Cave Divers and the Poor Man’s Underwater Housing
The Tallahassee, Florida region lays claim to a unique topographical feature – the Woodville Karst Plain. The karst plain is made of irregular limestone and underground water channels which are tied into the Floridan Aquifer. The Woodville Karst Plain is home to first magnitude springs, sinkholes, and the longest underwater cave system in the United [...]
FSU Quarterback Christian Ponder in Tallahassee
Tallahassee Magazine was doing a story on the local animal shelter – the Tallahassee-Leon County Animal Service Center – which was recently awarded $25,000 from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for inspiring the community and adopting out 1,200 animals in 90 days. As it turns out, local celebrity Christian Ponder, [...]
Tallahassee Magazine’s Top Singles
I photographed Emerald Coast Magazine’s Top Singles in Destin, Florida recently and wrote about it here. Now I’ve shot more Top Singles for the feature in the current issue of Tallahassee Magazine. Over two days I photographed 14 of the area’s most eligible bachelors and bachelorettes at Hotel Duval in downtown Tallahassee. The hotel pretty [...]
Florida Governor Charlie Crist
When Rowland Publishing launched its newest title, 850 Business Magazine, a feature on Florida’s governor, Charlie Crist, “The CEO of Florida,” was the cover story in the inaugural issue of the new magazine. On the day of the shoot, I arrived at the governor’s office in the Capitol and waited to get set up. I [...]
Emerald Coast Magazine’s Top Singles
Both the cover and the opening spread for the story were shot on my spare camera when the main camera failed. © Scott Holstein/Rowland Publishing I recently traveled to HarborWalk Village in Destin, Florida to complete a marathon of 10 shoots in a day for Emerald Coast magazine’s “Top Singles” feature. Efficiency is the name [...]
“Quagmire” – Beautiful Woman in a Swamp
“Quagmire.” 1/5 second at f/3.5 ISO 800 Canon 1D Mark III with 16-35mm at 16mm © Scott Holstein I had this image in my head for some time – a beautiful young woman in a boat, deep in a Florida swamp at dusk. She’s holding a lantern, peering out into the darkness, searching for something. [...]