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Had a few magical nights with the synchronous fireflies at Grandfather Mountain. Very cool to see it on the cover of @washingtonpostmag to close out summer ・・・ Our Fall Travel Issue’s cover story explores a relatively recent phenomenon in the travel business: fireflies tourism. Leigh Ann Henion (@leighannhenion) traveled to parts of the Great Smoky Mountains, in North Carolina and Tennessee, to observe synchronous fireflies. And in doing so, she offers a moving meditation on our changing relationship to light, when, particularly during the pandemic, we have been in a sustained state of hypervigilance, falling under the influence of phones, computers, and tablets like never before, “seeking entertainment that might numb me, news that might serve to comfort me.” In a time of global confusion, Henion argues, we’re trying to find answers that do not exist, and in seeking out these fireflies and their light, she is hoping to break the spell that screens have cast. Head to the link in our bio to read her full story. (📷: @travisdovephoto)

This was a special day with @staley05 and @champstaley2017 #Repost @gqsports ・・・ Dawn @Staley05 doesn't care what you think. At the link in bio, the first Black woman to lead @usabasketball and the second to win a national championship opens up to GQ's @hennyyhardawayy about being at the center of the game’s battle against racism and keeping up the good fight. (📸: @travisdovephoto)

Marking the final curtain on the Trump presidency with a few moments pulled from assignments for @nytimes Hoping for a smooth day today. #theend

spent several days following @joebiden ’s new running mate @kamalaharris last year for @nytimes, and one snuck on the front page what feels like a decade ago

Over the past 10 days I’ve been visiting an encampment that sprung up in Charlotte. As shelters have limited capacity due to the pandemic, scores of tents have popped up and filled with homeless neighbors in walking distance of the city center. For a lot of residents, it’s the first time this homelessness issue has been so visible. I first stopped there as part of a larger COVID-19 story for @nytimes, and went back many more times with a wonderful writer and friend, @michaelngraff who is working for @charlotteagenda Eventually I decided to set up a tripod and make long exposure portraits to obscure the identities of some of the folks I met who are in a vulnerable spot. These are a few of those people and pictures. The story is really wonderfully written, and the link is in the bio.

Mother Emanuel 5 years ago. Not to be forgotten

Charlotte, NC - June 2, 2020

her hide & seek game needs a little work #coviddiaries #iphoneonly

some pictures of Charlotte last week for @nytimes on reopening phase one in NC. #socialdistancing is still very easy on a weekday morning in #CLT. many thanks to @crista.chapman for the gig :)

2020 Family photo #livefromhome #coviddiaries #quantitytime

Wandered through uptown CLT for a job recently. It’s not looking quite itself. #coviddiaries #insideout

“yes, I’d like to report a missing doll.” #livefromhome #coviddiaries