RS/WThe Island of Key West

Photographs from the Florida Keys

Photographs from Key West, Key Largo and Marathon by Robert Scott Wildes, a photographer, filmmaker, artist and designer based on the Island of Key West. Street scenes, people, water and the built landscape, photographed on film and digitally.

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Blue water and a distant shoreline beneath a cloud-streaked evening sky.
Blue water and a distant shoreline beneath a cloud-streaked evening sky.
Key West
A tattooed person wearing a pineapple-patterned bucket hat at an outdoor gathering.
A tattooed person wearing a pineapple-patterned bucket hat at an outdoor gathering.
Key West, Florida
Black-and-white underwater view of swimmers, reaching hands and bubbles near the surface.
Black-and-white underwater view of swimmers, reaching hands and bubbles near the surface.
Key West, Florida
Palm trees seen across a blue waterline in a split-level tropical scene.
Palm trees seen across a blue waterline in a split-level tropical scene.
Key West, Florida
A hand with painted nails holding a yellow floppy disk beside palm leaves.
A hand with painted nails holding a yellow floppy disk beside palm leaves.
Marathon, Florida
Swimmers in the sea beneath a vivid rainbow-coloured sky in an experimental image.
Swimmers in the sea beneath a vivid rainbow-coloured sky in an experimental image.
Key West
A wide view of swimmers and water beneath bands of vivid pink, green and blue colour.
A wide view of swimmers and water beneath bands of vivid pink, green and blue colour.
Key West
A woman with windblown red hair on a boat beneath a clear blue sky.
A woman with windblown red hair on a boat beneath a clear blue sky.
Key West
Black-and-white view through a crowded bar, with a seated person framed in the distance.
Black-and-white view through a crowded bar, with a seated person framed in the distance.
Key West
A close black-and-white portrait of a man in an animated crowd.
A close black-and-white portrait of a man in an animated crowd.
Key West
A close, off-centre portrait of a person in clear glasses, with other people behind.
A close, off-centre portrait of a person in clear glasses, with other people behind.
Key West
Hands raising glasses while a drink is poured over a red bar counter.
Hands raising glasses while a drink is poured over a red bar counter.
Key West
Portrait of a moustached man wearing a pale buttoned shirt in warm indoor light.
Portrait of a moustached man wearing a pale buttoned shirt in warm indoor light.
Key West
A smiling blonde woman with one hand resting on her head beside palm leaves.
A smiling blonde woman with one hand resting on her head beside palm leaves.
Key West
Nina Pilar — A cropped fashion portrait showing an orange outfit, fishnet tights and a printed T-shirt.
Nina Pilar
Key West
Nina Pilar — A person in a red outfit and fishnet tights floating beside a tiled swimming-pool edge.
Nina Pilar
Key West
Nina Pilar — Soft-focus portrait of a blonde woman wearing heart-shaped sunglasses.
Nina Pilar
Key West
A tattooed man leaning forward over a wooden counter inside a dark bar.
A tattooed man leaning forward over a wooden counter inside a dark bar.
Key West
A person sitting on a brick pavement beneath an exit sign beside a cash machine.
A person sitting on a brick pavement beneath an exit sign beside a cash machine.
Key West
A cropped figure in black swimwear beside a weathered wooden wall and wet tiled floor.
A cropped figure in black swimwear beside a weathered wooden wall and wet tiled floor.
Key West
A man wearing a straw hat resting in shallow water on a colourful inflatable ring.
A man wearing a straw hat resting in shallow water on a colourful inflatable ring.
Key Largo
A pastel-coloured corner wall beneath dense tropical trees and palm leaves.
A pastel-coloured corner wall beneath dense tropical trees and palm leaves.
Key West
A quiet residential street with mailboxes, palm leaves and low golden sunlight.
A quiet residential street with mailboxes, palm leaves and low golden sunlight.
Key Largo