Wilder Mississippi

Discover another side of the Magnolia State in the pages of Wilder Mississippi, a heartfelt tribute to the state by renowned wildlife photographer Stephen Kirkpatrick and travel writer Marlo Kirkpatrick.

Wilder Mississippi captures the state's hidden spaces, living waters, and brilliant colors, and brings you face-to-face with its elusive wildlife. Featured subjects include everything from majestic white-tail deer to venomous snakes, scaly 'gators to cheerful songbirds, elusive gobblers and rainbowed wood ducks. Wilder Mississippi also offers a fresh look at several Mississippi icons, including live oaks and dogwood blooms, the mighty Mississippi River, and the ubiquitous magnolia.

Every area of Mississippi is represented, from the lush northeastern hills to the sun-drenched shores of the Gulf Coast.

160 pages 130 color photographs 10" x 11"

Stephen Kirkpatrick has published more than 2,000 photographs in books and nationally-circulated magazines. His other coffee table books include First Impressions, Whistling Wings, Wild Mississippi, In Wilderness Song, and To Catch the Wind. Kirkpatrick is in demand as a featured speaker for national conferences and conventions.

Marlo Kirkpatrick is a freelance writer specializing in travel. Her other books include Mississippi Off the Beaten Path and Jackson, the Good Life.

Stephen and Marlo met when they collaborated on the book To Catch the Wind. They fell in love on an expedition to the jungles of the Peruvian Amazon, and returned to Peru in 1998 for their wedding ceremony at Machu Picchu. Their work has since taken them to destinations throughout the Americas, including Alaska, Hawaii, California, New England, Florida, the San Juan Islands, Canada, Peru, and Belize.

The Kirkpatricks are currently at work on the books Romancing the Rain, a pictorial journey into the Peruvian Amazon; Extreme Exposure, a nonfiction adventure novel set in the Amazon rainforest; Once Upon a Tomb, a light-hearted look at cemetery art in Mississippi; and Pierless Pleasures, an unusual look at a single fishing pier in Destin, Florida.