CONTRIBUTORS
CONTRIBUTORS
REST IN PEACE LUKE SMITH
AT 6 ’ 9 ” LUKE WAS A BIG GUY WITH AN IMPOSING BUT NOT INTIMIDATING PRESENCE BE- CAUSE HE HAD A BIG HEART . Kenneth Lucas “ Luke ” Smith , Sr . was well known in the Golden Isles of Georgia community for his body of work as a professional pho tographer . Luke passed away November 30 , 2017 , at the relatively young age of forty-three , from a lung infection and heart failure . H e was involved in a traffic accident in the fall of 20 16 , which injured his lungs . He never fully recovered .
A primary passion in his life w as his three children , Gloria , Lucas , and Noah whom he lo ved and of whom he w as proud . But his children were not the only people he lo ved and who lo ved him . Numerous people in the pho tography community regarded Luke not only as a colleague but also as a friend . H e had a dis arming smile and an infectious laugh that communicated his ob vious interest in other people . Luke had worked over ten years in the truck leasing and logistics business . So when he decided to become a professional pho tographer , some of his family and friends wondered wh y and whether he would succeed . But as an artis t with a camera , he was somehow able to cap ture the essence of his subjects and the mood of the ev ent he was covering . He said , “ I try to add to the to tal sum of happiness in the liv es of everyone I come in contact with .” He left many loving memories as his legacy .
ANGELA HOPPER A graduate from the Savannah College of Art & Design , Ang ela has been pho tographing Savannah ’ s families , businesses , and pets with a focus in food pho tography as well as commercial photography . Angela has been awarded “ Best Photographer ” in Bryan County as well as runner up in “ Best of Savannah .” Once a member of the Sa vannah Philharmonic Chorus for more than 13 years she enjoys time with her husband W ayne and daughter Annabelle . See Kids on Page 50 & Nurses on page 8 4 .
CHRISTINA MINNISH Christina Minnish is a visual s toryteller in Holly Springs , N . C ., a suburb of Raleigh . She works as a documentary birth and lifes tyle newborn photographer and freelance graphic designer . Minnish earned her Bachelor of Journalism from the Univ ersity of Missouri , and has worked as a writer and visual journalist for newspapers . Minnish also works as an elementary school teacher and finds joy in art , travel , cooking and eating great food . Above all , she adores spending time with her husband and their four children . Read Christina ’ s story on page 7 2 .
ANDREA KINNEAR Living an amazing and somewhat magical Lowcountry life , Andrea and her husband took a chance and decided to mo ve somewhere a little warmer and closer to the beach . She spends her da ys working with the most interesting people , telling their s tories through her photographs . When Andrea isn ’ t staring through a lens , she ’ s exploring new cities and eating her w ay around the South . See Time for a Change on page 38 .
KELLY HARLEY Kelly is a writer and social media strategist . She believes everyone and every business has a s tory worth sharing and her sincere passion for her work w as the driving force behind her social media management company , Social Creative . From her early da ys as a television new s reporter to her time spent managing Gulfstream Aerospace ’ s social media , her experience in storytelling and social media spans nearly 16 years . Read South ’ s Greatest Doctors on page 98 .
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