focus-stacked image of a fearsome looking leather wing beetle preparing to charge the camera

The Stray
A homeless calico kitten with jeweled irises, checking out the photographer

Leather iPad case
Handmade Fitzpatrick leather iPad case with tartan.

Crack of Dawn
The first flash of sunlight ignites a towering abandoned lighthouse at the mouth of Charleston Harbor on a bitterly cold and windy November morning

The Warbler
A beautiful pine warbler taking refuge in a thicket - not a pine tree in sight

Corridor
Early morning shot of the underside of the Hwy. 7 road bridge across the Ashley River in Charleston

Dad is Home
A cantankerous, breeding great blue heron coming in for a pier landing

Hovering
An American hover fly heading to lunch on a milkweed flower

Serpentine
A glamorous portrait of a striking young woman in repose
Photograph courtesy of Martin Howard, Columbus, Mississippi

Southern Landmark
The City Federal building in central Birmingham, lit by the glow of the setting sun

On the Wing
A solitary gull skimming the treetops at dusk

Into Thin Air
A towering television tower, encrusted with antennae, sprouting from a hilltop in the heart of a southern city

Little Cahaba
Twilight at a bend in the Little Cahaba River, as it winds gracefully across central Alabama

Solid Gold
A golden-winged dragonfly poses atop a bullrush stalk in a Florida swamp at sunset

Feigned Sleep
A vibrant flamingo keeps an eye on the photographer while her family sleeps around her

Contact Lenses
A stunning juvenile double-crested cormorant with electric blue-green eyes during a brief pause in his frenzied fishing activities

Trigonometry
A flat lay image of antique drafting instruments


Synchronicity
A pair of gulf pelicans have acquired their targets and are headed in for the kill

Popping a Wheelie
A giant wheel bug with a hitchhiking parasite lumbers slowly down a tree limb by moonlight

Closed
An abandoned office building in Mobile, Alabama.

Mesmer
A tiny, inquisitive green jumping spider gazes at his reflection in the photographer’s lens

Buds Lite
A product photograph of a pair of floating Apple ear buds

Sporran on tartan
Dark brown leather sporran by master leatherworker, Christopher Fitzpatrick

Getta Haircut
Stunning jumping spider poses, mere inches from the camera, to show off his odd hair tufts, while thoughtfully covering his waiting fangs

Parade
Bare winter trees stretch into the late afternoon distance

Lovey Dovey
A pair of lovers gaze into each other’s eyes on a warm spring afternoon, their necks and beaks outlining the universal shape of their devotion…or just a lucky shot?

No Parking
Abandoned truck overgrown with trees

Beauty by Firelight
A beautiful young woman, caught deep in thought, glances away from the fire at the moment of capture

The Office
Newly constructed office building

Popsicle
Red popsicle on minimalist blue/white background

Makin' Paper
A vividly colored wasp gathers wood fibers that will be mixed with saliva and carried back to the nest where new chambers are being built continuously

Vertigo
A tiny green tree frog rests improbably inverted on a blade of grass while pondering the nature of gravity (presumably)

True Love
A couple, seemingly oblivious to the building storm, share a bottle of wine on an otherwise deserted stretch of shoreline

Peepers
One of the more aggressive jumping spiders lies in wait for lunch - usually another jumping spider

Blue Yonder
A bank building 20th Street in downtown Birmingham stretches up into the afternoon sunshine

Playing Dead
A large fish lies on the chopping block, apparently gazing on with horror, as his school-mate goes under the knife

Buy Me
A composited photograph of a model home that is about to be listed for sale - a boring gray sky replaced by sunset rain clouds

The Moment
A stack of river rocks in a pool below the waterfall momentarily catch the early morning sun on a cold December day

Lauren
A beautiful woman posing in a southern alley as the afternoon sun glints off her breeze-blown hair
Photograph courtesy of Martin Howard, Columbus, Mississippi

On the Run
An image of a laughing young girl, captured as she skips down the boardwalk, the setting sun in full pursuit

Taxi
A spotless light aircraft taxis into the setting sun shortly after touching down at a rural southern airstrip

Hot Stuff
A simply lit product photograph - one of several images in a pack shot series

Outpost
One massive limestone boulder viewed through the gaping maw of a second, larger rock as the early sun glints off both

Lonely Chapel
A tiny rural chapel in Mobile County, lit by the last rays of a summer Sunday evening, a faint glow within

Oblivion
A surreal seascape looking across Mobile Bay at sunset - the only sign of life, a gull resting on a solitary post beyond the pier’s end

Flyby
A brown pelican checks out the photographer in a low and slow flyby and, seeing no signs of food, heads on in search of sustenance

Spotlight
A small group of friends conspire on the seawall, whispering in the glow of a solitary street lamp


Barren
A pair of ravaged trees bend under the relentless wind, at nightfall on the Atlantic coast

Busy
A hyperactive sparrow picking through gravel in search of seeds, and too busy to notice the photographer who lies only feet away, in the grass

Point Clear
The setting sun casts a warm glow onto the calmed waters of the bay while magenta-tinted clouds drift lazily overhead

Impact
Water drops collide, throwing off a ring of glistening daughter droplets

Aftermath
A late summer cotton field viewed through a gap in the fence, the aftermath of some long-ago misadventure

Absorbed
A young man strides purposefully over a bridge in Pensacola, without ever glancing up from his conversation

Magnolia
The final moments of daylight as the sun sets over the Magnolia River on a peaceful summer evening - with almost no light, the camera’s long exposure turns the water to glass

Alien
A single light source highlights the intricate patterns of coiled steel wires

Ray
After a brief summer shower, the sun makes a brief appearance, casting a solitary shaft of afternoon light across the remnants of a forest hardwood

Pretty in Pink
With his typically deft use of available light, the photographer captures the casual beauty of his contemplative subject
Photograph courtesy of Martin Howard, Columbus, Mississippi

Meditating
A young man kneels in deep concentration, facing to the north, as the sun sets over his left shoulder

Bridge This Way
A painted arrow seems to direct the photographer’s attention to the imposing wooden train trestle stretches towards the distant bridge

Look West
A handsome young man, deep in thought, gazes out over the Pacific


Highland Sporran
Black leather sporran on black and tartan backdrop


Berry Tasty
A mixed berry and cream dessert in tall glass on wooden platter

Finale
Fireworks against dark night sky

Tower
A Mobile, Alabama skyscraper against a blue evening sky






















































































