March 2014 - Houck Medford

“Swamp Man” Bruce Beerbower …

Bruce Beerbower on the Stephen Foster State Park boardwalk in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge Digging fox holes and playing with "army men" is a commonality among guy-kids who live the rest of their lives connected to nature. Such is the case with Hickory, NC's Bruce Beerbower who grew up in the mountains of northern West Virginia. "We cooked everything we caught, and if there was not a place to go camping, my backyard…

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March 27, 2014

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“South End Runner” chosen as finalist in Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition

We have been honored to have our documentary photograph "South End Runner", selected as a finalist in the 11th Annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition. The category for selection is Blue Ridge Parkway – People on the Parkway. The image is of an employee at the Pisgah Inn who ran each morning from the Inn to Wagon Road Gap and back at Milepost 412. He is half-way home. If you are inclined to vote for "Best in…

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March 23, 2014

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“Price Park Baptism” … finalist in Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition

I have been honored to have my documentary photograph "Price Park Baptism", selected as a finalist in the 11th Annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition. The category for selection is "Culture: imagery depicting the people, their customs, traditions, architecture, and ways of life unique to the Southern Appalachian region." Julian Price Memorial Park is located on the Blue Ridge Parkway (Milepost 297)near Blowing Rock, N.C. and is a popular destination for personal, family, and church activities.…

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March 16, 2014

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A bidding war on a real cotton mom’s wedding dress …

When I was growing up, there was a box that I was never allowed to open. I knew it to be my mom's wedding dress and that was pretty much that ... until now. My mom passed away in May of 2012, and her instructions to my sister and I in the last days of her life were to "take me home," with home being where she grew up as a child on a cotton farm in…

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March 1, 2014