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Norbert Raith of Jonesboro took this photo of a residential tower in May 2020. "Many murals have been done in the city," he wrote. "They are great!"
Norbert Raith of Jonesboro took this photo of a residential tower in May 2020. "Many murals have been done in the city," he wrote. "They are great!"
Sept 3, 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.

"We took this photo of a bagpiper at the entrance to Larnach Castle in Dunedin, New Zealand in January, 2020," wrote Janet Hogan Chapman. "Larnach is the only Castle in New Zealand."
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"This is a squirrel that lived around our house in Snellville. She had no tail and I called her 'Stubtail,'" wrote Chris Barneycastle. "This is a photo I took of her carrying one of her newborn babies. Notice the baby has a tail."
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"I happened to catch this male Blue Bird on the way back to nest to feed the babies," wrote Bill Witherspoon of Woodstock.

Credit: Bill Witherspoon

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Credit: Bill Witherspoon

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