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Maurice Rivenbark, Times Photojournalist

Maurice Rivenbark

Maurice "Mo" Rivenbark, a third-generation Florida native, has been a photojournalist at the Tampa Bay Times since 1981.

Rivenbark began his career taking photographs for his hometown weekly, the Vero Beach Press Journal, which he also delivered. In 1978 he joined the staff of the Today newspaper in Cocoa where he photographed the first launch of the space shuttle.

Since joining the Times, he has photographed stories throughout Florida, across the United States and abroad. His work has been recognized by NPPA's Pictures of the Year, the Green Eyeshade Award and others. Most recently his focus has been both video and still photography, including the Real Florida series, which won national recognition for online storytelling from the Society of Professional Journalists in 2009.

Email: rivenbark@tampabay.com

Special Report: Real Florida, in Words and Video

  1. Lipizzans winter home in Florida awes crowds

    02/25/13EventsBy Maurice Rivenbark, Times Staff Photojournalist

    MYAKKA CITY - The crowd cheers as the white Lipizzan stallion rears up on it's hind legs with Gabriella Herrmann coaxing a majestic move from one of the horses she trained.

    "The Herrmann family has been doing this for generations, it's been passed down," says Herrmann.

    Herrmann says one of the famous horses was given to her family 300 years ago. Since the 1960's about 30 of the horses have made their winter home in Florida, dazzling fans with their training shows. During the summer they travel through the north east preforming shows....

  2. MOSI tries to beat world record for giant cup of hot chocolate

    01/22/13KidsBy Maurice Rivenbark, Times Staff Writer

    To wrap up its Festival of Chocolate, MOSI hoped to break two world records by creating the largest cup of hot cocoa and hosting the world's largest practical science lesson.

    Most participants were in shorts and white T-shirts (maybe not the best color choice) as they gathered around a giant cup filled with 880 gallons of hot chocolate. On this mild Monday afternoon at the Museum of Science and Industry in Tampa, the group, 300 strong, had also joined in a practical science lesson earlier in the day....

  3. Forecast calls for flying monster trucks at Raymond James Stadium

    01/18/13EventsBy Maurice Rivenbark, Times photojournalist

    If you like big trucks that crush cars and even school buses, the Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa might be just the ticket.

    The latest Grave Digger, the world's best known monster truck, is there along with Son-uva-Digger and a 13-passenger truck that fans can get a ride in by stopping into Advance Auto Parts and picking up a ticket.

    Dennis Anderson's latest Grave Digger design is based on a 1950 Chevy panel van. "It has a 540 cubic inch motor that puts out 1500 horse power. It will fly 40 feet in the air and keep going," said Anderson....

  4. Pink for a purpose in Hernando

    10/19/12 Human Interest By Maurice Rivenbark, Times Staff

    Some came in pink sandals, with pink hats and pink hair. About 300 people attended the Hernando County YMCA "Pink for a purpose" health fair Friday in Spring Hill. Many wore pink shirts in support of National Brest Cancer Awareness Month, which the center tied its event to this year.

    One of the highlights of the fair was a dance workout.

    "We just created a really fun and upbeat positive dance routine to kind of get people in good spirits," said Karin Mizell, a dance coordinator for the YMCA. "The dancing was great," said Sandy Bissone, of Spring Hill, who came wearing a pink wig, pink hat and pink sandals....