Photographer-writer Douglas Keister, has authored and co-authored thirty-eight critically acclaimed books. He also writes and illustrates magazine articles and contributes photographs and essays to dozens of magazines, newspapers, books, calendars, posters and greeting cards worldwide. His wealth of books on architecture has earned him the title, "America's most noted photographer of historic architecture". His book on cemetery symbolism, Stories in the Stone: A Field Guide to Cemetery Symbolism and Iconography, has garnered a number of glowing reviews. Sunset magazine said, "Keister has done for cemetery exploration what Audubon did for birding." His most recent book is Forever L. A.: A Field Guide to Los Angeles Cemeteries and Their Residents Doug frequently gives presentations in conjunction with his books and speaks at related events. In the past few years he has lectured in New York State, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Chicago, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Spokane, Kansas City, Boston, Milwaukee, Vermont, Winnemucca and Carson City, Nevada, Lincoln, Nebraska, Fort Wayne, Indiana, The Smithsonian in Washington D.C. and the Cooper-Union in New York. In October 2010 he was featured in a segment on cemetery tourism on CBS SUNDAY MORNING To book him as a speaker or license his photographs contact him at doug@keisterphoto.com