I began working at the UF/IFAS/ Tropical Research and Education Center in 1999 on a distance education project entitled The Tropical Fruits Virtual Field Laboratory (TFVFL). My part in this project was to develop visual content of tropical fruit crops that would be presented to students as they navigated through the course pages. As my digital image library of tropical fruit pictures grew I began to present my images via the internet and this website was born. During the past ten years I have taken thousands of pictures of tropical fruit and it continues to be a rewarding experience for me and others. I update this site as often as I can so check back frequently.

All images are copyrighted to Ian Maguire and the University of Florida 1999-2007

It’s mango time! This season I will be working on a series of nighttime mango pictures using flash photography.  I think it has the possibility of creating a new and dramatic take on how a mango (still hanging in the tree) can be presented.  Let’s hope the mosquitoes aren’t too out of control.