The 2017/2018 season was pure joy for Gail and me.  It was almost perfect weather for the entire 4 moth season, except for a bit of chilliness early in December.  You can tell how unusual “chilly” is when you try to buy a sweater on the island. — “all sold out”!  But after 12/15 it was beautiful all season — 80° and bright sun — perhaps 3 days of rain that caused us to reschedule our Marco Island Beach Portrait sessions.  We had some wonderful clients (but we always have wonderful clients) and made some amazing portraits on the Marco Island beach.  In addition, we had an enormous family reunion and some members of the family could’t walk out on the beach, so we photographed the family at Mackle Park and had some outstanding results.  It’s hard to select “the best” of the season to share with you, as each family has their own personality, but here are our favorites from the season: