Fishermen pull nets out of the water for the day, Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic, June, 2019.

A woman lights candles inside Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church during the Epiphany celebrations, Jan, 2020.

Johnnie Mae McCleod, 38 holds her grandson, Tazarious "T.J." Lane Jr., 3, at their home in St. Petersburg. McCleod took over the care of Tazarious, after his mother and her daughter, Johnesia Simmons, was killed by her boyfriend last month in an apparent murder-suicide. Aug, 2018.

Robert Crandall and Elise Crosby, both 35, get married at their kitchen table inside their Largo home. Their officiant, Mark Stutzman, a co-worker of Crandall's and their only witness, Crosby's daughter, Eisis Snider, 11, were the only guests present. The couple had to cancel their wedding, planned for March 27 at Largo Central Park because of the Coronavirus pandemic. March, 2020 in Largo.

Robert Duboise, 56, is released from prison after being wrongfully convicted of the rape and murder of a Tampa woman. He served 37 years, initially sentenced to death. A review of the case by the Hillsborough County state attorney’s office and the Innocence Project found Duboise innocent of the 1983 murder, setting him free to a changed world, August, 2020.

Friends fish off a sea wall on the south side of the Gandy Bridge, as heavy fog covered the bay, feb., 2021.

Tourists take in the Statue of Liberty from the deck of the Staten Island ferry, July 2017.

Pinellas Secondary principal Darren Hammond, holds gifts from well-wishers during a surprise caravan in his honor, in light of his upcoming retirement after 37 years working with Pinellas County Schools, May, 2020 in St. Petersburg.

A man leans over the sand mandala that had just been completed by visiting Buddhist monks, while taking a photo of the altar, before the start of the dissolution ceremony. This was part of the Sacred Arts Tour of Tibetan Monks at Florida CraftArt on Jan, 2020 in St. Petersburg.

Liz Goldstein works out at LA Fitness in St. Petersburg. The 62-year-old powerlifter turned to fitness after a difficult divorce and is hopeful she'll meet her new love, soon. July, 2019.

A trio of girls in traditional Greek dress, sit together during Epiphany festivities in Tarpon Springs, Jan, 2017.

Katheryne Root, 14, of Sickles High School, performs a solo during a performance of Ukuthula, a traditional South African Zulu song with speaks of peace. Parents, teachers and students from area schools came together to protest budget cuts for arts programs, during a multi-school choir performance prior to the start of a Hillsborough County Public School Board meeting, Sept, 2020 in Tampa.

Crystal Grimes attends to Jagger, a 1-year-old Shepherd mix she fosters through Paw Print Hearts, at the 31st annual Blessing of of the Animals at St. Clements Episcopal Church in Tampa Oct, 2018.

A sponge diver in a traditional hard-hat diving suit prepares to go in the water to harvest sponges in Tarpon Springs, 2016.

An impending storm forms over Gulport's small beach while children play in the sand. Florida, 2018.

A young girl listens during an art lesson teaching the meaning of emotions at the Boys and Girls Club located at the historic, Royal Theater, in The Deuces, neighborhood, Oct, 2020 in St. Petersburg.

William Weidner, 6, and dad, Matt Weidner, celebrate during the St. Pete Pride Parade and festivities in St. Petersburg, June, 2019.

Ms. Betty Brown, 72, arrives home after doing her groceries. Brown drives over two miles to get to the Walmart, the only shopping center available since two supermarkets closed in midtown, a predominately African American neighborhood. Ms. Brown says she is fortunate to have a car. Many other people she knows in the neighborhood who are elderly or disabled, rely on public transportation, making it hard to grocery shop. Oct, 2019 in St. Petersburg.

Markus-Derek White, 2, has a mask made for him, adjusted at Queen's Fabric, a fashion boutique owned by designer, Elizabeth Carson Racker, who makes the masks, July, 2020 in Tampa.

Dora Chance, the widow of Owin H. Chance, sits in the front pew for his funeral service in May, 2020 in Wildwood. Military honors were on hold due to the pandemic, causing many families to change course and settle for much less than they'd planned.

The April full moon, the closest and largest supermoon of the year, rises between a couple spending time together at Flora Wylie Park in April, 2020 in St. Petersburg.

Julius Okrzesik, 99, hits the ball down the fairway while playing a round of golf at the Bardmoor Golf and Tennis Club on Nov. 2019 in Seminole. The 99-year-old rises every Tuesday at 5 in the morning to eat a home-cooked breakfast made by his wife before he joins his team at the club for golf.

Boys run toward the water to retrieve the cross during the Epiphany celebration, January, 2017.

A young girl does cartwheels on the beach at dusk, Gulfport, July, 2018.

Singer, The Weeknd, performs during the halftime show for Super Bowl 55 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, February, 2021.