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Portrait of Deal with a butterfly. As an educator she believes “butterflies can teach you about anything there is to know in life,” including science, literature, geography, math, history, political science, music and art, social sciences and…

Portrait of tango dancers Patnaik and Curtis striking a pose. “We want the photographer to capture the theatrical flair and the union of polarized male and female that characterizes this dance”. They embrace Asheville for being "diverse and upbeat".

Portrait of Maurey with a pen.

Portrait of Booraem with a book, reflecting her passion for reading.

Portrait of Booraem with her “Morning Pages” notebook, which she describes as a way to track her spiritual life.

Portrait of Blue with a Christian rosary and an amulet of Kwan Yin, Chinese “goddess of mercy and compassion”. He was spiritually drawn to Asheville in 2004.

Portrait of Davis with her camera. “It never leaves my side.” She is a native of Asheville and loves the culture and beauty of the mountains.

Portrait of Self with the backpack he carries. “I travel by foot or bike.” He came to Asheville in 2002 and describes the area as “a beautiful playground”.

Portrait of Cortellucci who says of Asheville, “this place called to me and the roots began growing upon arrival”.

Portrait of Porter, who came to Asheville for school and, she says, “never knew there was a whole town for ‘weird’ people like me”.