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Alan Kendall shared this photo taken while snorkeling with green sea turtles off the coast of Maui, Hawaii on a February 2020 trip to the islands. He called it "a pretty fantastic experience."
Alan Kendall shared this photo taken while snorkeling with green sea turtles off the coast of Maui, Hawaii on a February 2020 trip to the islands. He called it "a pretty fantastic experience."
March 19, 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.

"Do you think there was enough airplane activity in the sky? This was taken from my driveway on March 8, 2020 and there were more contrails than just these, but couldn’t get them all in," wrote Carol Crooks of Jonesboro.
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"While on a walk near Bobby Jones Golf Course. I took a picture of this well-balanced and beautiful Bluebird who looks like he is waiting and wondering when Spring-time and the leaves will arrive," wrote Julia Suters of Atlanta.
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"This photo was taken in February 2020 of feluccas on the Nile River in Aswan, Egypt. In the background is Aga Khan Mausoleum," wrote Patricia Burdette of Carrollton.
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