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Sunrise over the Mississippi at Hannibal, MO Taken by John Hollon of Norcross Novevember, 2019
Sunrise over the Mississippi at Hannibal, MO Taken by John Hollon of Norcross Novevember, 2019
Sept 9, 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.

"Here’s a fun photo of our cat, Cleo, getting ready to leap into trouble," wrote Chris Keisling of Atlanta. "It reminded me of a Tweety Bird and Sylvester cartoon."
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Cathy Thompson of Suwanee submitted this photo of a North Georgia winding road.
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David Rosoff shared this photo of a great blue heron having just taken wing over a foggy Martin Lake in Martins Landing in Roswell the morning of Nov. 2, 2019.
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