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Carole Devillers

Photographer Carole Devillers

Carole Devillers’ career as a freelance photojournalist spans four decades spent in West Africa, Haiti, New Mexico, and Florida, where she currently lives in Tampa. She has several National Geographic articles to her credit as well as images in numerous national and international publications. As a Reuters News Pictures photo correspondent in Haiti, she spent 10 years recording the political unrest of that country, which led her to be shot at (they missed), to be held at gunpoint, and to have film confiscated. She is the author of more than a dozen children's photo books on Haiti and on caving (a favorite hobby for her). In Florida, she fell in love with birds, which resulted in her photo book, "Glimpses of Iconic Birds of Florida," and in her becoming a volunteer bird steward for Audubon Florida. She is represented in the book “Women Photographers at National Geographic” and lives by Helen Keller’s quote “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.” Learn more about Devillers and her work.

Carole Devillers's Latest Articles

Photo story: SHINE Mural Festival

Photos of artists at work during the 2025 SHINE Mural Festival in St. Pete.

Photo story: Gandy Beach cleanup

Photos from Keep Pinellas Beautiful's monthly cleanup at Gandy Beach in St. Pete.

Photo story: The Sunshine City Mosaic

The sidewalk mosaic at Sunset Park is the latest addition to St. Pete's public art collection.

Masthead Gallery: New Tampa Performing Arts Center Annual Arts Festival

A photo gallery from the New Tampa Performing Arts Center's Annual Arts Festival, featuring the New Tampa Players and the festival debut of the St. Petersburg Opera in a closing performance featuring the Tampa City Ballet.

Masthead gallery: Countdown Improv Festival finale

A photo gallery from the 2025 Countdown Improv Festival's closing day at The Commodore in Ybor City. 

Masthead Gallery: Shorebird conservation

A photo gallery from Audubon shorebird conservation work

Masthead gallery: Gasworx district construction

A photo gallery of construction at Gasworx, the 50-acre mixed-use district between Ybor City and downtown Tampa.

Masthead gallery: Architecture of Lakeland
Masthead gallery: Historic Plant City

A photo gallery from historic downtown Plant City

Masthead gallery: Guava City Paint Jam

A photo gallery of the murals that artists created in Tampa Heights and Seminole Heights as part of the Guava City Paint Jam, a grassroots, artist-led festival.

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