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PETER HOFFMAN /

PHOTOGRAPHER

Peter Hoffman lives in Durham and splits his time between working for clients like Herman Miller, Monocle, and Businessweek and working on his own book and art projects. In this issue, he photographed beekeeper Alice Hinman. “I loved getting to hang out with Alice. Her dedication to her work is obvious and she has no fear, whether it’s beestings or tall ladders. I got to see Raleigh from vantage points and places I wouldn’t otherwise know: I’m a sucker for any rooftop, whether it’s for a photoshoot or a weekend drink. Alice also told me that the bees were a full 6 weeks ahead of schedule this year, which I found startling.”

HAMPTON WILLIAMS HOFER

/ WRITER Hampton Williams Hofer lives in Raleigh where she writes and raises babies. As a native Raleighite who loves this dynamic city, she is thrilled to meet and profile game-changers in the community, like beekeeper Alice Hinman in this issue’s WALTER Profile. “Just being around Alice is inspiring. Not many people are as passionate about anything as she is about honeybees, these tiny pollinators who are so essential to our survival. Alice’s story will have you clearing out a spot in your backyard for a beehive.” JAMES WHITE / WRITER James White is the executive vice president of organizational relations for the YMCA of the Triangle and also the pastor of Christ Our King Community Church. In this issue, he wrote a Reflections essay. “I believe that the artistry of our community has never been in the hands of a select few,” White says of his inspiration. “We must all, in light of our uniqueness, become artists who daily create a community that is worth experiencing.”

DWANE POWELL / ILLUSTRATOR Dwane Powell, an Arkansas native, was the News & Observer editorial cartoonist from January 1975 until November 2009. He was recently inducted into the UNC Journalism Hall of Fame. In this issue, he illustrated CC Parker’s field guide to High Point Market. “I found a lot of humorous elements to CC’s story that lent themselves to a fun illustration,” he says. “My wife Jan and I had been to High Point a few years ago, shopping to finish out a remodeling project. It wasn’t ‘furniture’ season, but we got a bit of a feel for the process of navigating the system. After reading CC’s story, the drawing almost drew itself.”