Charleston

<p><em>Charleston: Walking With Ghosts</em> presents an intimate exploration of Charleston in the 1990s through the lens of <strong>David Edwards</strong> a young photographer who was discovering his artistic voice. This evocative collection of analog film photographs captures a city steeped in history and culture yet untouched by the development boom and tourism surge of later decades. The images honor Charleston's unique architecture its vibrant working-class community and a diversity of faces that bring to life an era of inclusivity and an emerging bohemian arts scene.</p><p></p><p>Accompanying the photography is the poetry of Charleston's first and second poet laureates <strong>Marcus Amaker</strong> and <strong>A$iahMae</strong> whose words enhance each image's natural poetry and deepen the reader's connection to the city's layered stories. Inspired by the great twentieth-century photographers this book is both a celebration and a quiet lament for a past Charleston capturing the soul of a place as it was and inviting reflection on what it has become.</p><p></p><p>Whether you're a lover of photography art or Charleston itself <em>Charleston: Walking With Ghosts</em> provides a rare thoughtful portrait of a city in transition beautifully balancing artistic vision with documentary honesty.</p>