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David Cribbs of Fayetteville took this photo on May 2, 2020 at the Blue Angels/Thunderbird show in Atlanta.
David Cribbs of Fayetteville took this photo on May 2, 2020 at the Blue Angels/Thunderbird show in Atlanta.
July 14, 2021

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.

Maria Paxinos shared this photo her daughter took of her granddaughter at the beach in September 2019. "Emmy absolutely loves the beach and this photo shows how much it means to her. She was 4 years old at that time, " she wrote.
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"This is our cat, Frowzy, recovering from all the fireworks from the three days of the Fourth of July," wrote Carol Crooks of Jonesboro. "Just a little worn out from no sleep."
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Jose Caubet shared this photo of spring red poppies in Mallorca, Spain. "These poppies are very prolific and some fields look like they were painted in red," he wrote.
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