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“Blue Ridge Parkway Saviors” finalist in Appalachian Mountain Photo Competition

I was honored by having my work chosen as a finalist in the Appalachian Mountain Photo Competition, category: mountain culture.  Online voting for the People's Choice Award runs through May 17.  The photography exhibit is on display at the Turchin Center for Visual Arts on the Appalachian State University campus in Boone, NC. "Blue Ridge Parkway Saviors" headlines and honors Kit, Bill, and Judy Carson whose efforts saved one the most historic seven miles on the Blue Ridge Parkway…

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March 21, 2013
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One of our own … Randy Shields

    Randy Shields, a nationally ranked bicycle rider from Winston-Salem (NC) has joyfully spent most of his adult life on a bicycle. This photograph was taken in 2011 at a regional cyclo-cross race at Bur-Mill Park in Greensboro (NC). In 2013, he took second place for his age group in the United States UCI  Cyclocross World Championships.  Randy excitedly shares his remarks with his fans after his win.  The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) (English: International Cycling Union) is…

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February 3, 2013
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Dr. Harley Jolley …”Mr. Blue Ridge Parkway”

At the age of 92, one may accumulate many credentials ... all of which are true. Seasonal ranger and historian for the Blue Ridge Parkway as a young man... Veteran of the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC), even as a younger man... Veteran of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.... Distinguished retired Professor of History at Mars Hill College.... Recipient of North Carolina's Order of the Long Leaf Pine.... Kind.  Compassionate. Respecting.  A historian's historian.  A friend to…

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January 20, 2013
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Tell the Lord to call me on my cell phone ….

I recently completed a shoot at a soup kitchen in Waynesville, NC.  I was amazed at how many of the guests had and were actively using cell phones.  On a recent trip to Atlanta, my wife and I were panhandled on the way to the local Einstein  Bagelry at Woodruff Park on south Peachtree Street.  We ordered in and 30 minutes later while we were finishing our breakfast and the Sunday morning edition of the…

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January 16, 2013
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Perfect Place

  K.B Medford framed by the West Fork metal truss bridge on the race course of the Lake Logan International Triathlon.

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January 4, 2013
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Waiting for milking time …

  Each autumn, the Dixie Classic Fair returns to Winston-Salem (NC);  2012 was it's 130th year.  The fair began in the former town of Salem as a grain exposition in 1882. There are competitions for everything imaginable, one of the longest standing is the Dairy Cattle competition populated by young competitors who spend a year grooming their cows for show.  There is a lot of  "down-time", some of which is waiting for your place in line to…

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December 27, 2012
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A High-5 for Danny Dreyer

The inaugural Asheville (NC) Marathon is making history by having the association of a nationally recognized running coach, ultra marathoner, and  entrepreneur as its official training coach, Danny Dreyer.  Danny with his wife, Katherine, founded the instructional running curriculum, Chi Running, now based in Asheville.  Worldwide testimonies impresses one that Chi Running and Walking can be a life game changer for new and seasoned runners and walkers alike. For those lucky enough to live near Asheville and be a…

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December 23, 2012
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Two national parks, a night sky, “The Soul Tree”, and the poet laureate of the Blue Ridge Parkway …

I receive personal pleasure by creating occasions which bring constellations of memories and relationships into view at one time. An intent  on a recent clear evening around 11:00 pm was to execute a test exposure for a motion time-lapse project that I will be doing for Grandfather Mountain this winter.  I chose the Waterrock Knob Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway, looking west towards the Smokies.  The foreground incidentally included an old fir snag which was the subject material of…

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November 22, 2012