Appalachia aesthetic

Courtney Balestier on West Virginia native Aaron Blum’s new book of photography, “A Guide to Folk Taxonomy.”

Counties : Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Buchanan, Carroll, Craig, Dickenson, Floyd, Giles, Grayson, Henry, Highland, Lee, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski, Rockbridge, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, Wise, and Wythe. The following independent cities in Virginia are also within the Appalachian Region: Bristol, Buena Vista, Covington, Galax, Lexington, Martinsville, Norton, and Radford. Contributors : Sandy Berry, Katie Currid , Cameron Davidson , Cheylen Davis, Maury…

Walker Pickering (b. 1980) is an artist and photographer based in Austin, Texas. His work is primarily documentary in nature, using photography as a means to get access to people and places that mi…

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mountain stream east of Williamsport, Pennsylvania

High quality images of abandoned things and places.

In downtown Hyden, Kentucky, near Hazard. I think Kentucky is as geographically interesting as California with mountains, shoreline, flatland, and plenty of places to hike. Hyden is a charming little hideaway in Southern Kentucky and boasts some of the best bluegrass music in the world, including the famous Osborne Brothers. Singer/songwriter Ryan Adams lived here, and first round NFL draft pick Tim Couch grew up here. Heck, even Richard Nixon visited. So happy with my Isolette after a…