Set beneath the dwelling cover of Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary’s historical cypress forest, this out of doors exhibit brings large-format images into the panorama that impressed it. On view from November 2026 by means of March 2027 and that includes 50 to 60 prints mounted alongside the sanctuary’s iconic boardwalk, the exhibition transforms a standard gallery expertise into an immersive stroll by means of one in every of America’s final nice old-growth cypress swamps.
The work explores the uncommon wetland forests that stay after centuries of logging and growth, revealing their scale, complexity, and quiet energy. By way of photos of towering cypress timber, flooded forests, wildlife, reflections, textures, and hidden ecological relationships, guests are invited to see these swamps not as darkish or empty locations, however as dwelling cathedrals—historical, fragile, and lively.
The exhibition follows the discharge of Mac Stone’s newest ebook, Cypress: The Final Outdated-Progress Swamps, revealed by College Press of Florida. Most of the images on this assortment have been acknowledged in worldwide competitions and revealed by shops together with Nationwide Geographic, Audubon, The Nature Conservancy, bioGraphic, and others.
Mac Stone is a Nationwide Geographic photographer and explorer whose work focuses on elevating consciousness for threatened landscapes, wildlife, and wilderness areas all over the world. On this exhibit, his images have a good time the sweetness and ecological significance of old-growth cypress swamps whereas asking guests to think about what stays, what has been misplaced, and what’s nonetheless price defending.
