Slow Exposures Fine Art Photography Exhibit

A photograph I took two years ago when visiting Zebulon and Concord, Georgia to view the Slow Exposures exhibits. It was selected to be a part of this year’s show.

Near the end of September this year, I traveled south the Zebulon, Ga to celebrate the Sweet Sixteenth birthday of Slow Exposures. The birthday celebrated the fact that for 16 years fine art photographers and lovers from across the US have gathered in for this annual juried exhibition.

The photographs chosen for the exhibit celebrate the rural American South.

I love the concept of celebrating photos of thee rural south in the rural South.

The selected images are displayed in late nineteenth-century buildings on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Slow Exposures website perfectly describes what this “sense of place” generates. “It makes for an experience filled with shared, serendipitous moments where the energy is infectious and the conversations, thought-provoking.”

It certainly does.

The Juror: Photo Buckhead 2018

Recently, I had a photograph accepted into the Atlanta Photography Group’s Photo Buckhead Show 2018. While attending the opening of the show, I decided to take a few street photography style photos of those in attendance.

Juror Michael James O’Brien, a renowned American photographer who is currently the Associate Chair of Photography at Savannah College of Art and Design, here in Atlanta, took everyone on a tour of the show and told us some of the thought process behind his selection of the winners.

Here are a few photos from the opening.

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Just Bakery: Doing Good in the World

One of the great things about photography is that it’s a creative outlet that can be used to show off the good work being done in the world

So I was delighted when Leah Lonsbury asked me to photograph the work of Just Bakery, a non-profit that trains, certifies, and employs refugees at a living wage.

Lonsubry, who is the Executive Director of the non-profit describes the work of the bakery. “We partner with our bakers to create diverse, life-giving community and economic security as they settle into their new homes and lives in the Atlanta area.”

And the folks who work for Just Bakery? They have fun sifting flour, mixing dough, and baking bread and cookies.

Lauren and Kevin’s Engagement Session

Lauren and Kevin admit they are bad bowlers. But they love it anyway. Because it was bad bowling that brought them together.

Lauren invited Kevin to a Halloween-themed bowling party, and … they had fun bowling poorly together. Despite their deficits as bowlers, they continued to see each other.

And they’re glad they did. Because now they’re engaged and excited to spend the rest of their lives together.

Lauren says she loves Kevin’s “kind, chocolate brown/hazel (it depends on sunlight) eyes.” But it’s more than his good looks that stole her heart.

She loves the way he helps her out and has always been “super generous and giving, both towards me and others.”

He’s a great chef who made dinner almost every night while Lauren was in law school.

Plus, according to Lauren, he gives great hugs, “like a warm, electric blanket.”

Kevin says that in addition to Lauren’s obvious good looks, “she's one of the most empathetic people I've ever met.” Plus, “she's very caring and thoughtful and is, unfailingly, a good person. “

The two share a lot of interests. The never really disagree about what they want to do, and Kevin says, “she even makes just watching TV together a good night.

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Helen and Brandon's Aska Farms Wedding: Sharon's Favs

In a perfect world, all weddings would be as awesome as Helen and Brandon's North Georgia wedding. It took place at Aska Farms near Blue Ridge, Georgia on a perfectly gorgeous, mild Spring day.

Here are a few of Sharon's favorite photos from the day.

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