Photojournalist Richard Bickel shoots pictures for major publications in all corners of the globe - North Africa, Indonesia, Haiti. You name an exotic locale and he's probably been there with his camera.

He also has photographed the oystermen, shrimpers and fishermen who make their living around Bickel's home in Apalachicola. The photos of that vanishing lifestyle were collected in his coffee-table book "The Last Great Bay."

Recently, Bickel hopped aboard a boat with documentary filmmaker Elam Stoltzfus of Blountstown and headed north into parts of the Apalachicola River where he'd never been.

"You wouldn't believe some of the places we found and the characters we met," Bickel said. "You should see the old fish camps and old school buses that are used like house trailers. It's another world up there. I was in heaven. . . . I got enough material for another book."

Photos from Bickel's multiple expeditions through his own backyard are being included in a new exhibition opening Friday at the Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science. The photography show also includes images of North Florida and the Apalachicola River taken by acclaimed South Florida photographer Clyde Butcher, a member of the Florida Artists Hall of Fame.

Stoltzfus' new documentary, "Apalachicola River: An American Treasure," will also have its world premiere at 10 p.m. Friday. It will be shown during a reception for the Apalachicola Riverkeeper environmental-protection group on the plaza outside the Brogan. The reception starts at 7 p.m. and will feature food, drinks and live music by LaBamba. Tickets are $50 per person.

"Apalachicola River: An American Treasure" is part environmental documentary and part educational film. It includes an interview with and soundtrack by Tallahassee musician Sammy Tedder, who is best known for his work with singer Pam Laws in the group Riverbreeze.

Bickel, Butcher and Tallahassee painter Dean Gioia also appear to discuss their experiences on the river.

The film debut coincides with a flurry of activities during the three-day Florida Wine Festival at the Brogan. It kicks off Thursday with gourmet dinners being served at nine Tallahassee restaurants. Tickets are $68 per person, and reservations are required.

There's a reception, auction, wine-tasting and dinner with Gov. Jeb Bush and first lady Columba Bush on Friday evening at The Brogan. Tickets are $150 per person.