Looking Back: Independence Day
(photograph taken July 4th 2016 in Chapel Hill)
Caught in the Crunch
(photograph taken in Chatham County)
The Next Chapter
“We don’t stop going to school when we graduate.”
(photograph of Northwood High School graduates taken at Carmichael Arena, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.)
With Eyes Wide Open
(The photograph of the Michael Brown matrix "eyes" mural was taken at University Place in Chapel Hill. The image immediately above, of the eyes on the doors, is of Tyler's Taproom in Carrboro.
Merry and Bright
(photograph taken off of Mount Carmel Church Road in Chapel Hill)
Suit in Search of Santa
(photograph of Sids Surplus on Main Street in Carrboro)
Santa Critter Crossing
(photograph taken in Bynum in Chatham County, NC)
Campus Stillness
Exams ended on Friday. Fall commencement concluded this past weekend. Stillness wafts through campus.
(photograph taken on the University of North Carolina campus in Chapel Hill)
Canines of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Holiday Parade
(photographs taken on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill)
Chapel Hill-Carrboro Holiday Parade
(photographs of the Chapel Hill - Carrboro Holiday Parade taken on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill)
Comfort Craving
(photograph taken on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill)
Hang By A Thread
"After the Mona Lisa 2" is part of the Permanent Collection at the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh. A little over 5,000 spools of thread by Coats & Clark hang from stainless steel rods to create the upturned image which appears right-side up when viewed through a small glass sphere about the size of a fist. Artist: Devorah Sperber (2005).
(photographs taken at the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh, NC)
About Face
The black and white photographs of people depicted on the side of UNC's Hanes Art Center evolved from a student project tied to the university’s water theme. It stems from artist JR's Inside Out: The People's Art Project, a global participatory art project that collectively is aimed at changing the world. As such, each participant shares a portrait that makes a personal transformative statement about identity.
(photograph taken at Hanes Hall off of Columbia Street at UNC, Chapel Hill, NC)
Self Preservation
(photograph taken on the corner of Franklin and Columbia streets in Chapel Hill, NC)
That's the Ticket
Seeking UNC vs. Duke University football tickets hours before the game. UNC prevailed 66 to 31. Most points ever scored against Duke.
(photographs taken on the corner of Franklin and Columbia streets in Chapel Hill, NC)
Lull Before the Storm
(photograph taken at Jordan Lake, Chatham County)
Bynum General Store: Then and Now
"Post Office in General Store and Filling Station" (above) was taken in 1939 by Marion Post Wolcott and recently made available by Yale University. The university went public with about 170,000 photographs from the Great Depression that were at one time stored within government archives. Today, the Bynum General Store serves as a community gathering spot. It's the home of the non-profit organization Bynum Front Porch perhaps best known for its music series, drawing folks from across the region for outdoor bluegrass concerts and impromptu pickin' sessions. Remnants of the post office remain inside the store, a nod to the town's history and evolution.
(photograph taken in Bynum, NC, Chatham County)
Newly Redesigned. Fresh Photography.
The newly redesigned website is officially unveiled! Thank you to those who have stayed in touch and repeatedly checked back. I'm planning on hitting the streets, pebble paths, and Carolina dirt roads in my quest to capture more moments: the overlooked and those that meld into the backdrops of our everyday lives. And who knows, perhaps together we'll learn a little something along the way, about the way we live now. Enjoy the stroll.
Thoughts welcome: melissa@onfranklinandmain.com.
- Melissa