More Photos From Our March/April Photo Essay

A white-throated sparrow perched in front of a pink azalea.
Award-winning photographer Rob Travis is also a glass artist at the Glass Feather Studio Gallery in Cedar Mountain, N.C. He offers photography classes for all levels, and his work is currently on exhibit at the gallery as well as on the Woolworth Walk in Asheville. For more information visit robtravis.com
Award-winning photographer Rob Travis is also a glass artist at the Glass Feather Studio Gallery in Cedar Mountain, N.C. He offers photography classes for all levels, and his work is currently on exhibit at the gallery as well as on the Woolworth Walk in Asheville. For more information visit robtravis.com

Award-winning photographer Rob Travis is also a glass artist at the Glass Feather Studio Gallery in Cedar Mountain, N.C. He offers photography classes for all levels, and his work is currently on exhibit at the gallery as well as on the Woolworth Walk in Asheville. For more information visit robtravis.com

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