In the west, where the landscape rises to meet the sky, winter arrives early and puts on a show, softening our rugged peaks with a blanket of snow.
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Retro Mountain Magic: A Photo Essay
Two classic theme parks — Land of Oz in Beech Mountain and Tweetsie Railroad in Blowing Rock — hold fond memories of growing up in North Carolina.
In the Land of Waterfalls
So you want to be a nature photographer? Take a trip with a professional shooter as he captures the beauty of falling water.
Our State Knows Best: Waterfalls
Find out what an award-winning photographer and an expert guide have to say about chasing North Carolina’s stunning cascades — and how to snap frame-worthy photos of your favorite falls.
Hive to Honey: A Photo Essay
With more beekeepers than any other state, North Carolina knows what it means to tend the ancient friendship between human and bee.
Hugh Morton Captured the Essence of Our State Through Photos
As North Carolina’s unofficial photographer, Hugh Morton captured memorable scenes from the mountains to the coast.
Cape Fear Museum Photo Exhibit Portrays Separation and Similarity
An exhibit of photographs in Wilmington powerfully shows the not-too-distant past, and a city where people were segregated, but more similar than they realized.
Baker Barber Photo Collection Captures Anonymous Images of the Past
In Henderson County, volunteer sleuths are trying to identify some 75,000 photographs spanning a century of everyday life in western North Carolina.
Photo Essay: Snapshots and Stories from 7 Our State Photographers
Randolph Community College trains plenty of talented people to become photographers. Here are the stories of seven regular Our State contributors, told with their own words and pictures.
