Larry Busby:  

Larry's schools include Bullitt Central High School. Larry works at Florida State Parks. Larry lives in the charming artistic community of Gulfport, Florida. He joined the United States Navy in 1978 where he successfully completed the prestigious U. S. Naval Schools of Photography and served as a combat camera team member. He also earned his Navy Aircrew wings and flew on board Navy maritime patrol, reconnaissance, surveillance aircraft the P-3 Orion. He is an award-winning Navy photographer and he is a decorated veteran. Having earned most notably the Navy Expeditionary Forces medal, Navy Unit Commendation and Meritorious Service Commendations among others. In between the United States Navy and the Florida Park service Larry volunteered and worked briefly at the then Clearwater Marine Science Center and Aquarium in Clearwater, Florida. Larry put his extensive Naval training and survival skills to work rescueing and rehabing stranded and injured marine mamals such as whales, dolphins and sea turtles. Back in the early 90's the Science Center and Aquarium was'nt much more than a converted old city sewage treatment facility that the then Founder and Executive Director Dennis Kellenberger purchased the former treatment facility from the City for a buck and began the monumental task of converting into a useable rehab for sick marine mamals. Larry was also involved with the physical transformation of the facili...Expand for more