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

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

An interior image of a newly constructed apartment clubhouse

A focus-stacked close-up of a tiny viridescent beast

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

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

Another striking portrait from Mississippi fashion photographer, Dr. Martin Howard

Photograph courtesy of Martin Howard, Columbus, Mississippi

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

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

A family of migratory whistling ducks heading north in early spring

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

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

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

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

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

Candid portrait of young man at night

Excited duckling running towards camera

Beautiful manicured garden in the face of an oncoming storm

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

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

Handmade Fitzpatrick leather iPad case with tartan.

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

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

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

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

An American hover fly heading to lunch on a milkweed flower

A glamorous portrait of a striking young woman in repose

Photograph courtesy of Martin Howard, Columbus, Mississippi

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

A solitary gull skimming the treetops at dusk

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

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

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

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

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

A flat lay image of antique drafting instruments

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

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

An abandoned office building in Mobile, Alabama.

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

A product photograph of a pair of floating Apple ear buds

Dark brown leather sporran by master leatherworker, Christopher Fitzpatrick

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

Bare winter trees stretch into the late afternoon distance

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?

Abandoned truck overgrown with trees

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

Newly constructed office building

Red popsicle on minimalist blue/white background

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Black leather sporran on black and tartan backdrop

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

Fireworks against dark night sky

A Mobile, Alabama skyscraper against a blue evening sky