BOOK REVIEW - Hugh Morton

NC Photographer by Hugh Morton
Foreword by William Friday

Hugh Morton was seldom seen in his adult life without a camera around his neck. Much to the benefit of his beloved home state, he crisscrossed North Carolina, from highlands to lowlands, recording nearly every step along the way. While many of his photographs of the state’s people, places, and events were collected in Hugh Morton’s North Carolina, this new book showcases a generous collection of his signature wildlife and nature photography and includes a few of the photographer’s favorite pictures of people and events that were not included in the first volume. Many of the photographs here have been recovered from deep within Morton’s personal archive, bringing to print some long-hidden treasures. Consisting of 162 photographs, this collection is a rich and rewarding display of North Carolina’s natural bounty as it evolved before the eyes of one of the state’s most popular photographers.

About the author

Hugh Morton (1921-2006) was owner of Grandfather Mountain and received numerous awards for public service, conservation efforts, and journalistic contributions to his native state of North Carolina. He was a 2003 recipient of the John Tyler Caldwell Award for the Humanities, the highest honor given by the North Carolina Humanities Council. Selections of his photographs have appeared in numerous magazines and hang in nearly every visitor center along North Carolina’s highways.

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