Nell Dickerson

Photographer and architect Nell Dickerson began her exploration of antebellum homesteads with encouragement from her cousin-in-law, renowned Civil War historian and novelist, Shelby Foote. Her passion for forgotten and neglected buildings is manifested in "GONE: A photographic Plea for Preservation," (BelleBooks 2011) the first book in a series to capture and preserve the rich culture of the South.

Her second book, "Porch Dogs," (John F. Blair, Publisher 2013) explores the lost tradition of Porch Sitting as preserved by our dogs. This beautiful collection of environmental portraits of dogs and their historic porches is available wherever books are sold.