{"product_id":"youre-not-from-around-here-photographs-of-east-tennessee","title":"You're Not from Around Here: Photographs of East Tennessee","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 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  \"Youre not from around here.\" Despite his \"outsider\" status  Smith  through these beautiful photographs  allows a rare and intimate glimpse of this unique region of America.  With Youre Not From Around Here  Smith joins the ranks of those renowned artists who chronicled the American South  including Walker Evans  William Eggleston  William Christenberry  and Eudora Welty  investigating the Southern landscape and unraveling its complexities. Arriving in East Tennessee in 1981 to teach  Smith has spent the past twenty-three years exploring the delicate nuances of life and land that define Southern Appalachia.  Following in the footsteps of its photographic forebears  Youre Not From Around Here injects a new voice into the canon that is direct  complex  and mature. Smith found his subjects interspersed throughout his surroundingsthe houses  barns  pastures  and fences of the old family farms  and the folks who inhabited themand then eased his way past the initial barrier of unfamiliarity to create a unique visual study of a vanishing piece of American geography and culture. Smiths enduring images evoke a wide range of powerful emotions  from humor to grief  and reveal the reality behind the stereotypes of rural Southern life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44966692913205,"sku":"ByrdShop_193006618X","price":167.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781930066182.jpg?v=1770574995","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/youre-not-from-around-here-photographs-of-east-tennessee","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}