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Deadlines by Day, Sunrise by Choice – Meet Photographer Vanessa Andrea Hack
By day, I work as a Project Manager, but outside of work, you can find me behind a camera. Photography allows me to slow down and feed the creative part

Meet iPhone Photographer TS Robinson
The iPhone Jax Beach Bum Professor What part of First Coast do you reside in now, and how long have you lived there? I moved to Jacksonville right out of

Meet Photographer Ronald “Ronny” Fort
Retired from the Navy and since 2020 living in St. Augustine where I grew up surfing and spending a lot of my teenage time away from my hometown of Gainesville,
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“Be The Fool” – Give yourself permission to be creative
How often do you tell yourself that you’re not good enough, or that you can’t do something? If you’re like most people, the answer is “far too often.” And this

A Note From the Publisher
Thanks for stopping in. Six years in, FirstCoast.Life is evolving — still your guide to the people and places that make this region special, but now I’m joining the conversation I’ve been curating.
Think of it as a coastal variety show. I’m the host, you’re still the stars. Through my weekly “Glenn’s Lens,” expect a mix of Dave Barry-style takes on beach parking chaos and quieter thoughts on the morning tide.
Native or newcomer — welcome. Same celebration of everything good here, just with a little more of me in it.

Glenn Shuck – Publisher & Photographer
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