Three Blocks in Little Havana
Gentrification is moving through this part of Little Havana one property at a time. Three blocks of SW 5th Avenue, two blocks west of I-95, with Brickell’s towers showing up in a lot of the frames.
The Jetty Lifeguard Tower at South Pointe, Old and New
In August, Miami Beach replaced the Jetty lifeguard tower at the southern tip of South Beach. The new tower is a copy of the old one. Here’s the original, the replacement while it waited in Lummus Park, and the new tower back on the sand.
The Vanishing Street Art of Downtown Miami
Downtown Miami’s street art lives in parking lots and on demolition sites, and it’s disappearing as the towers go up. These are the walls still standing.
The Little Art Deco District: Ocean Terrace Before the Tower Goes Up
Ocean Terrace in North Beach five MiMo hotels in a row, fenced, waiting on a 20-story tower to rise up behind whatever facades survive. I walked the block from 74th to 75th Street to capture the classic art deco buildings before they are gone forever.
Lummus Park Historic District, Miami
A walk through Miami's Lummus Park Historic District — wood-frame cottages, Mediterranean Revival apartments, and the Scottish Rite Temple, tucked against the river and the highway that nearly erased it.
Miami's Wood-Frame Houses: One Side of the River Preserved, One Being Demolished
A quiet stretch of Miami's wood-frame houses near the river — half slated for demolition, half still standing under decades of overgrown landscaping
A Walk Through Buena Vista Before It Disappears
The South Beach Lifeguard Towers: A Photographer's Complete Guide
From colorful Art Deco originals to modern replacements, the South Beach lifeguard towers are among the most photographed landmarks in Miami. A photographer's guide to their history, design, and the best times to shoot them.
Aftermath of Hurricane Irma
A photographic record of Miami in the days following Hurricane Irma — streets, neighborhoods and a city beginning to recover.
