Dylan Jon Wade Cox Photography

09/02/2026

Sunset Sidewinder ⚡️🌅🌀 9.1.26

Anvil crawler lightning strike shoots across the sky over Lido Key Beach during sunset on September 1st 2026

📍: Lido Key Beach, FL

📷: Dylan Jon Wade Cox Photography |

09/01/2026

Monday Blues 🌴🛖🍹🌊🌴 8.31.26

📍: O’Leary’s Tiki Bar & Grill - Sarasota, FL

Blue hour at the bayfront on August 31st 2026

📷: Dylan Jon Wade Cox Photography |

08/31/2026

Weird Lightning ⚡️😵‍💫 8.29.26

This massive lightning day bolt struck yesterday around 6:08 PM. The storm had basically already stopped for about 20 minutes and was just a light drizzle. Then this monster came out of the blue and was incredibly loud!

It caught me off guard big time. Was only 0.4 miles in front of me and it think it struck in a canal near by in Sarasota. Do you remember hearing this one yesterday? I think it made a lot of people jump! That is how unpredictable lightning can be. It would have seemed like a good time to walk your dog or to check outside, then out of nowhere this beast struck down. Not the most dramatic shaped lightning but it sure was interesting.

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08/28/2026

Damon Powers Photography: Shout out to my good friend Damon for getting this amazing series of the Lunar Eclipse last night! 🌞🌎🌝🔭❤️

Great job Damon. We have been friends for over 15+ years I think. He still always manages to impress me with his compositions, skills, and his photo concepts and ideas. Make sure to follow him if you already aren't.

The funny thing is we always get messages about people thinking we are stealing each others lightning photos or other shots because they look so similar. Truth is we are usually just standing a few feet apart with our tripods when we are hanging out. Also, we get lunch or dinner a lot together or will be texting while people send in messages thinking we are stealing each others photos. But, last night Damon came up with this great photo idea and I took a lazy single frame of it from my driveway. You won this one good sir. WONDERFUL PHOTOGRAPHY.

An absolutely stunning lunar eclipse last night over Sarasota 🌕✨

This is something that I’ve always wanted to attempt and I managed to actually pull it off. Every hour for the full 5 hour span of the eclipse, I took an image of the moon. I wanted to show all the stages of the eclipse in one photo. This was quite the challenge but I’m very proud of how it turned out.

Taken with a Nikon Z7 II with Tamron 150-500mm lens

08/28/2026

“I Shall Eclipse You” 🌞🌎🌝 8.28.26

96% lunar eclipse + full “Sturgeon” moon on August 28th 2026 over Sarasota, FL

📷🔭: Dylan Jon Wade Cox Photography |

Did you get to view the eclipse tonight? It was cool to see!

08/25/2026

Lost in a Dream 🌅

📍: Sarasota, FL

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08/24/2026

The Other Side 🌴🌅🌴

📍: Sunset reflections at Lido Key, FL 8.23.26

I can't help myself with puddles and sunsets. After today’s all day rain I had to check out one of my favorite sunset reflection spots near the beach. It just reminds me of the another world or just might be on the other side.

Cheers to another week and gorgeous sunset on August 23, 2026.

Oh, here are some camera settings if you're into that sort of thing:

📸 CAMERA SETTINGS: Nikon Z8 w/ 14-30mm lens at 24.5mm f/4 ISO 800 1/320th of a second - single exposure.

📷: Dylan Jon Wade Cox Photography |

08/22/2026

“REAL LIVE MAN”: Went looking for owls during golden hour. Didn’t find or hear any.🔭🦉🚫

But, there was a family out hiking and one of the little boys said this when he saw me, “oh my God mom! A real live man!” Which I thought was funny. We all laughed together.

It at least felt good to hike and get sweaty. I did see some butterflies, cardinals and a woodpecker.

8.21.26

08/18/2026

Following the Light 🌅

📍: Sunset reflections at Siesta Key beach, FL

📷: Dylan Jon Wade Cox Photography |

August 2026

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