Author Description

"In trying to gain entry to the interior, private world of Southern Appalachia virtually forgotten by the rest of America, photographer Mike Smith would often hear, upon knocking at a door, "You're not from around here." Despite his "outsider" status, Smith, through these photographs, allows us a rare and intimate glimpse of this unique region of America." "With You're Not From Around Here, Smith joins the ranks of those renowned artists who chronicled the American South - including Walker Evans, William Eggless, William Christenberry, and Eudora Welty - investigating the Southern landscape and unraveling its complexities. After arriving in East Tennessee in 1981 to teach, Smith explored the delicate nuances of life and land that define Southern Appalachia."--BOOK JACKET.