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ADDIE LADNER / WRITER

Originally from the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Ladner has called Raleigh home for the past 8 years. “Growing up in a very small town, I continue to be amazed by the culture and open-mindedness of people in the Triangle. I had such a hard time sticking to my word count for this month’s Givers on Uniting NC’s Code the Dream. So many inspiring people from low income and immigrant backgrounds are now skilled computer programmers with a bright future ahead of them. They work so hard and take nothing for granted. And speaking of hard work, local artist Caroline Boykin is as hardworking and fantastic in real life as her Instagram depicts.”

KEITH ISAACS /

PHOTOGRAPHER Isaacs is an award-winning commercial and editorial photographer specializing in architectural photography, and also really enjoys photographing the culinary world. His work has been published in Architect Magazine, Dwell, Domino, USA Today, and bon appétit. Isaacs spent the day with chef Scott Crawford for this month’s At the Table. “What struck me the most about working with Chef Crawford was how calm and even-keeled he was during the photoshoot. His energy really set the tone and helped us capture him and his work in its best light.”

S.P. MURRAY /

PHOTOGRAPHER Murray, a national award-winning photographer who has covered everything from Olympic athletes to Rockettes, says working on assignment with this month’s Artist in Studio Caroline Boykin was an absolute dream. “Caroline is a beautiful person inside and out with a graceful, artistic touch that she brings to every aspect of her work and home and I love that she is encouraged by Isaiah 54:2-4 everyday!”

J. MICHAEL WELTON /

WRITER Welton writes about architecture, art, and design for national and international publications. He is an architecture critic for The News & Observer in Raleigh, and author of Drawing from Practice: Architects and the Meaning of Freehand (Routledge, 2015). He covered the Venice Architecture Biennale for HuffPost in 2012 and is familiar with the level of excellence that both students and professionals strive for in their work there. “That a group of N.C. State students won an award for their first architecture exhibition at the Biennale speaks volumes, he says, and solidly places the College of Design on the international map.”