A Parting Glance: A Year of Write Lights

January: Fish, Out of Water — Water levels are low, and the birds are wading in. Ever since Wake County partially drained Cary’s Bond Lake to make renovations to the Bond Lake Dam, record numbers of great blue herons and great egrets have been flocking to the shallow waters to feed on a concentrated area of fish. Lake levels are expected to return to normal in March, after the dam is reinforced to prevent future erosion.

January: Fish, Out of Water — Water levels are low, and the birds are wading in. Ever since Wake County partially drained Cary’s Bond Lake to make renovations to the Bond Lake Dam, record numbers of great blue herons and great egrets have been flocking to the shallow waters to feed on a concentrated area of fish. Lake levels are expected to return to normal in March, after the dam is reinforced to prevent future erosion.

March: Overshadowed — As a general rule, the photographer should not appear in the image he is capturing — unless he wants to keep his shoes dry. The looming shadow of said photographer is seen extending over the water to record one pristine sneaker and Asheville residents Chris and Megan Barney as they relax at Lake Lure Beach.

July: Covering All the Angles — Colin Fegeley, athletic director at Green Level High School, poses for his portrait while Millbrook Studios videographer Tripp Green shoots B-roll footage during Cary Magazine's Movers & Shakers photo shoot at Chatham Station in downtown Cary.

September: Out for a Spin — Cyclists ride during an early morning spin class at Alston Town Center in Cary. To prevent the spread of the coronavirus, Cyclebar West Cary has moved its popular indoor class outdoors, where riders can socially distance, breathe fresh air and watch the sun rise.

January: Fish, Out of Water — Water levels are low, and the birds are wading in. Ever since Wake County partially drained Cary’s Bond Lake to make renovations to the Bond Lake Dam, record numbers of great blue herons and great egrets have been flocking to the shallow waters to feed on a concentrated area of fish. Lake levels are expected to return to normal in March, after the dam is reinforced to prevent future erosion.

January: Fish, Out of Water — Water levels are low, and the birds are wading in. Ever since Wake County partially drained Cary’s Bond Lake to make renovations to the Bond Lake Dam, record numbers of great blue herons and great egrets have been flocking to the shallow waters to feed on a concentrated area of fish. Lake levels are expected to return to normal in March, after the dam is reinforced to prevent future erosion.

March: Overshadowed — As a general rule, the photographer should not appear in the image he is capturing — unless he wants to keep his shoes dry. The looming shadow of said photographer is seen extending over the water to record one pristine sneaker and Asheville residents Chris and Megan Barney as they relax at Lake Lure Beach.

July: Covering All the Angles — Colin Fegeley, athletic director at Green Level High School, poses for his portrait while Millbrook Studios videographer Tripp Green shoots B-roll footage during Cary Magazine's Movers & Shakers photo shoot at Chatham Station in downtown Cary.

September: Out for a Spin — Cyclists ride during an early morning spin class at Alston Town Center in Cary. To prevent the spread of the coronavirus, Cyclebar West Cary has moved its popular indoor class outdoors, where riders can socially distance, breathe fresh air and watch the sun rise.

Photos By Jonathan Fredin

Photographer Jonathan Fredin manages to have the last word (and the final photo) in every issue of Cary Magazine. In this final week of 2020, we take another look at how the year unfolded through his eyes.

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