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GEOFF WOOD /

PHOTOGRAPHER There’s too much adventure out there and too many incredible people to work with, says this photographer, and his plan is to dive headfirst into life behind the lens. At the end, he says, he hopes to look back with a close family, deep friendships, and scars and shots that show the adventure. This month, he captured At the Table. “Waking up at the baker’s hour can be a difficult task. But when Michael’s English Muffin’s are on the line, I’ll gladly suffer!”

J. MICHAEL WELTON /

WRITER The writer covers architecture, art, and design for national and international publications, including Dwell, Ocean Home, and Metropolis. Welton is also the architecture critic for The News & Observer, edits a digital design magazine, and authored Drawing from Practice: Architects and the Meaning of Freehand. In this issue, he wrote about architects Turan Duda and Jeff Paine for the WALTER Profile. Welton first met the two at the new Wellness Center at Duke University. The “light-drenched, music-filled experience” led him to take a deeper look at Duda|Paine’s work. “I wanted to know where their brand of modernism was rooted and where it’s going.” ADDIE LADNER / WRITER

Originally from the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Ladner has happily called Raleigh home for the past 8 years. “It was fitting that both my stories, in different ways, touched on the beauty and importance of childhood, since my husband and I are in the throes of raising our own young children. Profiling the work Erin O’Loughlin is doing for kids and teens with autism in Wake County for this month’s Givers column was both eye-opening and inspiring. I hope it sheds light on the need for more resources to support families who have kids with special needs in our area.”

GUS SAMARCO /

PHOTOGRAPHER Born and raised in Brazil, Samarco has been living in Raleigh since 2000 and photographing since 2010. He worked with musician Jamil Rashad for this month’s Artist in Studio. “I wanted to incorporate things that would speak about Raleigh so I engaged a few local businesses to help me stamp some of Raleigh on this shoot,” he says. Of the cover photo, “I had initially planned the rooftop shot to have a beautiful sunset in the background, but nature had different plans. The clouds closed in and forced me to look up to the sky for inspiration, and I was very happy with the unexpected background offered by the clouds.”