The photographs in this book represent his growing portfolio of award-winning fine art images. Michael has had a long fascination with Key West's historic cemetery (c.1847), located in the center of Old Town. The whitewashed above-ground tombs and statues attract hundreds of tourists each year. What interests Michael most are the flowers and offerings mourners leave behind. He takes his inspiration from the still life paintings of the Dutch Masters whose attention to color, composition, and 'incidental' objects reveal important clues about their subjects' lives. Alongside the photographs poetry in Spanish with English translation give voice to the cemetery's rich, diverse history.