“It was right around sunset,” recalls Holt. “I just started taking pictures” (with an iPhone no less!)… adding, “I don’t even know how many I took. I was just fascinated by the patterns and [snapped photos] until the sun went down.” And while the architectural photographer typically captures man-made urban environments, “2020 was a weird year—and I was feeling inspired,” she says of her spectacular step into nature photography.
Now, Holt is sharing her sandy snaps with the world—and we’re soaking all the warmth they bring in anticipation for sunny beach days ahead. After all, “life’s a beach—we’re just playin’ in the sand.” susanholt.photography
We get a look inside the homes of some of Raleigh’s top media titans—and the juxtaposition between their big colorful on-air personas vs. their more muted, elegant and sophisticated spaces. Meet CBS17’s Bill Young, WRAL’s Amanda Lamb and ABC11’s Kim Deaner.
Bill Young CBS17 In TV news, it’s not typical to put down roots—so when CBS17’s Bill Young decided to buy his first-ever house in Raleigh after nearly 20 years in television, he couldn’t wait to renovate and personalize it to make it home. “I’m really proud of finally feeling settled,” says Young. Here, Young dishes the details and accoutrements of his living room/dining room refresh—and gives us a look inside his life.
Amanda Lamb WRAL Behind the 30-plus-year-veteran TV reporter—not to mention podcaster and author—is a married mother of two “amazing college-aged girls and one precocious poodle, Dolly Parton,” says Lamb. As empty-nesters, she and husband Reginald “Grif” Griffin recently swapped their Cary home of 26 years for a DTR downsize with a view: a three-bedroom condo situated in a Boylan Heights high-rise that now lends her the invaluable time, space and money for experiences, not things. Here, a look at Lamb’s new locale. @alamb
Kim Deaner ABC11 Kim Deaner fell in love with weather at the age of 7 and always wanted to be a meteorologist. Ergo the degree in atmospheric science from NC State University and 18-plus years as a meteorologist in the Raleigh market. So, “how I ended up reporting on traffic at ABC11 for more than six years now is a mystery.” An avid reader with a self-described “simple style,” the wife of 28 years and mom to one boy, two girls and two fur babies gives us a glimpse of her fixer-upper. @kimdeanerabc11
