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April is our month to EXPLORE at Naples City Lifestyle. I could not think of a better story to share than my love of The Wild Horses of Sable Island, and the man who tells the epic story, photographer, Roberto Dutesco. I'm honored to be Roberto's friend, and I've admired his work for more than 20 years since I first laid eyes on his images at his SoHo gallery. Writer Katherine Fidler beautifully shares his story. We're honored to have them both gracing our pages. It is a pleasure to introduce you to Dr. Jennifer Simmons, a cancer surgeon turned Functional Medicine Physician who brings a unique perspective to her story about healthy traveling. You'll be seeing more of Dr Jenn's contributions in our upcoming issues. Send your questions for her to our editor, Sue. We are always pleased to hear from Marlissa Gardner who helps artists, collectors, investors, corporations, and private buyers make only the wisest moves for their current and/or future portfolios. She is our go-to on NFTs and invites readers into her world to learn more. Whether your idea of adventure is hopping on a plane to a new destination, exploring real estate closer to home or pulling up a chair to experience fine dining with special friends, we hope you find this issue inspiring. GREG DODGE, PUBLISHER @NAPLESLIFEST YLEMAG

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inside the issue The Explore Issue

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D E PA RTM E NTS

18 At Home in Lakoya at Lely Resort

Lifestyle Letter

City Scene

Business Monthly

Chef ’s Selection

Self Care

Open House

Home Update

Artist’s Palette

Driver’s Notebook

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Photography: Adrift by ROBERTO DUTESCO Photoworks Our publisher fell under the spell of photographer Roberto Dutesco when he first saw his work years ago. Enjoy guest writer Katherine Fidler's story on page 24. DUTESCO.com

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Autism Acceptance Awards Gala at Caloosa Sound Convention Center Family Initiative is hosting its annual gala on Saturday, April 30. Held at the culmination of Autism Acceptance Month, the gala features a cocktail hour and silent auction, followed by a plated dinner, live auction and awards presentation. Through compassion and innovation, Floridabased Family Initiative provides social skills programs, clinical services and community education for children and families impacted by autism spectrum disorder, as well as those in the child welfare system. FI-Florida.org/

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OUR FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE PHYSICIAN'S ADVICE ON HEALTHIER HOLIDAYS. Travel brings beautiful hotels, delicious new cuisine, and exciting adventures, catapulting us out of our daily lives to the fantasy that is vacation. It also takes us out of our daily routine, which can result in some health challenges. Here are a few tricks of the trade to stay healthy while traveling.

Cheers, with water

That perfect latte, intoxicating wines, and toasting with craft cocktails will lead to dehydration, contributing to fatigue, headaches, muscle cramps, dizziness, and worse. Drink half your weight in pounds in ounces of filtered water daily. Add an extra glass of water for each coffee and alcoholic beverage you enjoy.

You have to move to move

I get it that no one wants to talk about pooping but it is one of the major ways that our body rids itself of toxins (1-3 times daily). Stay hydrated, consume vegetables and fruit, stay active, and bring magnesium and vitamin C with you in case you get into a bind.

Nighty, night

Try to go to sleep and wake up at the same time every day. Soak up natural light within minutes of waking. Watch the sunset and eat your dinner on the earlier side. Skip the nightcap.

Stay active

By keeping active while on vacation, you recharge your system. When you keep your blood flowing, you boost your immune system, promote detoxification, and set yourself up for sounder sleep.

Be prepared!

Pack individual packages of nuts and your favorite organic herbal tea bags. Dried mango (satisfies a sugar binge). Vitamin D3 (vital to our immune health). Magnesium (absorbable), medicinal mushrooms (Five Denders from Real Mushrooms) and Zinc (for its immune-boosting and antiviral effects) RealHealthMD.com Instagram @drjennsimmons

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Travelogue: At Home with Design that Transports LET HOME DECOR TAKE YOU PLACES OR REMIND YOU HOW FAR YOU'VE COME

Sometimes, you'll visit a special place and it will transform you and the way you see the world. How do you keep that vacation vibe going, remembering the hues of a sunset, the warmth of local artisans and the designs of a destination that awoke something within? Since bringing home relics is not always possible, Cocoon on Fifth Ave South has you covered. Their designers travel the world, diving deep into the cultural milieus of exotic places, and working with local makers to curate stunning works of art for the Naples store. Here, they found inspiration from around the globe to create this picture-perfect scene. Bon Voyage! • The white vases are Smoked Mango Wood from Indonesia. • The table is a custom-made, live-edge acacia "cookie" with a high-gloss finish. • The white wall "plate" is made of crushed capiz shells, paint, coco twig inlay, and resin. Produced in the Philippines. • The wood piece is an underwater vine sculpture, also made in the Philippines. • The ceramic vases are handmade and painted in northern Thailand. • The purple geode is a quartz crystal from Brazil.

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There is a mystery to Sable Island born not just of the rolling mists and sea fret that shroud its grassy dunes more days than not. Nor is it the seemingly implausible existence of a narrow sandbar – barely 100 metres wide in places – standing firm between the relentless, swirling blows of the Atlantic as the Gulf and Labrador currents collide. Even the island’s Cheshire cat smile silhouette, 200 miles adrift of Nova Scotia, reveals nothing – although that crooked grin clearly knows. It is the power of the island to thwart humankind’s numerous attempts at domestication, the victory of Mother Nature over pioneers and colonists to preserve this tiny sanctuary for herself. From wrecking the ships that dared veer too close – some 500 over as many years – to driving away those would-be exploiters CONTINUED >

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of the island’s resources with a salvo of storms, Sable Island remains a true wilderness in a world where such places are ever-dwindling in number. Ironically, it is the evidence of these many doomed voyages that the island has allowed to flourish. Horses. Hundreds of horses, of no particular breed but one exceptional beauty, have thrived where humans could not. The descendants of shipwreck survivors and those left behind by once-hopeful settlers have grown in number to around 500, scattered the length of the island – 27 miles east to west. From booming herds of mares and foals to bachelor bands and solitary souls, all of equine life is here among the wispy marram grasses and flat sands. That we know of these remarkable animals is in large part thanks to photographer Roberto Dutesco, who has spent almost three decades documenting the wild beauty and harsh existence of life on this tiny island. Two horses grooming one another, a ritual of both purpose and pleasure. The stallion chasing away a young pretender to his crown. Herds trotting against the backdrop of a wild sea. Wilder manes brushing the long dune grasses, a secret handshake between the island and its chosen residents – while another image captures the wreck of those it rejected. “I never thought of the horses as just horses,” says Dutesco. “The intention was not so much to discover their surface but discover their interior, and bring to the surface some of their feelings – fear, love, what we call human emotions, although they are thoroughly not human, they’re universal.” “Love” is the title of one of his most popular Sable Island images – often spotted on the walls of million-dollar apartments listed with high-end realtors – discovered by many in the gallery Dutesco and curator Peter Tunney opened in 2006 in Soho, Manhattan. Now relocated to Old Greenwich in Connecticut, it became the longest running exhibition of its kind in the city – over close to two decades, thousands of collectors, enthusiasts, critics and passers-by were transported from one of the world’s busiest islands to its polar opposite, cast adrift from their busy lives for an hour or two. However, with the success of the project came greater notoriety for Sable Island, previously the domain of biologists and mariners. Requests to visit

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increased, and in 2013 the island became a national park reserve, both protecting it for future generations but also opening it up to tourism. “There’s new governance in place now, and they have a different mandate,” says Dutesco. “There’s the idea that some visitors should be allowed, which I’ve always been opposed to. My contribution to the national park was the idea that visitors cannot be within 60ft of a horse, myself included, so of all the images I’ve taken, I can’t do again or recreate, and I’m very fortunate to have all this film from over the years.” Balancing awareness with conservation is a classic conundrum the world over, and it was the difficult juxtaposition of bringing a magical place to the people, but discouraging them from visiting it, that, coupled with extensive charity work through the gallery, led Dutesco to his next venture. “That is how the IAMWILD project came about. I thought, what if I recreate my Sable Island experience for others to see what I have seen?” The result – 13 years in the making is the IAMWILD ‘nomadic museum’ as Dutesco bills it – a large portable structure in the shape of an upturned ship through which visitors can experience Sable Island and its band of wild horses. “Between every rib of the ship there’s a different view onto Sable Island. I’ve designed the experience so you can see what I’ve seen, and maybe by learning how much I love this place, you will also love it and you’ll be more protective of it and our planet at large.” “Based on my time on Sable Island, my intimacy with it, through inspiration, other photographers, filmmakers, and other people at large can bring their other documentation to the IAMWILD platform. What I have done for Sable Island, others can do for the Amazon, orangutans in Borneo, rhinos and elephants in Africa — all artists sharing what they have seen, loved and documented. “It goes back to an old philosophy that you can only protect that which you love, and in order to love it, you have to see it.” All images are from the 1994 to 2019 documentation of The Wild Horses of Sable Island © series photographed by Roberto Dutesco Please visit: DutescoArt.com

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Saluting the Shine DETAILERS OF NAPLES MAKES GORGEOUS HAPPEN FOR DISCERNING CAR OWNERS Eight years ago, Brennen Seaman launched Detailers of Naples at the age of 15—a bright-eyed teenager with a true entrepreneurial spirit and a penchant for building relationships. Fast forward to 2022 and Seaman has transformed Detailers of Naples into the area’s go-to purveyor of automobile care. Detailers of Naples is one of only a few area companies that offers the high-performance XPEL product line to give vehicle owners a showroom-quality exterior finish and long-term protection. Customers are raving about the work the shop is doing with the ULTIMATE PLUS™paint protection film, which is virtually invisible and provides protection from everyday damages including scuffs, scratches, chips, and more. Others opt for Fusion PLUS™ceramic coating for protection and the hydrophobic repellant of dirt and liquids. And, XPEL’s PRIME™premium window tint keeps Naples vehicles looking sharp and protected from damaging UV rays. Through his commitment to the customer experience, Brennen has made Detailers of Naples a staple of the community and, ultimately, a haven for proud car owners who are as passionate about their vehicles as he is. To find your shine, call the professionals at Detailers of Naples, 239.920.4125 or visit them at 3966 Arnold Ave, Naples. DetailersOfNaples.com/

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Where

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ART INTERSECTS INCREASINGLY, INVESTORS UNDERSTAND AS A FUTURE BEST BET, ART AS NFTS IS NOW A SOLID MEDIUM

Understanding where art and technology intersect and helping shrewd investors to understand the burgeoning opportunities are what inspire art consultant and gallery owner, Marlissa Gardner. She has been in Naples for eight years, and is ahead of the curve, with a cutting-edge approach and a demonstrated determination and leadership in guiding people in the evolving nature of the art business. With an ability to discern the needs of a variety of buyers - high net-worth individuals to financial institutions and corporations - her reputation for insight, quality, and speed of execution has established her position as one of the foremost art consultants and dealers in the sector. “Due to ever-changing trends and the evolution of technology and art combined, we are entering an interesting juncture between tech, art, and investment,” Marlissa says. She is the owner of Emillions Art. Her foundation in art and business has allowed her the ability to now be involved in the push into the NFT market. “The investment world is slow to see art, in and of itself, as an asset class. However, between 2000 and 2020, art as an asset has outperformed the S&P by 180%.” Increasingly, investors understand as a future best bet, art as NFTs is now a solid medium in the world of the investor class, she says. “Art has crossed a challenge barrier for many of the small investors as well as large, allowing diversification of portfolios all due to NFTs. I believe fine art needs to be recognized in this arena as attention grows in the market bridging a much-needed gap for fine art and tech investors alike. My focus is to close that gap. More to come on that subject as the world of NFTs unfolds in front of us- rest assured there is a lot to learn- and these are the best times to talk about this subject.” As an initial discussion, Marlissa presented the first-ever NFT here in Naples of Frank Sinatra’s mug shot from 1939 called “The Price of Seduction.” The key point of this discussion was the added component of the high-quality physical packaged with the original digital and its animated addition, made rare and exclusive through NFT technology. Exciting, energetic, and full of f lavor, this work is show-stopping and awe-inspiring. Stop in to view the work and be inspired at Emillions Art, 837 5th Ave S Suite #202.

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