© Armando Bellmas

© Armando Bellmas

© Armando Bellmas

Tearsheets from a feature I photographed about New Crops in Western North Carolina for WNC Magazine. This was a really fun story to photograph. I had the good fortune to travel through the Western North Carolina mountains visiting and photographing people who are passionate about what they do.

Along the way I ran into an old friend I hadn’t seen in years, scored a big batch of raspberries to bring home to Nick and Sophie, ate some great home cookin’ in a tiny mountain restaurant, learned about sturgeon, truffles, and tomatoes, and was reminded time and time again that I have the best job ever.