BRIAN VANDEN BRINK has been photographing architecture for more than twenty-five years and his work has been widely featured in magazines such as Architectural Digest, Architectural Record, Dwell, Design New England, Coastal Living, Cottage Living, The New York Times Magazine, Old House Journal, Custom Home, and Down East; as well as in several books, including Ruin, a monograph of his photography.He lives in Camden, Maine, with his wife Kathleen. RICHARD GRANT is the author of eight novels and two works of nonfiction. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, the San Francisco Chronicle, and numerous other publications. He lives in Lincolnville, Maine.