Atlanta-born photographer Jennifer Causey knows a thing or two about the creative process. Now based in Brooklyn, New York, Causey is a professional lifestyle photographer. Her work has appeared in numerous national publications including this month’s issue of Garden & Gun (Roanoke City Portrait).

The average person would cringe at the thought of traveling to 11 cities in 6 days. But not G&G contributing photographer Peter Frank Edwards. While discussing the photo shoot for the recent “Good Eats” feature in our October/November 2012 issue, we offered to have another photographer cover some of the cities. But to Edwards, the thought of 11 cities in 6 days wasn’t daunting; it was exactly what he wanted. “I live for this stuff,” he said. So, 6 flights, 2 rental cars, 4 cab rides, 7 hotels, and 3,800 miles later, he successfully completed his whirlwind trip around the South, having photographed 10 of Dixie’s best dishes. To get a taste of what a trip like this would be like, we’re taking you behind the scenes, giving you a day-by-day run-down of this Southern adventure and showing you the pictures that came out of it.

This Friday, August 24, Willie Seaberry is celebrating his 72nd  birthday. Most of the world knows him simply as Po’ Monkey, the proprietor of his namesake juke joint in Merigold, Mississippi.

Often when we send an issue of Garden & Gun off to print there are several photos we wish we could have included. As usual, that was the case with our most recent August/September issue. So we've picked ten of our favorites that couldn't make it to print to share with you online. Enjoy!