The Forgotten People of Appalachia

For over 40 years, photographer Shelby Lee Adams has traveled the mountain of Eastern Kentucky to photograph. Now in his 70's, Adams has been exploring his archive of unpublished work to see what may have been overlooked. His new book, From the Heads of the Hollers, contains 90 of these unpublished photographs, portraying the culture and people of Appalachia.

In the essay at the end of his new book, From the Heads of the Hollers, published by GOST, photographer Shelby Lee Adams writes "I ask folks to look into the camera lens and find their own reflection while thinking about significant events in their l...

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