Photographer Rick Burgess has been documenting West Virginia through photography since the 1970s. His work has long been considered among the most evocative ever produced, especially with regard to landscapes.
Farm on Jordan Run Road
Fog in South Branch Valleys
Mountain barriers such as the New River Gorge helped preserve West Virginia speech patterns. (Photo: Rick Burgess)
Drawdy Creek Falls
Driven Snow, Canaan Valley
A gravel road winds toward a restored farmhouse at Twin Falls State Park. Photo courtesy Rick Burgess.
Champe Rocks, near Seneca Rocks, are named for a hero of the American revolution. Photo courtesy Rick Burgess.
Crest of North Fork Mountain
Seneca Rocks from Smith Mountain
Late afternoon at Dolly Sods
Canaan Valley from Bald Knob
Highway WV-32 courses across the southern Canaan Valley near Canaan Valley Resort State Park in Tucker County in Allegheny Highlands Region. Photo by Rick Burgess
Barn in Canaan Valley
Cabin on Blackwater River
September hues begin to color the view of the Potomac country from the Dolly Sods Wilderness in Tucker County in the Allegheny Highlands Region. Photo by Rick Burgess
Sunrise at Bear Rocks Preserve
Cabins can make for incredibly romantic getaways and great rendezvous points, but snow can make it difficult to travel.
James Helmick became lost in the Alleghenies in 1885, and his harrowing tale is recounted here. Photo by Rick Burgess
Smoke Hole Countryside
Anglers on Shavers Fork
Paddlers on the Shenandoah, immortalized in “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” to be adopted as an official West Virginia state song. Photo courtesy Rick Burgess
Inside the Sinks of Gandy
North Fork from Smith Mountain
Seneca Rocks from Pasture
Blade at Seneca Rocks
Sandstone Falls from WV-20
The saddle in New Creek Mountain appears in the distance from near Skyline, West Virginia. (Photo courtesy Rick Burgess)
North Fork Valley
The valleys of the Potomac River and its branches descend eastward to Chesapeake Bay. Photo by Rick Burgess
Greenery in the New River Gorge begins to fade into gold and orange in September. (Photo: Rick Burgess)
Dawn glows pink above the mountains west of the Allegheny Front at Bear Rocks in the Dolly Sods Wilderness Area in the Allegheny Highlands Region. Photo by Rick Burgess
Nelson Rocks near Judy Gap
More about the photography of Rick Burgess
Rick Burgess is among the most personable photographers you’d ever hope to meet and welcomes inquiries about his work. To contact Rick or to enjoy more of his photography, visit his Facebook profile page.
