Beth Young’s Rivers
Editor’s Note: Since this Gallery was posted, Beth Young has a new book out. Headwaters, A Journey on Alabama Rivers, published by the University of Alabama Press, featuring her photography and text by John C. Hall is available on Amazon.
Click on the image at right to see a collection of remarkable river photographs by Birmingham-based environmental photographer Beth Maynor Young. Beth’s photographs are included in many private and corporate collections across the country, 
and one look at the images here will explain the reasons why. The photographer’s short descriptions of the photos, sometimes including information on the time of day the pictures were taken or the logistics of transporting photography equipment into difficult-to-navigate natural areas, add another dimension to the images.
The pictures here are organized into three groups. The first is the Chattooga River: images of the Wild and Scenic River that forms the border between Georgia and South Carolina. Beth describes it as a powerful river with a personality all its own and one with which people from all around the world have a personal relationship. The second group contains images of Tallulah Gorge. In the third group are rivers in Beth’s “Waters of the South” series, a collection of some of her most popular and timeless photographs, including Georgia’s Flint and Tallapoosa rivers as well as waterways in Florida, Alabama and Mississippi. The total of 27 images take you on an inspiring river voyage from sunrise on the Chattooga to a full moon on Mississippi’s Gulf Island National Seashore.
After viewing these photographs, it will be a comfort to know that you can own them yourself (or give them to friends) in the form of inexpensive sets of note cards. (Inexpensive meaning really inexpensive, like in the price range of $10 to $14 for a set of 6 cards that come in a custom-designed wrapper with information about the rivers and links to various sources of information). This Kingfisher Editions note card collection places some of the photographer’s work in the public market place for the first time. A wide variety of note card sets are available – not limited to just the images you see here. Fine art prints of some of Beth’s photographs are also available. Learn more about Beth Maynor Young and browse through her collection of note cards and prints on her Cahaba River Publishing website.
Remember that by using the Flickr connection in the BG Gallery, you can send individual images from the Beth Young’s Rivers - or the entire set - to friends.
Other Links
- Read more about the Flint River
- See a map showing all of the bridges and dams on the Flint River
- See a map showing just the dams on the Flint River
- Read more about the Tallapoosa River
- Read more about Cumberland Island
- Take a whitewater rafting trip on the Chattooga River with Southeastern Expeditions, Wildwater Limited, or Nantahala Outdoor Center