Headwaters: A Journey on Alabama Rivers. This is the title for a book that has involved camping on many river banks in some beautiful places in Alabama. John C. Hall has written a remarkable story of Alabama from the ancient geology to the value of the biodiversity that exists in the waters of this state. It is a story told with science, history and humor as only a true story teller can do. The University of Alabama Press will publish this book in the Spring of 2009. Our hope is the book will be used a conservation tool to identify many of the valuable unprotected natural assets in Alabama in order to move toward protection. You can pre-order this book on line at http://www.kingfishereditions.com/headwaters.php 
Longleaf Pine: The Fire Foresthttp://www.kingfishereditions.com/galleries/Longleaf/ Rhett Johnson is the co-founder of the Longleaf Alliance and has recently retired as Director of the Solon Dixon Center. He and I are collaborating on a book on the Longleaf Forest to support the efforts of the Longleaf Alliance. The longleaf forest is the most diverse ecosystem in North America, second only to the rain forest. It is said that the longleaf forest without fire is like the rainforest without rain. The Longleaf Alliance has an ambitious restoration plan for the Longleaf forest in the South. We have just begun photography on this project and hope to raise enough funds to have the photography completed by January 2009. If you are interested in being a part of this project with financial support I would be thrilled to come talk with you. Just send an email to beth@bethyoung.net or call 205-969-1800.
Archive for September, 2007
Book Projects
Tuesday, September 4th, 2007Interns
Tuesday, September 4th, 2007Interns:
I have had the privilege of having two interns this summer, Hunter Nichols and Ben Thomson. Both young men are smart, caring talented people that will do very well. The Watershed Identity Foundation created an Upper Cahaba Task Force to do some imaging of the Upper Cahaba River since it is in such a vulnerable state from increased development.
Hunter has been working on a documentary of the Upper Cahaba River which we are is at the following link on youtube.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMN6Ms8klso
If this does not work go to http://www.youtube.com/ and search for Cahaba River.
Hunter is very focused, he is goal oriented and has created this project from the seed of an idea that planted in his mind early on. He has returned to Auburn to finish his degree in bio/ geography.
You can view some of Hunter’s photography:
hunterious@yahoo.com
Ben was really affected by photographing the river, so much so that he went out and bought a kayak so he would have access any time the water is high enough. He is going to need it, because he is now managing the myspace page for the Cahaba River Society and doing a remarkable job. Ben has a real talent for photographing people as well and landscapes. You can see what he has done for the Cahaba River Society by clicking on the link below. http://www.myspace.com/cahabariversociety
You can view some of Ben’s photographynorththomson@gmail.com
Recent Work
Monday, September 3rd, 2007In Search of the Southern most Hemlocks on Village Creek.
http://www.kingfishereditions.com/galleries/AL_Village_Creek/
International Paper
Last summer I was hired by International Paper to photograph a book on their conservation legacy. IP made a corporate decision to sell their lands, thousands of acres went for conservation sales to The Nature Conservancy, The Conservation Fund and many local and state agencies. The book is titled,
A Permanent Stand: The Conservation Legacy of International Paper.
View some of the images:
View a brief video of the photographs.
Red Mountain Bank
The Red Mountain Bank is a new banking concept created to take care of individuals and small businesses that are being lost in the giant banks.
They are designed to cater to the people in Jefferson and Shelby County so we are creating an identity for the bank and for the community through photographic themes. The first series of photography involves greenways and Red Mountain Park and second series is on The Upper Cahaba River. You should stop by the Inverness or English Village branch to take a look.
View some of the images:
Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker
Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker is my husband’s law firm. I had the opportunity to do photography of the firm for their new web site. I always knew it was an exceptional law firm but as I came to know the people even more in the process of invading their offices for photographs and taking portraits I came to realize what extremely bright, caring, fine people they all are and what a remarkable team they form.
View their web site: www.hsy.com
View some of the images:
Sweet Tea Journal
Sweet Tea Journal is a new magazine and has won awards as one of the most notable magazine launches of 2006. Todd Keith, the Editor, has a great nose for stories and is a brilliant writer, so the award should be as no surprise, except that they were up against some huge competition. You can view their current issue here: http://www.sweetteajournal.com/editor.asp
Paddling the Panhandle is a reuse of some of my work.
I have photographed three stories for Sweet Tea Journal.
View some of the photographs/
Birding Trails of Northwest FL
Wakulla Springs
Canoe Trails
National Geographic Explorer
The Editorial Staff of National Geographic Explorer came to the Red Hills of Alabama in search of the Red Hills Salamander. My friend Jim Godwin, with the Alabama Natural Heritage Program has been researching this elusive fellow in the Red Hills near Evergreen. Jim lead us as we explored the steep sandy slopes near the Sepulga River in the early spring. View some of the Red Hills photography.
The Nature Conservancy Magazine
In the Spring of 2006 the Alabama chapter of The Nature Conservancy purchased about 14,000 acres of the Perdido River from International Paper. It is a beautiful blackwater stream with sandy white beaches and Atlantic White Cedar. Even after the hurricane damage it is a spectacular area. View some of the photographs.
Outdoor Investment Company
This is a new company that is selling really beautiful large acreage land parcels within a two hour drive of Birmingham. The Stone Farm is a beautiful 1500 acre cove in Scottsboro, AL.
View some of the photographs:
Museum Exhibit Photography
I love photographing art exhibits and viewing the genius of the artists. View some of these great exhibits.
Gees Bend Quilts at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art in Auburn
Rodin at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art
Rural Studio at the Birmingham Museum of Art
Lonnie Holly at the Birmingham Museum of Art
Exhibits
Sunday, September 2nd, 2007Alabama Museum of Natural History in Tuscaloosa
will have an exhibit on Headwaters beginning April 23 through August 2009.
Please come see this wonderful museum and the exhibit. You can purchase the photographs off the wall to benefit the Muesum.
•Alabama Rivers Alliance Conservation Photography exhibit is on-line
http://www.alabamarivers.org/alabama-waterways-photo-exhibit
http://www.kingfishereditions.com/email/Alabama_Waterways.jpg
Sale of these photographs will benefit the Alabama Rivers Alliance.
It will be available at the Lite Box Gallery at the Dr Pepper complex June 11th.
McWane Science Center
Birmngham February – August 2007 through present
Southeastern Wetlands: Our Natural Treasure
This exhibit was quite powerful; as you left the Imax showing of Hurricane on the Bayou, you walked right into the exhibit on Southeastern Wetlands…which is home. I worked with Kevin McGuire on this exhibit, whose tallents for display and organization are amazing. It was a true pleasure.
The Maralyn Wilson Gallery
October 5 thru November 6, 2007
Opening 5 to 8pm Oct 5th _Please Come to the reception.
Wine tasting by International Wines and New work by Frank Fleming.
3908 Clairmont Avenue
Birmingham, AL 35222
205-591-1150
How about some really large photographs of special places in Alabama. These are mostly new works with a few old favorites. It is really impressive to see the texture and life of Alabama displayed in a gallery format.
The LimeTree Gallery
Oct 4th thru 14th
2840 Vista Road
Decatur, GA 30033
404-633-0982
My friend Michael Cure makes these amazing frames made from twigs. He and I will be showing at the Lime Tree Gallery Oc t4th. To view some of these amazing frames click here.
http://www.kingfishereditions.com/galleries/Rustic_Frames/
Montgomery Museum of Fine Art
May 17 – July 8, 2007
Rivers Run Through It
The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts has a truy wonderful photography gallery. My good friend Michael Panhorst is the Curator of Art for the Museum. He has a series of photography exhibits by people from Alabama that will continue to show in this great gallery for a few more months.
Alabama State Council on the Arts Gallery
Montgomery
Alabama Originals: A sense of Place
May 15 – July 10, 2007
This exhibit had about twenty artists from around Alabama. It was truly an inspired exhibit curated by Georgine Clark.