Brian Mullins Photography Blog

Again, the opportunities I get to meet and photograph interesting people in the area are astounding. I know people who would pay for my job - not much, but I could wrench a quarter or so out of them. I worked with the new Mayor of Cary, Harold Weinbrecht, in his office for a little more informal portraiture work. I got a chance to listen to Harold speak about his plans for Cary, including growth, the impending drought and other various topics. I was very impressed with his style of speaking on important issues, something I can best describe as “casual candor”. I just found out today that Cary has over 100,000 people living in it, making it the seventh largest city. “It’s no longer a bedroom community of Raleigh” was one memorable quote from the Mayor. It was my pleasure to work with him today and I look forward to seeing him around Cary in other events. As always, here’s a few photos from the session:

I had the great pleasure of meeting with Dr. Martin Murphy, COO of the CEO Roundtable on Cancer this week. The organization, based on the SAS Campus in Cary, NC was founded my Mr. Robert A. Ingram and is comprised of corporate executives from major American companies from diverse industries. The roundtable was originally convened at former president George Bush’s request in 2001 with one purpose in mind, to eliminate cancer. By involving the CEO’s of major corporations, the roundtable has made great strides in helping major US Corporations create a healthier workforce as well as their families.

The CEO Cancer Gold Standard was adopted by the group as the premiere standard by which companies could adopt into their own workforce. Healthier foods, smoking cessation and education are but a few ways the standard creates a healthier environment for companies and, in turn, leads to higher productivity, fewer illnesses and longer lives.

I would like to write more about this wonderful organization, but I just can’t do it justice. Please visit their website (linked above) to find out more about it. Here’s a few photos of Dr. Murphy in and around the SAS campus.

Earlier this week I attended my 1st NACE event as a member.  I also happened to be the stand-in historian for the evening so I arrived early with camera in tow.  Rigsbee Hall in Durham is a newer facility that really has endless possibilities.   The space is fairly wide open and can easily accommodate 150 guests and boasts such features as a catering kitchen, video projector with drop down screen, (coming soon) wireless internet, and works with some of the best vendors in the area to truly make your evening “one of a kind”.  The main attraction for the evening was a fashion show emceed by Mark Day.  The event showcased various styles of both executive or party wear as well as event staff fashion.  Overall the evening was a smashing success and I look forward to attending the next event!