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Scott Keeler - Photographer
Scott Keeler

Photographer

A friend showed my parents a copy of Florida’s Best Newspaper in the early 1970s when he found out I was interested in a photography career. “Bill, Scott should work here," he said to my father. "Just look at these beautiful color pictures.” Twenty years later, that advice came true for me. I’ve covered many interesting and wonderful assignments over a 32-year career at the Tampa Bay Times, including travel stories, yummy food creations, news stories, and politics. I’ve traveled to Tallahassee over 20 years to cover the Florida Legislature and governor. The one aspect of my job as a photojournalist I enjoy most is the spontaneity of the work. You never know what you might be covering in the day. I also enjoy meeting people and listening to their stories.

  1. Photos: Assessing the damage from Tropical Storm Eta
    Nov. 12, 2020• Photos
    From left: Sandy Sears, 73, Garry Sears, 75, and Johnnie Sears, 54, work on cleanup at their home at 324 Shore Drive E. in Oldsmar which was flooded by two inches of storm surge which entered the home overnight on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Eta where residents of Tampa Bay's counties are mostly breathing a sigh of relief as they assess the damage from high winds and flooding.
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  2. Photos: Tampa Bay area prepares for Hurricane Eta
    Nov. 11, 2020• Photos
    A vehicle is seen in flood waters Nov. 12, 2020 as Tropical Storm Eta passes Safety Harbor.
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  3. Photos: Polls have closed in the Tampa Bay area
    Nov. 4, 2020• Photos
    Staff at the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections receive and count ballots late into the night on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 in Tampa.
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  5. Photos: Tampa Bay voters head to the polls on Election Day 2020
    Nov. 3, 2020• Photos
    Voters and volunteers poll workers go about the business of casting ballots at Precinct #516 in the North Greenwood Recreation Complex on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Clearwater. Polls opened at 7 a.m. local time across Florida and will stay open until the last voter in line by 7 p.m. has cast a ballot.
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  6. Photos: Protests continue Sunday in Tampa and St. Petersburg
    May 31, 2020• Photos
    Protesters gather outside of the St. Petersburg Police Department, Sunday, May 31, 2020 to protest the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
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  7. Photos: First turtle nest found on Pass-A-Grille Beach
    May 6, 2020• Photos
    Lisa Reich, a volunteer for Sea Turtle Trackers, marks off the first loggerhead sea turtle nest of the season found Wednesday morning on Pass-A-Grille Beach. According to Reich, a female loggerhead can lay between 60 to 120 eggs that will hatch 50 to 60 days later. Beach visitors should keep the beach clean and flat during nesting season. "Fill in your holes and any place you dig in the sand," said Reich." It's important to keep the beach area dark at night," she said. "We hope people don't disturb the nests."
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  8. Photos: Pinellas County opens beaches after closing since March 20
    May 4, 2020• Photos
    Monta Burnett, of Island Estates, says a prayer while swimming off Clearwater Beach moments after Pinellas County beaches are opened to the public after being closed since March 20. Pinellas County commissioners voted unanimously on Friday to cancel their safer at home order, and the state's stay at home order expired today.
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  9. UF entomologists release thrips to curb invasive Brazilian peppertree
    Jan. 29, 2020• Photos
    University of Florida entomology doctoral student Kristen Bowers, Ft. Pierce, releases thrips on a Brazilian peppertree in the Pasco Palms Preserve of New Port Richey, Friday, Jan. 24.
  10. Fourth of July across Tampa Bay in 15 spectacular photos
    Jul. 5, 2019• Photos
    [ANGELIQUE HERRING | Times]
  11. Jamerson Elementary students enjoy 'Snow Day'
    Jan. 18, 2019• Video
  12. Preparations underway as Hurricane Michael marches toward Florida Panhandle (w/video)
    Oct. 9, 2018• News
    Gabriel Smith, 17, gathers sandbags in front of the Grady Market and Consulate Suites storage warehouse while working to prepare the building for potential flooding in downtown Apalachicola. (Douglas R. Clifford)
  13. Early mornings and getting drenched, it's all for the birds
    Jul. 10, 2018• News
    Lorraine Margeson erects a bird nesting marker on Outback Key, a shoal near Fort De Soto Park and the mouth of Tampa Bay. [SCOTT KEELER | Times]
  14. Early mornings and getting drenched, it's all for the birds
    Jul. 6, 2018• News
    Lorraine Margeson erects a bird nesting marker on Outback Key, a shoal near Fort De Soto Park and the mouth of Tampa Bay. [SCOTT KEELER | Times]
  15. The last cigar factory in Tampa keeps rolling
    Apr. 26, 2018• News
    Aleida Gonzalez stacks "Factory Throwout " cigars after pulling them from the machine that packs and rolls them. [SCOTT KEELER | Times]
  16. Planting Seeds to Grow Future Technology Leaders
    Nov. 21, 2017• News
    SCOTT KEELER | Times Left to Right: Adriana Alvarado, 13, Jennifer Pino, 11, Caliana Rivera, 12, and Daijiona Smith, 11, all 6th graders at Webb Middle School, Tampa, listen to speakers during the kickoff of the American Heart Association Tampa Bay's STEM Goes Red event at Tech Data Corporation, Clearwater, 11/14/17. The all-day event introduced 140 middle school girls to the STEM industries which include: Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. The students also heard from industry leaders like Wendy Bahr, Senior Vice President of Cisco's Global Partner Organization.
  17. 4th of July photo shows it's tough to compete with Mother Nature's fireworks
    Jul. 5, 2017• Life & Culture
  18. 30 refugees become US citizens honoring World Refugee Day (w/video)
    Jun. 17, 2017• Archive
    Thirty refugees to the United States became US Citizens, Friday, as they were sworn in during a Naturalization Oath Ceremony, Friday, 6/16/17 at Pinellas Technical College, St. Petersburg. Front, left to right: are new US citizens Ali Alazzawi who is from Iraq, and Mileydis Guerra from Cuba. 30 refugees became US citizens. The ceremony also included recognition to World Refugee Day.
  19. St. Petersburg Recreation gets it kicks
    Apr. 14, 2017• Archive
    Base runner Ripley Brown, 9, of St. Petersburg, a kickball player for J.W. Cate Recreation Center, right, gets back to third base as third baseman Donnie Summers, 9, St. Petersburg of Campbell Park Recreation Center, awaits the throw, left, Friday, 4/14/17 at Woodlawn Park. 130 children, ages 6-11 representing 10 City of St. Petersburg recreation centers participate in the St. Petersburg Parks and Recreation Department kickball games each Friday. The season concludes with playoff gamers in May. J.W. Cate defeated Campbell Park 7-2.
  20. All Eyes photo gallery: Opening day of 2017 legislative session
    Mar. 7, 2017• Breaking News
    Florida Governor Rick Scott Addresses joint session of the Florida Legislature, 3/7/17 in Tallahassee.
  21. Florida Holocaust Museum marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day (w/video)
    Jan. 27, 2017• Life & Culture
    Left to Right: Morgan Lyons, 14, Clearwater, an 8th grader at St. Cecelia Interparochial Catholic School, Clearwater, lights memorial candles with Holocaust survivors Betty Grebenschikoff, St. Petersburg, and Herta Pila, Tampa, 1/27/17, at the Florida Holocaust Mueum, St. Petersburg. Friday was International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Grebenschikoff shared her experiences of escaping Nazi Germany with family members with students from the school. Grebenschikoff has also published a book called "Once My Name Was Sara," about her experiences.
  22. Photo gallery: Bishop Gregory L. Parkes installed as spiritual leader of Tampa Bay's Catholics
    Jan. 4, 2017• Archive
    New Bishop Gregory L. Parkes, left, greets Monsignor Robert Gibbons of St. Pauls Catholic Church, St. Petersburg, right, Wednesday, 1/4/16 during Parkes installment at the Cathedral of St. Jude the Apostle, St. Petersburg.
  23. All Eyes gallery: Scott Keeler's favorite photos of 2016
    Dec. 19, 2016• Life & Culture
    Exploring Your Path- Pathless Woods installation- Artist Anne Patterson Pathless Woods, an installation by New York City artist Anne Patterson, opens November 4th, 2016, and runs through early May 2017, at the The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, in the Keith D. and Linda Monda Gallery of Contemporary Art. Pathless Woods is an interactive, multi-media installation using a forest of colorful ribbons, music and light. The title is taken from a line in Lord Byron?ˆš???€š‚? ̈?€š„??s, (George Gordon Byron) poetry, ?ˆš???€š‚? ̈?‰ˆ“There is a pleasure in the pathless woods.?ˆš???€š‚? ̈?? Visitors can find their own path through the thousands of ribbons hung from the ceiling.
  24. All Eyes photo gallery: Fog surrounds Tampa Bay
    Dec. 14, 2016• Local Weather
    Fog lingers into the early afternoon on Monday (12/12/16) off Dunedin in North Pinellas County.