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This photo of St. Simons Island was taken Oct. 23, 2019 from the pier by Bill Woods of Kennesaw.
This photo of St. Simons Island was taken Oct. 23, 2019 from the pier by Bill Woods of Kennesaw.
Sept 18, 2020

Calling amateur photographers!

Have you taken a great picture that you’d like to share with the world? One with action, great lighting and/or interesting subjects? E-mail it to communitynews@ajc.com. Please no selfies, for-profit promotional pics, group shots or anything you wouldn’t want your grandma to see.

"I took this beautiful picture of a white cotton field with beautiful blue sky on return trip from Florida last fall," wrote Jenny Lashley of Americus.
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Keith Collier submitted this view from the balcony of his cruise ship in Glacier Bay, Alaska.
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Sylvia Small of Atlanta shared this photo she said "Is not scary at all! Known as The Medusa Tree, it is located at Falls Park on the Reedy in Greenville, South Carolina."
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