Curtis Badger grew up on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, majored in English at Salisbury State University, and spent four years in the US Air Force as a photojournalist. When his enlistment was completed, he returned to the Eastern Shore and began a career photographing and writing about his native coast. His books include Salt Tide - Cycles and Currents of Life Along the Coast, Bellevue Farm: Exploring Virginia’s Coastal Countryside, A Natural History of Quite Waters, The Wild Coast, and Exploring Delmarva. One of his most recent books is A Culinary History of Delmarva. He has won numerous awards for his writing and photography.