For the cover of our latest issue, photographer Nigel Parry captured Matthew McConaughey relaxing with a bourbon on the front porch of a New Orleans Garden District home. Inside the magazine, we introduced twenty-six Southern up-and-comers on our Hot List, took a spin through newly booming Birmingham, Alabama, and pulled up a chair at a Texas family’s big-time barbecue bash. Here, we share a few images we wish we could have fit in the pages.
The actor, writer, and funnyman Danny McBride put on a show for our photographer in Asheville, North Carolina.
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Patricia Lyons
A herd of llamas bask in the sun on the property of a Virginia couple’s estate in Loudoun County.
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Nigel Parry
Matthew McConaughey in the New Orleans Garden District.
The actor chatted about his family’s Southern roots and why he just can’t get enough of the Crescent City—potholes and all.
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Caleb Chancey
The Collins Bar in Birmingham, Alabama, features a periodic table backdrop that highlights local people, places, and things.
In honor of our photo shoot, they added G&G as an element.
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Caleb Chancey
A cinnamon-rum flip at the Collins Bar in Birmingham, Alabama.
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John Huba
Musician Rhiannon Giddens before a show in Beacon, New York.
The Carolina Chocolate Drops singer and instrumentalist is touring in support of her first solo album.
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Ali Harper
A Japanese maple tree in the Alabama garden that honors the life of a remarkable Southern woman.
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Amy Dickerson
Nashville-based interior designers Emily Ward and Louisa Pierce have styled the homes of musicians, models, and actors.
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LeAnn Mueller
Desserts line a table at a community center in Pittsburgh, Texas.
For about forty years, members of one extended family have gathered for an annual barbecue feast.
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