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Ben Gray's Runography

A longtime photojournalist for the AJC, Ben Gray shoots photos while on his runs around metro Atlanta. You can see these photos and keep up with Ben on Instagram at @photobgray.

The repeating floors and directional arrows of a Downtown Atlanta parking garage create an interesting pattern. Ben Gray / @photobgray

A pedestrian walks through a shaft of light in a North Avenue underpass. Ben Gray / @photobgray

Two swings in a lush Decatur front yard take on an inviting, storybook quality. Ben Gray / @photobgray

Early morning commuters make their way into Atlanta on I-20. Ben Gray / @photobgray

A tractor pulls out onto Centennial Olympic Park Drive in front of the Downtown Atlanta skyline. Ben Gray / @photobgray

A flaming red tree pops against a brilliant fall sky in Downtown Atlanta. Ben Gray / @photobgray

Fall leaves carpet the grass under a tree in Atlanta's West End. Ben Gray / @photobgray

A runner casts their shadow on the wet concrete of the Beltline. Ben Gray / @photobgray

An empty gin bottle on the 17th Street Bridge seems to add a building to the Midtown skyline. Ben Gray / @photobgray

The Downtown skyline glows with the last rays of the setting sun. Ben Gray / @photobgray

The connector looks like a winning slot machine as traffic passes over the I-85 lane markings in Downtown Atlanta. Ben Gray / @photobgray

A sculpture by JD Koth is tucked inside an old phone booth in East Atlanta Village. Ben Gray / @photobgray

A train car graffitied by OBVS sits like a rusting work of art near the Armour rail yard. Ben Gray / @photobgray

A Little Five Points window display takes on an other-worldly look. Ben Gray / @photobgray

Graffiti artists leave their mark in the Krog Street Tunnel. Ben Gray / @photobgray

"Same day repairs" no longer seem to be getting done at this Memorial Drive shop. Ben Gray / @photobgray

One Atlantic Center reflects in the puddle left by an afternoon rain shower. Ben Gray / @photobgray

A face mosaic made from bottle caps decorates a telephone pole in Cabbagetown. Ben Gray / @photobgray

A hotel guest steps into an elevator during a furry convention in Downtown Atlanta. Ben Gray / @photobgray

Small faces seem to laugh at a bicyclist passing through the Krog Street Tunnel. Ben Gray / @photobgray

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The repeating floors and directional arrows of a Downtown Atlanta parking garage create an interesting pattern. Ben Gray / @photobgray

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