Tom Flip came to Key West 15 years ago, camera in hand, and built his career as a photographer. He shot weddings, ad campaigns, creative projects…but in 2013, a new opportunity would give wings to an interest he’d had all his life, which was photographing people. But not just any people, it was the eclectic characters of Key West that drew his attention. Five years later, he revisits the project with a 2018 edition and gallery opening at The Studios of Key West, and we got to sit down and learn more about the inspiration behind a five month photo shoot that brought the community together.
For full show notes and transcript, go to www.keywestperspective.com/podcast/tomflip
Check out photos from the Heads Up Key West 2013 and 2018 sessions at http://tomflip.com
Order posters from both years from http://headsupkeywest.com
Watch the documentary from Matthew Dockery on the Docklight Productions Facebook page, http://facebook.com/docklightproductions, and go to Videos.
Tom mentions Matthew along with several other special thanks in the episode, not least of all his wife Lyndsay who took care of their little girl on many shooting nights and days of editing and printing the show, plus Marky Pierson and his team at Wonderdog Studios for helping Tom organize the show, the Studios of Key West for hosting, Amigo's Tortilla Bar for supporting Tom's shooting schedule, Green Parrot, Mary Ellen's, and all the other locations that allowed the space for this project to take place.