Southern Part of Heaven Galleries

Carrboro, NC : Freelance Photography by Laura Shmania.

Here is my living collection of images in, around, and about carrboro, nc-- the center of the universe!!  Check back often for new photos!  Photos are randomly arranged in time.

I am a photojournalist and delight in documenting moments in time and space.  I am available for event photography --  festivals, parties- birthday, anniversary, family gatherings, fund-raisers, concerts, dance, theatre, school sports.  I photograph artists performing their craft -- painters, musicians, dancers.

Photos ©2005-2007 Laura Shmania - all rights reserved.  Please do not use these images without my written permission.  Contact:   lshmania@mindspring.com

Carrboro, NC

Freelance Photography by Laura Shmania. Here is my living collectio ...

Updated: Jan 15, 2010 7:15pm PST

Franklin Street area : Photos of Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC; 
Orange County website

Franklin Street area

Photos of Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC; Orange County website

Updated: Jan 15, 2010 7:07pm PST

UNC-CH campus : University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
website: www.unc.edu/

UNC-CH campus

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill website: www.unc.edu/

Updated: Jan 15, 2010 7:02pm PST

Carrboro Farmers' Market :

Carrboro Farmers' Market

Updated: May 26, 2009 4:40pm PST

Murals by Michael Brown : These murals have been painted by Michael Brown over the last 20+ years.  Weather, age, and the urban environment have taken their toll on these once colorful and vibrant murals.  The Preservation Society of Chapel Hill, the Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership, and the Chapel Hill Historical Society have launched a campaign to preserve them.  

In this gallery the first photo will have the artist's statement and will show the whole mural: the photos that follow are more detailed. Click on each photo for a larger view.   To read Michael Brown's description of his creative process, find the photos with "ARTIST'S STATEMENT " in the text.   Michael's description is used in this gallery with permission from both Michael Brown and The Chapel Hill News.  

I have arranged the photos in this gallery as a walking tour that revolves around two public parking lots- the one by 411 West Franklin Street and the one on the corner of Rosemary and Columbia Streets.  I hope you will take a stroll through town to see the murals!

These photos are copyright Laura Shmania-- all rights reserved.  Please do not use these images without my written permission.  Contact me at ::  LShmania@mindspring.com

Murals by Michael Brown

These murals have been painted by Michael Brown over the last 20+ year ...

Updated: Dec 07, 2008 8:45am PST

A Sense of Place : "The power of place will be remarkable."
- Aristotle

"A sense of place is a sense of the beauty and the wealth of phenomena that comprise a particular place."
- Yan Xu

A Sense of Place

"The power of place will be remarkable." - Aristotle "A sense of p ...

Updated: Aug 30, 2008 8:16am PST