Florida's aquatic preserves provide a window to our past and glimpse into our future. These watery Edens are home to bird rookies and fish nurseries...freashwater springs and salt marshes...seagrass meadows and mangrove forests.

Lynne Buchanan began photographing Florida's inland waters to create artistic records of her connection with those waters and to learn lessons from being in the present moment and aligning with the flow of life. The more time she spent photographing waterways in her native Florida, the more she noticed what was being damaged and lost due to human impact. She resolved to draw attention to the situation through her photography and to work with water-quality...