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One of largest and most regal homes I have photographed was Villa Lago. Weighing in at nearly 10,000 sqft, this 2011 D’asign Source Built Home had the sweetest owners I had met in a long time. They were there during the shoot and took pride in showing me several interesting hand picked design materials and every one had a story from their past travels. One that really stuck with me was the barrel tile roof who’s cost they told me could rival the annual GDP of a small country.
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Melody Key, Formerly owned by one of my favorite bands, 311! This private offshore Island was high tech! Even though it was off the grid, it had all of the creature comforts of home with solar power, tons of batteries, a generator and desalination plant. Located about 1/2 mile from Summerland Key, just 30 minutes northeast of Key West. It wasn’t quite as cool to just be taking photos there, but I could imagine quite the concert and parties there back in the day.
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One of my favorite projects to date was shooting an island approximately 9 miles west of Key West. The 26 acre island had a Sheffield Steel main house with an additional guest house which was a residence for the property manager plus a beached houseboat. Back then we had no photo drones, so it was off to Key West Airport for a quick flight over there, taking photos along the way. After a quick walk through the helicopter pilot flew back to Key West leaving me behind to work my magic. After a few hours on site the property manager met me at the dock for a 20 minute boat ride back to the port of Key West.
Ballast Key had a cameo appearance in the Bond movie License to Kill and Mr. Key West hosted several celebrities their over the years, including Tennessee Williams, Truman Capote, the Bee Gees, Gloria Estefan and an occasional Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, Mellon and Duke.
Mr Key West ultimately donated the property to The Nature Conservancy, who deeded ownership to US Fish and Wildlife Service, while arranging to manage the resource.
