Clyde Butcher (born September 6, 1942) is an American large-format camera photographer known for wilderness photography of the Florida landscape.

[1] Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Clyde Butcher led a nomadic childhood with his parents, until they settled in Southern California when he was 18.

During college, Butcher presented his architecture projects by creating and photographing miniature-scale models instead of making drawings.

With the downturn in the economy, Clyde lost his job and began showing his black and white images at local art festivals.

Eventually, Butcher had a partnership that marketed and sold his images to the wall décor departments of Sears, Montgomery Ward, and J. C. Penney.

In order to increase sales, Butcher started photographing with color film so his images could match the avocado green shag carpets and gold couches.

To escape some of the stress of the business, he moved onto a sailboat with his wife where he lived for seven years, moored in the harbor of Newport Beach, California.

Butcher and his work have also inspired other artist-conservationists, such as film producer Elam Stoltzfus, who was struck by Clyde's art.