Atlanta, Georgia

I grew up in a small Massachusetts town, about 30 miles outside of Boston. Not much happened there. Two elementary schools, one junior-senior high school, just shy of 9,000 people when I graduated. Good schools, most kids made it into colleges if they wanted to.

It also produced a couple of notable journalists, including Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist David Carson. He graduated a year or two behind me and was the opening speaker today at the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar, speaking at length about the impacts of AI on journalism.

The other notable fellow, from about the same time, is Alphonso Marsh who was embedded with a military unit for CNN when they found Saddam Hussein in a spider hole in Iraq. Marsh grew up down the street from me.

Small wonders from a small town.

Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

Into Atlanta last night (well, Peachtree Corners, technically) for the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar. This is probably my 21st one, I don’t think I’ve missed any since relocating here. Great line up, as usual.

Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

Athens, Georgia

Kids, this is what we call a safety hazard.

Athens, Georgia

A lost cone and encroaching leaves.

Athens, Georgia

Athens, Georgia

I stood and watched as a dozen students walked by, none paying any attention to the flags out for Veterans Day, each lost in their digital world.

Athens, Georgia

Campus cleanup on a fall afternoon.

Athens, Georgia

Athens, Georgia

One of our best traditions. Every fall, students bring pies to our house and my colleagues play the roles of judges, awarding a best pie prize. Laughter and calories abound.

Athens, Georgia