Naples Photos

Photos by Tovin Lapan

  • Can't you just smell the garlicky goodness of this lobster ravioli with shrimp at Saporitos?
  • The small kitchen at Crissy's is built right into the dining room with counter seating over looking the grill diner style.
  • Crissy's menu runs the gamut from comfort food classics like Reubens and burgers to tasty salads like this one with herb-crusted salmon.
  • DJ Le Spam and the Spam Allstars play a musical stew of jazz, Latin, hip-hop, funk inspired by a 1960s Cuban movement called descarga.
  • The perfect end to a Parisian lunch - two delicious crepes.
  • Mmmm. I am a sucker for a warm Nutella crepe.
  • A veritable work of veggie art - the chicken salad at The French Deli.
  • DJ Le Spam roosting on the tables at Sway Lounge.
  • The Spam Allstars send the crowd dancing at Sway Lounge.
  • Space 39 gallery in downtown Fort Myers specializes in 'new, fearless, creative voices of the present' and 'artistic icons of the past.'
  • The new cake at Scott Snyder's exhibit '100 Collectors and 6 Figures: the objectives of fine art collecting.'
  • 100 individually packaged deep-fried Beanie Babies, each one representing one of the world top 100 art collectors.
  • Scott Snyder, local artist, assistant professor and gallery director at FGCU, at his show's opening at Space 39.
  • 'Afterthought with No Aftertaste,' sold for $460 at Scott Snyder's show '100 Collectors and 6 Figures: the objectives of fine art collecting.'
  • A lonesome deep-fried Beanie Baby at Fort Myers' Space 39.
  • 'A couple remind me of animals you see at the pound that are just screaming, 'take me home!'' says Scott Snyder, the artist.
  • The absolute definition of surfer hair.
  • Dirk awards the prizes at the Beach Fest after party.
  • The coastalbeat.com crew gets in front of the camera for a second....probably a bad idea.
  • Two people wait forthe bus in Buenos Aires.
  • Bob Dorta recently opened his taxidermy shop in North Naples. Here he works on customers' pet maltese and prairie dog.
  • PW Qualls skins a gator at Bucky Flowers' shop.
  • Bucky Flowers' taxidermy shop in Naples looks like a wax museum for exotic animals.
  • A Charlie Chiang's worker enjoys some of his employer's food.
  • Bento Box B came with miso soup, seaweed salad, rolls, and sashimi
  • Co-owner Christiana Chang
  • Both the inside bar and outside patio at Alice Sweetwater’s are lined with flat-screen televisions for easy sports viewing, and along with Muppet Alice, mounted marlin and swordfish guard the wood-trimmed bar.
  • A worker digs salt out of the Uyuni flats.
  • Algae in the Laguna Colorada gives it a red color.
  • Minerals in Bolivia’s Laguna Verde change the water from blue to green when the wind blows.
  • A fishing boat rests on the shore of Isla del Sol in Lake Titicaca. Isla del Sol is the birthplace of the sun according to the Incan creation myth, and is home to several Incan ruins. Lake Titicaca, the second largest lake in South America, is roughly the size of Connecticut.
  • A field of geysers spout smoke into the morning air near the Salar de Uyuni. The area is a popular destination for eco-tourists, offering a variety of wildlife and geological phenomena
  • Flamingos dance in unison along the banks of a lake near the Salar de Uyuni.
  • Tourists and locals walk past shops selling woven goods in Copacabana. The city is known for its colorful and lively parties during holidays, and as a hub for tourists exploring Lake Titicaca
  • A chola waits to cross a street in La Paz. The distinctive dress of cholas, braided hair, knit shawl, and bowler hat, comes from dress codes placed on indigenous populations during the colonial period