Remembering UNC photographer Dan Sears

Posted Jun 27, 2023
Fireworks over the Bell Tower at UNC. Reflections of Carolina's Old Well in multiple raindrops. An American flag unfurled in the breeze with the space shuttle launching in the background. These were just three of the photos Dan Sears took in some 50 years in the news business and as University photographer, where he had earned a degree in 1974. (Legacy.com)

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