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"The highlight of my trip to Australia and New Zealand was climbing the iconic majestic Sydney Bridge," wrote Michael Gamburg. "Getting past initial anxiety quickly developed into an experience of lifetime. I highly recommend this adventure should your travels bring you to this beautiful city."
"The highlight of my trip to Australia and New Zealand was climbing the iconic majestic Sydney Bridge," wrote Michael Gamburg. "Getting past initial anxiety quickly developed into an experience of lifetime. I highly recommend this adventure should your travels bring you to this beautiful city."
May 12, 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.

Marie Smith shared this photo of Larnach Castle Gardens in Dunedin, New Zealand taken on Jan. 26, 2020.
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Renee VanderBoom of Peachtree Corners and her celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in the summer of 20219 by driving over 7,000 miles through the U.S.A and Canada visiting many states as well as several national parks. "One of our highlights was revisiting one of our favorite national parks, Yellowstone. It was just as magnificent this time as when we visited it in 1989," she wrote. Thank you,
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This picture of a Blue Heron walking along the beach in Destin, FL was taken by Dianna MacDonald in February 2020.
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