Renowned travel photographer Gray Malin is famous for capturing the world in its most literal sense, from Italy to the Rockies to Bora Bora.
He’s seen and shot places that most of us only get to see in Peter Jackson movies.
His work upgrades walls and coffee tables abound.
And yet after more than a decade of global success, Malin has finally reached his showpiece, his tour de force, the feather in one’s cap:
The beaches of Florida’s Gulf Coast.
Malin’s vibrant aerial work is often the result of Malin hanging out of a doorless helicopter to get the shot. A wide canvas in which people, shadows and objects become patterns of light, shape and color. And the natural palette of places like Anna Maria Island, Longboat Key, St. Pete, Tampa Bay and others were a perfect stomping ground for Malin’s latest project. Its final images range from serene to one-of-a-kind.
From an art-lover’s perspective, Malin’s style of photography is perfect for capturing essence of Tampa Bay’s best beaches—the reason why people flock to them in the first place. They can be a scenic getaway place for some, a picturesque party spot for others, a place to isolate yourself entirely for those who simply want silence and a crystal-clear ocean.
In Malin’s latest Á La Plage series, you only have to travel to your living room to get there.