Doug Alderson's Writing & Photography

Since publishing his first free-lance magazine article at age eighteen, Doug Alderson's articles and photographs have been featured in Wildlife Conservation, American Forests, Sea Kayaker, Sierra, Mother Earth News, Shaman's Drum, Campus Life, America, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Florida Naturalist, Florida Sportsman, Tallahassee Magazine, Florida Wildlife and several others. He has won two national writing awards for his magazine features. He recently won first place in the 2008 Florida State Writing Competition in the previously published nonfiction article category.

Doug's first book, Waters Less Traveled: Exploring Florida's Big Bend Coast (University Press of Florida), was the runner up for Best Travel Book of 2006 by the North American Travel Journalists Association.

The Vision Keepers: Walking For Native Americans and the Earth, which covers Doug's walks and experiences with Native American people, was released in April of 2007 by Quest Books of Wheaton, Illinois.

The Ghost Orchid Ghost and Other Tales From the Swamp, a collection of original Florida mysteries and ghost stories, was released in 2007 by Pineapple Press. The book serves as a unique way to teach young people about Florida's history and environment through storytelling.

His newest book, New Dawn for the Kissimmee River: Orlando to Lake Okeechobee by Kayak, will be published by the University Press of Florida in late summer of 2009. In 2008, the book won a first place Royal Palm Literary Award from the Florida Writer's Association in the unpublished travel category. He is currently finishing a book for the press about Florida's rare and endangered species.

Note: Books ordered from this website can be autographed and inscribed by Doug upon request. Also, please specify if you were linked to this website by Club Kayak or the Florida Paddling Trails Association.

Photography

Doug is an accomplished photographer specializing in nature photos. He is interested in sharing the timeless beauty of land and water with his audience. A few of his photos are shown below. You can view more of Florida's landscapes, plants and animals here.