Florida Keys Road Trip - Photography is Nothing with Zach Dobson & Courtney McCracken

Episode 30 - Zach & Courtney talk about a favorite family trip: A roadtrip through the Florida Keys! In 2018, Courtney, Zach, and (then) 4 kids, drove nearly 3,000 miles from Indianapolis, IN to Key West, FL (and back, of course).

On this episode we talk about the experience, including our favorite spots, things we learned, and the photos Zach took along the way.

“Photography is nothing–it's life that interests me.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson 

Index

0:00 - Intro - He stitched two mattresses together to make a giant bed

0:49 - Going on a Florida Keys Roadtrip

1:44 - Planning to escape the Midwest in winter

3:44 - Racing to beat a snow storm

7:03 - Driving into the Keys from Miami is supposed to be quick

8:48 - Are the Florida Keys kid-friendly?

10:25 - There are very few natural beaches in the Keys

11:10 - Plan to stay in motels in the Florida Keys

15:18 - Zach had never seen water this color

15:44 - Visiting Key West as a family

24:10 - Ernest Hemingway’s house in Key West

25:28 - Kids are learning their own way

28:12 - Easter Mass in Key West

29:29 - Southernmost Point of the Continental US

30:13 - Bahia Honda State Park

31:03 - Marathon and Islamorada

33:15 - The story behind my favorite Florida Keys photo

35:15 - John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park

38:04 - We need a bigger car than a Chevy Suburban

Find Zach

Website: https://zachdobson.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zachdobsonphoto/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zachdobsonphoto

Threads: https://www.threads.com/@zachdobsonphoto

Find Courtney

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/courtneymccracken_/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@happy_life_lessons

Threads: https://www.threads.com/@courtneymccracken_

About the Podcast

Photography is Nothing with Zach Dobson and Courtney McCracken is a weekly conversation about photography and all its impact. Each week Zach and Courtney discuss their latest adventures, life lessons, and anything else that sounds interesting. 

Photography is Nothing invites you into the conversations they were already having as a married couple running a photography and media company in the current world.

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