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Books and Articles
Below is a listing of my books and a few of the magazine
articles I've written. I do not
sell books off the web site, but you can purchase them from your favorite
local bookseller or
order directly from the publisher. Please do feel free to
contact me with any questions about these books or articles.
North Carolina Then & Now
North Carolina Waterfalls
Our North Carolina
North Carolina’s Best Wildflower Hikes: The
Mountains
Carolina Prayer
Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Waterfalls of Virginia and West Virginia
Wildflowers of the Southern Appalachians
Magazine Features
North
Carolina Then & Now
By Kevin Adams, 2007
156 Pages, 125
image pairs
14¼ x 10½ inches hardcover
Retail price: $39.95
Published by Westcliffe Publishers
www.westcliffepublishers.com
The most
educational and rewarding project of my career, North
Carolina Then & Now showcases over 115 before-and-after
image pairs from across the state. For over two years I studied
tens of thousands of historical photographs and
rephotographed the most representative views for the book. My
goal was not merely to present a modern portrayal of the scene
depicted in the historical image, but rather to put myself in
the historical photographer's shoes, to place my camera at the
precise location of his or hers and to show the viewer
exactly the changes that have occurred. This required
painstaking research and a meticulous approach to the
rephotography. Making many of the rephotographs required
shooting from the middle of busy streets, hanging over the roofs
of tall buildings, and trying to keep from hurling my lunch
while shooting from small airplanes. While it was impossible to
achieve exact framing on some of the images, all of them provide
a very close representation of the modern-versus-historical
scene.
Click here to
read the introduction from the book.
Click here
to see sample image pairs from the book. Note
that a fast Internet connection is required to open sample
images page.
 North Carolina Waterfalls
A Hiking And Photography Guide
By Kevin Adams, 2005
590 pages, 13 color & numerous B&W photographs
6 x 9 inches, softcover
Retail price: $19.95
Published by John F. Blair, Publisher
www.blairpub.com
From the back cover of North Carolina Waterfalls:
"Since its original publication in 1994, North Carolina
Waterfalls has been through six printings, attracting many
thousands of readers who valued its clear road and trail
directions and its photography tips.
But Author-photographer Kevin Adams hasn't rested on his laurels.
For this revised and expanded edition, Adams examined every
single USGS topographical map for North Carolina—hundreds of
them—and logged more miles by car and on foot than he cares to
recall. The result is a guidebook containing three times as much
material as the original. North Carolina Waterfalls now
describes over 600 waterfalls and showcases them with over 100
color and black-and-white photographs.
If you're visiting the northwestern part of the state, you may know
of Linville Falls and Crabtree Falls, but you're less likely
familiar with the beautiful Craborchard Falls and Bard Falls. If
you're in the southwestern mountains, by all means check out the
popular Whitewater Falls and Looking Glass Falls, but don't miss
the little-known Skinny Dip Falls and Alarka Falls. And thanks
to Adams' research, you'll find some pleasant surprises in the
vicinity of eastern towns like Fayetteville and Rocky Mount,
too.
From its comprehensive coverage to its helpful beauty ratings to
its emphasis on stewardship of our natural resources, North
Carolina Waterfalls remains the definitive guide to its
subject."
Visit the North Carolina Waterfalls
page to keep up to date on access and other information
regarding North Carolina's waterfalls.
 Our
North Carolina
By Kevin Adams, 2005
128 Pages, 150
color photos
9 x 12 inches, hardcover
Retail price: $19.95
Published by Voyageur Press
www.voyageurpress.com
The natural
splendor, historic cities, and warmhearted people of North
Carolina come alive in this collection of color photographs.
Our North Carolina emphasizes the natural beauty of the
state, presenting breathtaking images of everything from the
Great Smoky Mountains to the sandy Atlantic beaches and the
Outer Banks; from Civil War battle sites and the vivid hues of
autumn foliage along the Blue Ridge Parkway to the cities of
Charlotte and Raleigh, farmland, and much more.
 North
Carolina’s Best Wildflower Hikes: The Mountains
By Kevin Adams, 2004
256 pages, 140 color photographs
5½ x 8½ inches, softcover
Retail price: $19.95
Published by Westcliffe Publishers
www.westcliffepublishers.com
From the back cover of North Carolina’s Best Wildflower Hikes:
TAKE A HIKE—OR A STROLL—
TO ENJOY THE MOUNTAIN WILDFLOWERS!
Acclaimed photographer and North Carolina native Kevin Adams is
your friendly, well-informed guide on this delightful series of
scenic trail routes through the Tar Heel State’s high
country—near the Blue Ridge Parkway, in Great Smoky Mountains
National Park, and within other nearby parks, national forests,
and wilderness areas—that provide a bounty of flowering plants
from march to September. Take your pick from among 50 colorful
hikes, often with alternate options, to suit various fitness
levels and showcase a variety of peak-bloom times. With stunning
closeup and landscape photographs, lively text, detailed maps,
and engaging wildflower profiles, this guidebook is sure to
enhance and expand your appreciation of North Carolina’s
delicate Appalachian landscape.
Inside, you will find:
• 50 day and destination hikes for prime wildflower viewing
• 51 handy maps
• 140 scenic, full-color photographs of plant species and trails
• Scientific and common names for profiled plant species
• Hikes color-coded according to peak bloom times
 Carolina
Prayer
Photography by Kevin Adams and Gene Stafford, text by Brian
Faulkner, 2003
7¼ x 7¼ inches, hardcover
Retail price: $15.95
Carolina Prayer is a short prayer written for North Carolinians
and illustrated with full-color photography. This small book
includes a Cd recording of the prayer being by Faulkner. It
makes an ideal gift. The book is available only from the
publisher, Our State: Down Home In North Carolina. Contact them
at
www.ourstate.com.
 Hiking
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
By Kevin Adams, 2003
288 pages, numerous B&W photographs
6 x 9 inches, softcover
Retail price: $16.95
From the back cover of Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National
Park:
Lace up your boots and sample more than eighty hikes in the
spectacular Great Smoky Mountains National Park that straddles
the North Carolina-Tennessee border. Experience the densely
forested trails of America’s most visited national park, with
its abundant wildlife, lush foliage, and hundreds of miles of
cascading streams. Here you’ll discover old-growth forests,
waterfalls of all shapes and sizes, and a wide variety of
mosses, lichens, ferns, and wildflowers. Local hiker and outdoor
photographer Kevin Adams introduces you to all this and more.
Inside you’ll find:
• Up-to-date trail information
• Detailed maps and elevation profiles
• Clear directions from major access points
• Difficulty and traffic ratings for each hike
• Zero-impact camping tips
• Vacation planning and a hiker’s checklist
Whether you are a day-tripper or long-distance hiker, old hand
or novice, you’ll find trails suited to every ability and
interest throughout the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
 Waterfalls
of Virginia and West Virginia
By Kevin Adams, 2002
252 pages, 12 color, numerous B&W
photographs
6 x 9 inches, softcover
Retail price: $16.95
Published by Menasha Ridge Press
www.menasharidge.com
From the back cover of Waterfalls of Virginia
and West Virginia:
Their grandeur takes our breath away. Their gentle sound
compliments periods of mediation. Regardless of their size,
waterfalls create in the observer a feeling of serenity, a sense
of restrained power. To discover a falls is sublime, and now
Waterfalls of Virginia and West Virginia is available to
guide willing adventurers to easily accessible as well as remote
waterfalls in the Old Dominion and the Mountain States.
This complete and comprehensive guide offers clear directions to
over 200 waterfalls open to the public. In addition to a brief
description of each falls, at-a-glance information including
height, type, size of watershed, and difficulty of access helps
readers choose which waterfall to visit and when. Directions on
photography, including how to set up the best shot—from
time of day to angle and direction—makes
this book indispensable to professional and amateur
photographers.
From Shenandoah National Park to New River Gorge National River,
from the Monongahela National Forest, to the George Washington
and Jefferson National Forest, this book has a waterfall to fit
any reader's mood or sense of adventure. Waterfalls of
Virginia and West Virginia is the only guidebook to the
waterfalls of these two states.
 Wildflowers of the Southern Appalachians
How To Photograph And Identify Them
By Kevin Adams and Marty Casstevens
258 pages, 234 color photographs
7.5 x 8.5 inches, softcover
Retail price: $26.95
Note: This book is now out of print. However, copies may still be available at various booksellers.
From the back cover of Wildflowers of the Southern Appalachians:
"Nestled among the majestic vistas of the southern Appalachian Mountains are smaller natural treasures—the region’s stunning array of wildflowers. With over twenty-five hundred plant species, the southern Appalachians have been called the botanical jewel of the eastern United States. From
Joe-Pye weed to black-eyed Susan, the area’s wildflowers are one of its most popular natural attractions and a favorite subject of photographers.
Wildflowers of the Southern Appalachians is a comprehensive guide to identifying and photographing over three hundred of the region’s wildflowers. Each listing includes a full-color photograph, a detailed description, and photography techniques. The “Photographing Wildflowers” section will help you create professional-looking wildflower photographs of your own. Other chapters delve into the natural history of the region and the environmental perils confronting the area’s flora.
Whether you are a serious photographer or simply a wildflower lover,
Wildflowers of the Southern Appalachians will serve as an invaluable guide to discovering, or rediscovering, one of the southern Appalachians most beautiful assets."
Magazine
features:
“Froggy Went a-Courtin”
Our State, March 2004
Feature about mating spring amphibians.
“Island Woods”
Our State, February 2004
Feature about maritime forests in North Carolina.
“Cool Retreats”
Our State, February 2004
Feature about road trips to North Carolina waterfalls.
“Frozen Wonders”
Our State, January 2004
Feature about winter weather phenomena in North Carolina.
“Smoky Mountains”
Nature’s Best, Summer 2003
A 16-page photo essay about Great Smoky Mountains National Park,
accompanied by a short narrative.
“Waterfalls”
Wonderful West Virginia, October 2002
Photo essay about West Virginia’s waterfalls.
“Icons of the Southeast”
Outdoor Photographer, March 2001
Article featuring four of the best places to photograph in the
Southeast. The article is part of the cover feature on
“America’s Top Scenic & Wildlife Hotspots.”
“Wildflowers”
Outdoor & Nature Photography, Spring 1997
Feature about photographing wildflowers.
“Falling For Water”
Outdoor Photographer, July/August 1996
Feature about photographing waterfalls and cascades. Some
photography in article was by others.
“Exposure Revisited”
Nature Photographer, January/February 1995
Detailed how-to article about obtaining the proper exposure for
outdoor photographers.
“A Gem of a State”
The State (Now called Our State), November 1994
Feature about gemstones in North Carolina. Written by Steve
Adams, with photography by Kevin.
“The Brown Pelican”
Carolina Style, Fall 1994
Feature about the brown pelican in the Carolinas. Text by Kevin
Adams, photos by others.
“The Tar Heel Nature Photographer”
The State (Now called Our State), June 1994
Feature about nature photography in North Carolina.
“North Carolina Waterfalls”
Blue Ridge Country, March/April 1994
Photo essay and brief text about North Carolina’s waterfalls.
“Creatures in the Coon Creek Clay”
The Tennessee Conservationist, January/February 1994
Feature about the Coon Creek fossil locality in Tennessee,
written by Steve Adams. All photos by Kevin.
“Gemstones of Tennessee”
The Tennessee Conservationist, March/April 1993
Feature about Tennessee’s varied gemstones, written by Steve
Adams. All photos by Kevin.
“How to Make Your Own Photo Backpack”
Nature Photographer, January/February 1993
The title says it all.
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