Ray Devlin Photography

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  1. North Carolina

Asheville

A Blue Ridge Parkway City

I’ve been to Asheville, North Carolina, just once and as it turned out I was experiencing the onset of pneumonia. Feeling ill didn’t dampen my enjoyment of this city, and or even quell the surprise at finding such a “liberal” oasis in the midst of a very conservative part of the state. I didn’t expect to find beer-bikes and vibrant market places in the Blue Ridge Mountains. While it may all have been part of an annual festival, I still found very enjoyable.
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  • Downtown Asheville

    Downtown Asheville

    Asheville was a real surprise - it is not a sleepy town in the Appalachian foothills, but a vibrant magnet for liberals, very much in the same vein as Austin. This is a long exposure taken in early evening. 2017.



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