Southerly is an individually distinct view of Southern culture in black and white. Dan Plunkett is a former photographer professor who compiled Southerly to pay back the people and the culture that made him.

The Doris Wilderness is a 6200-acre private wilderness in central Belize. It was established by Ellen Plunkett and Dan Plunkett and Denfield Welcome to preserve a portion of old-growth tropical forest and the fauna within.