The state of Florida resists definition. Sun-bleached beaches. Swamp-dark silence. From the Gulf to the Atlantic Ocean, the state tilts between paradise and oddity— the air heavy with salt and humidity.
A view from the Daytona Beach Boardwalk and Pier in 2022.
Jason DeShazo applies makeup before emceeing a fundraiser in drag for a youth event in Lakeland, Fla. in 2023.
Strawberries are harvested at Fancy Farms in Lakeland on February 13, 2026.
Spring breakers in New Smyrna Beach, Fla. in 2023.
Florida roadkill, 2022.
Custom fetish adult video star Brandon Areana at her home in central Florida.
Indoor speed skating at Skate-A-Way-South in Ocala, Fla. in 2022.
Winston Fam of Winter Haven, Fla. has a cigarette before on Christmas Day in Tampa, 2011.
Drifting at Showtime Speedway Pinellas Park in Clearwater, Fla. in 2022.
Deborah Dorbert, seen here 34 weeks pregnant in 2023, carried her non-viable baby to term after she was denied care.
Trinity Homeschool Academy in Tampa in 2023. Homeschooling is booming in Florida.
Ridgewood Avenue in Daytona Beach in 2022. The area is popular for drug use and overdose deaths.
Patriotic heels and a Mickey Mouse tattoo at an event at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach in 2022.
Sunrise at Daytona Beach in 2022.