KIM WALKER PHOTO

recent work

Dr. Jesse Meredith, recently honored by the American Medical Association for outstanding work, plays the fiddle at his Winston-Salem home. He's been a musician since he was a kid, and he found this particular violin at the end of WWII, inside a Daimler-Benz factory in Mannheim, Germany.
   
Girls practice Double Dutch behind Hartford's Generations housing complex, housing specifically for grandparents who are raising their grandchildren. Though Generations is situated in a neighborhood with a history of violence, the residents there say they feel safe in the insulated space behind the complex.
   
Peter Hazel plays tuba against the sunny sky during the New Rochelle, N.Y., Thanksgiving Day parade.
     
  
The sun sets over the Arabian Sea on the eastern edge of Mumbai, India.
   
Recent graduates jump in and out of Fonville Fountain, a taboo activity while enrolled.
   
Although very nervous and teary-eyed, Annette Montford manages a smile as she prepares for her wedding at Park Place Health Center, a rehabilitation and nursing facility. A crowd of well wishers watches from the hallway.
     
  
Justin Fontano, who insisted on being the lead, turns back to his little sister and grandparents after making a wrong turn through Lyman Orchards' sunflower maze. "It's a good thing we survived," Justin said as the group cooled off with water after completing the maze.
   
A pair of friends embraces after posing by the traditional ice sculpture of their graduating year.
   
A group of recent high school graduates who are dressed to represent their team, the flamingos, races another boat of teens as they whitewater raft in West Virginia's New River Valley.
     
  
A lone fan stands to cheer during an Elon University football game.
   
An incoming freshman comforts her tearful mother as they begin to say their goodbyes.
   
Homecoming queen, Kelli Accardi, wins the title for the third time. She and the king, Ian Maxwell, ham it up for the fans after the halftime announcement.
     
  
Student teacher Kara Cowdrick, works on math with her second grade students at Audrey W. Garrett Elementary School in Mebane, N.C.
   
Professor Catherine McNeela takes the role of an exuberant award winner during a photo session. She was recognized for her 20 years of outstanding teaching and leadership in Elon University's music theatre program.