Background
Shelby Lee Adams was born on October 24, 1950 in Hazard, Kentucky, United States.
(The eighty photographs collected in this book were taken ...)
The eighty photographs collected in this book were taken over the course of a quarter-century. They are Adams's study of people who give themselves honestly and openly before his camera. He focuses here on nine families that have been his recurring subjects during these years. His words that accompany the images reveal his long-term association with them and with their histories. Appalachian Legacy reflects the identity of Adams and his photography while capturing the indelible heritage of old Appalachia. It shows as well the new Appalachia absorbed by the American mainstream of television, trailer parks, and strip malls.
https://www.amazon.com/Appalachian-Legacy-Shelby-Lee-Adams/dp/1578060486/?tag=2022091-20
1998
(This collection of eighty photographs focuses on present-...)
This collection of eighty photographs focuses on present-day Appalachia, a region that "progress" has placed under siege. This once poverty-stricken, mountain backwater has been invaded by four-lane interstates, cable television, Wal-Mart, and mobile homes. The people have largely abandoned log cabins and country stores and now shun overalls in favor of tee shirts that blaze advertising logos. Over a period of twenty-five years Adams has traveled back to his home state of Kentucky with his cameras to document the lives of people there and to enrich and challenge outside perceptions of Appalachia.
https://www.amazon.com/Appalachian-Lives-Shelby-Lee-Adams/dp/1578065402/?tag=2022091-20
2003
(Salt and Truth is Adams' fourth monograph, and presents 8...)
Salt and Truth is Adams' fourth monograph, and presents 80 new photographs taken mostly over the past eight years. The photographs in this collection are of children and animals, of working people and of a way of life rarely glimpsed by photographers.
https://www.amazon.com/Shelby-Lee-Adams-Salt-Truth/dp/0984573917
2011
(Four generations of Appalachian families The Book of Life...)
Four generations of Appalachian families The Book of Life presents Shelby Lee Adams' color photographs of four generations of the Appalachian people.
https://www.amazon.com/Shelby-Lee-Adams-Book-Life/dp/3958294189/?tag=2022091-20
2019
Shelby Lee Adams was born on October 24, 1950 in Hazard, Kentucky, United States.
Shelby Lee Adams earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography (1974) from the Cleveland Institute of Art, Ohio, and an Master of Arts in Photography (1975) from the University of Iowa, Iowa City.
Adams has photographed Appalachian families since the mid-1970s. He had first encountered the poor families of the Appalachian mountains as a child, travelling around the area with his uncle, who was a doctor. His work has been published in three monographs: Appalachian Portraits (1993), Appalachian Legacy (1998), and Appalachian Lives (2003).
(Four generations of Appalachian families The Book of Life...)
2019(This collection of eighty photographs focuses on present-...)
2003(Salt and Truth is Adams' fourth monograph, and presents 8...)
2011(The eighty photographs collected in this book were taken ...)
1998Leddie and Children
1990The Home Funeral
1990The Sloan's Yard
1993Two Brothers Praying
1993Appalachian Legacy
1998photography
2002Halloween Twins
photography
Hazel and Mimie
2005photography
Alma Gail and Boys
photography
photography
Jacobs Girls
1987photography
photography
photography
photography
Louverna's Funeral with Brothers
2008He has belonged to SPE since 1975.