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CATHERINE NGUYEN /

PHOTOGRAPHER Catherine Nguyen is a Raleigh- based photographer specializing in residential and commercial interior and exterior design. After starting her career in branding and marketing in her hometown of New York City, Nguyen decided to pursue photography at The Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Her work has been published in Flower, Home Design & Decor and California Home and Design. “I love the spirit Miretta Interiors brings to their spaces. They mix color and pattern in a chic, unique way. Their work is inspiring and always a joy to photograph.”

A.J. CARR /

WRITER A.J. Carr embarked on his 50- year sportswriting career while playing football, basketball and baseball at Wallace-Rose Hill High School. He began writing as a teenager for The Wallace Enterprise, worked with the Greensboro Daily News in college and spent four decades at The News & Observer. Carr has received several media awards, including three national awards for college baseball coverage, and twice was voted North Carolina Sportswriter of The Year. “It was a great pleasure to write about Marshall Happer, who has made an incredible contribution to the sport of tennis.” MIKE DUNN / WRITER Mike Dunn is a lifelong naturalisteducator living in the woods in Chatham County. He retired from working for the state after 36 years with the North Carolina State Parks System, the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, and the North Carolina Botanical Garden. He has conducted hundreds of programs and workshops on the natural world on topics ranging from wildlife in Yellowstone to insects in your backyard. “I want to help people see the miracles of nature that surround us like the fascinating lives of something as common — and often misunderstood — as wasps.” Dunn continues to learn and share his observations of nature through his blog as the Roads End Naturalist (roadsendnaturalist.com).

SAMANTHA EVERETTE /

PHOTOGRAPHER Samantha Everette is a portrait photographer and a Durham na- tive. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from North Carolina State University with a bachelor’s de- gree in industrial design. Everette spent a decade in New York as a footwear designer and has since returned home to explore her pas- sion for photography. “I’ve been obsessed with Brie’s garden for years. It was a thrill to actually see it in person and to meet such a passionate gardener.”