Baltimore native John Clark Mayden's photographs are distinctive to the city and specific to black life there, lingering on the front stoops and in the postage-stamp backyards of Charm City row houses. But these pictures are far from nostalgic. Informed by the photographer's deep commitment to both social justice and storytelling, they strip Baltimore of pretense and illusion and show the city's veins.

"Featuring 66 hikes through the most beautiful areas of Maryland, this is the perfect resource for the adventurous outdoor photographer. Each hike contains detailed maps and directions, GPS coordinates, and information on difficulty, distance and duration. [Full-color] photographs of vistas, forests, waterfalls and seashores accompany tips on the best lenses, shooting locations, and times of day to get the perfect shots."--Back cover.