My Favorites This Week – Panama City Photographer

It’s a pretty fun week so far for this Panama City photographer. I have covered boats, blood drives and everything in between. I had a moment of excitement when my reporter spotted what we thought was a cigarette-smoking squirrel. Turns out he was just snacking on a mushroom, but it still made for a fun photograph. I also went into ludicrous speed trying to get a photo of a rainbow. Traffic was heavy and the rainbow was fading in and out, but I got lucky enough to get a pretty photo for our faith page. In photojournalism you never know what you’ll be photographing. You must be ready, camera in hand, for whatever comes your way.

Left, A rainbow is seen near First Presbyterian Church in Panama City on Tuesday. At right, A squirrel snacks on a mushroom at Florida State University Panama City. (Panama City Photographer/Andrew Wardlow)

Left, Scott Springer, Special Agent at the US Department of Homeland Security, speaks about retail theft at Florida State University Panama City. At right, a woman enjoys a mid-day walk along the beach at St. Andrews State Park in Panama City Beach. (Panama City Photographer/Andrew Wardlow)

Panama City Beach Surf Report

Being landlocked in Tennessee my growing up years I always dreamed of surfing. It only took 11 years after I left Tennessee, but I finally moved to a place I could surf! The first thing I did (after getting married my beautiful bride at St. Andrews State Park) was buy a surfboard. After a couple years, I finally got to the point to where I could sit in the lineup with the surfers I aspired to be as good as. If you are coming to town and want to give surfing a try, check out the surf reports below and see if the waves will be good during your stay. If you would like some recommendations on where to get a board or surf, contact me and I would love to help you out. See you in the lineup!