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Paul Marshall shared this photo looking from Galleria Parkway east across I-75.
Paul Marshall shared this photo looking from Galleria Parkway east across I-75.
Sept 25, 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.

Dana Lilly of Decatur submitted a photo she called "Busy Bees at Atlanta Botanical Garden."
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This Eastern Phoebe knows how to interrupt work progress. wrote Catherine Beckham. "My yard is known for "critters" in Milton. I feed all species of birds, but only this Phoebe will eat meal worms out of my hand."
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David Shores of Tucker submitted a photo of the Byodo-In Temple on Oahu from a trip to Hawaii in September 2019.
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