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Steve Meeker submitted this photo of the sky outside his house on Easter 2020 as storm front moved in.
Steve Meeker submitted this photo of the sky outside his house on Easter 2020 as storm front moved in.
June 23, 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.

Mary Beth Thomas took a photo of this blue heron at Parks Springs in Stone Mountain. "That the birds just go about their business, oblivious to our woes, is somehow comforting," she wrote. If you need to contact me by phone, my number is 678-684-3898.
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Danny Ross of Dunwoody shared this photo taken by his son, Mark Alden Ross. "The picture of Aurelia Ross Hooge (age 8), describes in one snapshot the concern, anxiety and sadness that millions of people are experiencing today as we shelter-in-place. Aurelia lives in Dunwoody and Mark lives in Brookhaven. One only wanders what she is thinking. Is it concern about her school friends that she has not seen in a month, her grandparents or her future? The picture says it all!" he wrote.
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Kitty Miller shared a photo of cookies that were in a care package sent to her from her aunt. "I don't live around any family right now and this bit of love is like a big hug," she wrote.
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