# Brevard / Space Coast editorial photography

These are factual local scenery and historical photographs, not listings, builder offerings, endorsements, or generated images. Never use them as inventory fallbacks. Each photo has locally hosted WebP derivatives at its original aspect ratio. Files are resized/compressed; CSS crops vary by viewport. No photographer watermark was removed. Copyright and license remain with the credited source.

NASA images depict scenery or historical events, with no identifiable employees or promotional NASA logo. NASA and other pictured organizations do not endorse these independent sites. The Apollo 11 image is explicitly dated 1969.

## cocoa-dawn-boardwalk
- Subject: Wooden beach-access boardwalk at dawn in Cocoa Beach
- Author: Matt Benson
- Source: https://unsplash.com/photos/Xv8ogjmM8Ew
- Original asset: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1639431312162-9e563ed6543c?auto=format&fit=crop&w=2400&q=85
- License: [Unsplash License](https://unsplash.com/license)
- Derivatives: `cocoa-dawn-boardwalk.webp` (1440 × 2204) and `cocoa-dawn-boardwalk-640.webp`
- Changes: resized, WebP compression; responsive CSS cropping.

## cocoa-aerial-pier
- Subject: Aerial view of Cocoa Beach Pier over the Atlantic Ocean
- Author: Florian Schneider
- Source: https://unsplash.com/photos/NLJsTmQsaRk
- Original asset: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1516905094-8142bf2fd9c6?auto=format&fit=crop&w=2400&q=85
- License: [Unsplash License](https://unsplash.com/license)
- Derivatives: `cocoa-aerial-pier.webp` (1440 × 1079) and `cocoa-aerial-pier-640.webp`
- Changes: resized, WebP compression; responsive CSS cropping.

## cocoa-pier-birds
- Subject: Birds over Cocoa Beach Pier at twilight
- Author: Florian Schneider
- Source: https://unsplash.com/photos/-QCIBkeW-pQ
- Original asset: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1517026050-afeac40f0a3a?auto=format&fit=crop&w=2400&q=85
- License: [Unsplash License](https://unsplash.com/license)
- Derivatives: `cocoa-pier-birds.webp` (1440 × 866) and `cocoa-pier-birds-640.webp`
- Changes: resized, WebP compression; responsive CSS cropping.

## cocoa-pier-blue-hour
- Subject: Cocoa Beach Pier illuminated during blue hour
- Author: Gregory Urbano
- Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cocoa_Beach_Pier_Blue_Hour_(38768501275).jpg
- Original asset: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Cocoa_Beach_Pier_Blue_Hour_%2838768501275%29.jpg
- License: [CC BY 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
- Derivatives: `cocoa-pier-blue-hour.webp` (1440 × 810) and `cocoa-pier-blue-hour-640.webp`
- Changes: resized, WebP compression; responsive CSS cropping.

## merritt-island-sunset
- Subject: Sunset over the water and shoreline trees near Merritt Island
- Author: Giuseppe Milo
- Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sunset_In_Merritt_Island_Florida_United_States_Seascape_Photography_(192940201).jpeg
- Original asset: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Sunset_In_Merritt_Island_Florida_United_States_Seascape_Photography_%28192940201%29.jpeg
- License: [CC BY 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)
- Derivatives: `merritt-island-sunset.webp` (1440 × 810) and `merritt-island-sunset-640.webp`
- Changes: resized, WebP compression; responsive CSS cropping.

## cocoa-pier-american-flag
- Subject: American flag at Cocoa Beach Pier
- Author: Benoît Prieur
- Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US_Flag_Cocoa_Beach_Pier_-_May_2023.JPG
- Original asset: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/US_Flag_Cocoa_Beach_Pier_-_May_2023.JPG
- License: [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Derivatives: `cocoa-pier-american-flag.webp` (1440 × 1080) and `cocoa-pier-american-flag-640.webp`
- Changes: resized, WebP compression; responsive CSS cropping.

## cocoa-aerial-sunrise
- Subject: Aerial sunrise view along Cocoa Beach
- Author: Sky Gallian
- Source: https://unsplash.com/photos/B7nsKUoqHu8
- Original asset: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1646082353898-539ffb7691f2?auto=format&fit=crop&w=2400&q=85
- License: [Unsplash License](https://unsplash.com/license)
- Derivatives: `cocoa-aerial-sunrise.webp` (1440 × 764) and `cocoa-aerial-sunrise-640.webp`
- Changes: resized, WebP compression; responsive CSS cropping.

## cocoa-yellow-umbrella
- Subject: Yellow beach umbrella on Cocoa Beach
- Author: Ty Finck
- Source: https://unsplash.com/photos/UVlaAkmDvy0
- Original asset: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1591574332503-152c5b4b65bf?auto=format&fit=crop&w=2400&q=85
- License: [Unsplash License](https://unsplash.com/license)
- Derivatives: `cocoa-yellow-umbrella.webp` (1440 × 2160) and `cocoa-yellow-umbrella-640.webp`
- Changes: resized, WebP compression; responsive CSS cropping.

## cocoa-umbrellas-aerial
- Subject: Yellow umbrellas along the shoreline at Cocoa Beach
- Author: Annie Spratt
- Source: https://unsplash.com/photos/8GR2aafk9PE
- Original asset: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1513849215996-0ac69f32a3c6?auto=format&fit=crop&w=2400&q=85
- License: [Unsplash License](https://unsplash.com/license)
- Derivatives: `cocoa-umbrellas-aerial.webp` (1440 × 773) and `cocoa-umbrellas-aerial-640.webp`
- Changes: resized, WebP compression; responsive CSS cropping.

## cocoa-sunrise-bird
- Subject: Bird flying above the ocean beside Cocoa Beach Pier at sunrise
- Author: Jessica Christian
- Source: https://unsplash.com/photos/F5Qccf0ErpI
- Original asset: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1682967660485-1b5dc5247c45?auto=format&fit=crop&w=2400&q=85
- License: [Unsplash License](https://unsplash.com/license)
- Derivatives: `cocoa-sunrise-bird.webp` (1440 × 2160) and `cocoa-sunrise-bird-640.webp`
- Changes: resized, WebP compression; responsive CSS cropping.

## satellite-beach-sunrise
- Subject: Clouds over the ocean at sunrise in Satellite Beach
- Author: Michael Seeley
- Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Satellite_Beach_sunrise_(26095859961).jpg
- Original asset: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/Satellite_Beach_sunrise_%2826095859961%29.jpg
- License: [CC BY 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
- Derivatives: `satellite-beach-sunrise.webp` (1440 × 375) and `satellite-beach-sunrise-640.webp`
- Changes: resized, WebP compression; responsive CSS cropping.

## melbourne-downtown
- Subject: New Haven Avenue in downtown Melbourne, Florida
- Author: Pokemonprime
- Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Downtown_Melbourne,_Florida.jpg
- Original asset: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/Downtown_Melbourne%2C_Florida.jpg
- License: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
- Derivatives: `melbourne-downtown.webp` (1280 × 960) and `melbourne-downtown-640.webp`
- Changes: resized, WebP compression; responsive CSS cropping.

## melbourne-crane-creek
- Subject: A residential dock on Crane Creek in Melbourne, Florida
- Author: Pokemonprime
- Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dock_on_Crane_Creek,_Melbourne,_Florida.jpg
- Original asset: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/Dock_on_Crane_Creek%2C_Melbourne%2C_Florida.jpg
- License: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
- Derivatives: `melbourne-crane-creek.webp` (1280 × 960) and `melbourne-crane-creek-640.webp`
- Changes: resized, WebP compression; responsive CSS cropping.

## titusville-moonrise-bridge
- Subject: Moon over the Max Brewer Bridge and Indian River Lagoon in Titusville
- Author: NASA/Jim Ross
- Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Max_Brewer_Bridge_(AFRC2026-0017-60).jpg
- Original asset: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7d/Max_Brewer_Bridge_%28AFRC2026-0017-60%29.jpg
- License: [Public domain (U.S. federal NASA work)](https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-brand-center/images-and-media/)
- Derivatives: `titusville-moonrise-bridge.webp` (1440 × 960) and `titusville-moonrise-bridge-640.webp`
- Changes: resized, WebP compression; responsive CSS cropping.

## titusville-rocket-sunrise
- Subject: Sunrise behind a distant rocket at Kennedy Space Center, viewed from Titusville
- Author: NASA/Ben Smegelsky
- Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Artemis_II_Sunrise_at_Max_Brewer_Bridge_(KSC-20260324-PH-JBS01_0016).jpg
- Original asset: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/Artemis_II_Sunrise_at_Max_Brewer_Bridge_%28KSC-20260324-PH-JBS01_0016%29.jpg
- License: [Public domain (U.S. federal NASA work)](https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-brand-center/images-and-media/)
- Derivatives: `titusville-rocket-sunrise.webp` (1440 × 960) and `titusville-rocket-sunrise-640.webp`
- Changes: resized, WebP compression; responsive CSS cropping.

## merritt-refuge-sunrise
- Subject: Sunrise over the Atlantic beach at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
- Author: James Lyon/USFWS
- Source: https://www.fws.gov/media/sunrise-merritt-island-refuge
- Original asset: https://www.fws.gov/sites/default/files/2021-11/merritt_island_atlantic_coast_sunrise.JPG
- License: [Public domain (expressly stated by USFWS source)](https://www.fws.gov/media/sunrise-merritt-island-refuge)
- Derivatives: `merritt-refuge-sunrise.webp` (1440 × 1080) and `merritt-refuge-sunrise-640.webp`
- Changes: resized, WebP compression; responsive CSS cropping.

## merritt-refuge-fog
- Subject: Pine trees and green scrub in morning fog at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
- Author: James Lyon/USFWS
- Source: https://www.fws.gov/media/scrub-fog
- Original asset: https://www.fws.gov/sites/default/files/2021-11/merritt_island_scrub_in_fog.JPG
- License: [Public domain (expressly stated by USFWS source)](https://www.fws.gov/media/scrub-fog)
- Derivatives: `merritt-refuge-fog.webp` (1440 × 1080) and `merritt-refuge-fog-640.webp`
- Changes: resized, WebP compression; responsive CSS cropping.

## apollo-flag
- Subject: American flag in the foreground as Apollo 11 launches from Kennedy Space Center on July 16, 1969
- Author: NASA
- Source: https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/american-flag-heralds-flight-of-apollo-11/
- Original asset: https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/624217main_1969-07-16-7_full.jpg
- License: [Public domain (U.S.); NASA media guidelines](https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-brand-center/images-and-media/)
- Derivatives: `apollo-flag.webp` (1041 × 1344) and `apollo-flag-640.webp`
- Changes: resized, WebP compression; responsive CSS cropping.