James Hammond Carmichael, Jr. (Pete) was born in Augusta, Ga. on Dec. 24, 1930. He died on Nov. 12, 2011 at his home in Sarasota, Fla., where he had lived since 1969. In 1952 he graduated from The Citadel in Charleston, S.C. After a tour of duty with the Air Force, he attended Mexico City College, in Mexico City, Mexico, and received a Master’s Degree in Anthropology. For the past four decades, his photographs have delighted nature lovers everywhere. Pete is best known for his seashell, bugs, spiders, rainforest, reptile, and amphibian photography. Pete has been called “the world’s foremost shell photographer.” His images were used for The World’s Most Beautiful Seashells. His lifelong documentation of Florida’s wildlife is expressed in many images taken in local State Parks, such as Myakka, Everglades and Oscar Scherer. His love of all things “nature” extended to Archbold Biological Station, Selby Botanical Gardens and Mote Marine Lab. He taught Nature Photography in Sarasota and inspired many new photographers. Floridians know him best from his images appearing in many of the Florida’s Most Fabulous Series of nature books. Beside his artistic talent Pete was a musician and was multilingual.. Currently, an ipad application called “Bug Me” is being developed in his honor. Carmichael is survived by two daughters and their spouses: Lisa Carmichael Dupar and Jonathan Zimmer of Seattle, Wash. and Donna Lynn Clifford and Mark of Saginaw, Mich. and daughter-in-law, Larissa Carmichael. He was predeceased by his son, David Peter Carmichael of Sarasota. His grandchildren are: Bo and Haley Dupar, Karin and Michael Zimmer of Seattle, Alexis Clifford of Saginaw and Tyler Carmichael of Sarasota. Pete is survived by one sister, Anne Carmichael Sherman; and was predeceased by a brother Charles Moran Carmichael, “Chip”. Close friends and family are planning a celebration of his life in the spring of 2012. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Tyler Carmichael Trust at Bank of America (Florida Account) or Arbor Day Foundation, who has preserved 100,000 sq. Tags: 1952
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