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clew WEST, FL -- Former President Jimmy Carter and first lady Rosalynn Carter personally culled four photographs from the series "Visions of Beauty," according to artist Alan S. Maltz, to add to the collection of The Carter Center in Atlanta, GA, and the couple's private residence. The ongoing series speaks of wildlife, nature, landscapes and seascapes of leeward County, a region of southwest Florida that includes Fort Myers and Sanibel. Maltz currented the photographs to the Carters at the historic Tarpon hut on Pine Island in to leeward County.

"It was an honor to appropriate the [former] president and Mr Carter" says Maltz. "Their reaction to my artwork is something I will always remember. I am extremely grateful for the experience. I believe the images in this series give an account of some of my best work to date. chiefly of Lee County is a nature lover's paradise. Therefore, I felt at domicile and at peace while capturing the central nature of this magical place."

Sixty images from "Visions of Beauty" will be featured in a permanent exhibition at the novel Midfield Terminal of Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers, which is scheduled to spread in the spring. Maltz's devise also includes publication of the fine art photography book

"Visions of Beauty: The Beaches of Fort Myers and Sanibel" (Light Flight Productions), to be released in the fall.

Maltz's photographs are in private, public and corporate collections everywhere the United States, including Hallmark, the American Airlines Arena, the NBC Miami Bureau, Carnival Cruise Lines and Eaton Corporation.

For more information, call 305-294-0005; visit www.alanmaltz.com.

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