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GEOFF WOOD / PHOTOGRAPHER There’s too much adventure out there and too many incredible people to work with. So Wood’s plan is to dive headfirst into life behind the lens, using 10 years of design experience to compose the shot. He’s hanging off the side of the boat, pouring metal filings into old cameras to see what happens, and, whenever possible, taking the whole thing underwater. “Horses, hounds, cocktails... it was a very British way to spend a morning,” he says of his work on the fox hunt story. “And I throughly enjoyed it.”

P. GAYE TAPP / WRITER P. Gaye Tapp has been an interior designer for more than 30 years and explores the original in design, fashion, and history on her blog Little Augury. Her book How They Decorated will be published by Rizzoli April 2017. On her piece in this issue, she says, “The Red Mountain Hounds foxhunting club’s opening meet provided this month’s Walter edition with all the beauties of autumn, the colors of Christmas, and the good will of a dynamic collection of riders, horses, and hounds – lots of hounds!” SAMANTHA THOMPSON HATEM / WRITER Samantha Thompson Hatem is a freelance writer and an obsessive multitasker, whose skills are being put the test as a co-chair of the 2017 N.C. Governor’s Inaugural Ball, the Junior League of Raleigh’s largest fundraiser that takes more than two years to plan. “I can’t tell you how rewarding it has been to see so many women pull together and work so hard to make an event a success,” she says, “all because they believe in the mission of the Junior League of Raleigh.”

CHRISTOPHER T. MARTIN / PHOTOGRAPHER Christopher T. Martin recently returned to the Triangle after starting his career in Atlanta and working there for close to 15 years. His specialty is in portraiture and he works nationally with editorial, commercial, advertising, and entertainment clients. This month, he photographed the Lou Moshakos and Eric McRay stories. “These were my first assignments for Walter,” he says. “Being newly relocated to the Triangle, I was excited to get out and explore Raleigh again. It was great to be introduced to the growing arts scene and meet an important entrepreneur in the city.”