Welcome to 22 Moments!
Here, my photography meets the true stories behind the lens. From the heart of the Florida wilderness, I capture the moments that make our natural world so special. I invite you to follow along, and I hope these posts inspire you to celebrate and protect the beauty of life with me. - Laura S.
When the Water Pulls Back: Walking the Ocklawaha Drawdown
The drawdown transforms the Ocklawaha into something rarely seen. What once went underwater, to be swallowed by an industrial dream that never woke up, becomes visible again. This is the Rodman Drawdown, a brief window where the reservoir vanishes to reveal a landscape trapped between a man-made past and an uncertain future.
Fog, Fragments, and the In-Between
Haynes Creek slips past unnoticed from the road, but a place reveals itself as a tangle of contradictions. A place where wild beauty and human marks collide and quiet waters reflect it all.