Best of 2020: Part 2

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A broken metatarsal has distracted me from blogging for a couple weeks. But, I’m feeling better now and ready to share more favorite photos from 2020.

In part 1, I shared photos from the first part of 2020. Here, I share photos from the middle of the year, after COVID quarantine.

Celebrating-Feeding-Frontline-Workers

Stephanie Morales, a neighbor in Pine Lake, fed police officers and other first responders for several months from her souped up food truck here in Pine Lake. Officer Palms, at right, organized a surprise Sam’s Club food donation and celebration. First responders gathered in the parking lot to show their appreciation.

COVID graduation photo

Students were robbed of the chance to attend graduation, so a Pine Lake neighbor set up a graduation photo shoot for her daughter and a friend.

Tucker backyard wedding photograph by Atlanta wedding photographer, Cindy Brown

Josh, groom in my first COVID-aware wedding, sees his bride for the first time, as she walks down an aisle created in his parent’s backyard in Tucker.

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Cindy Brown

I'm an Atlanta wedding photographer who takes soulful, quirky and honest photos ...

I'm also an adventurous traveler and all-round nerd. I love to hike with my beagle/cattle dog Roux and best friend/spouse.

I was born in Atlanta, moved around a lot--30 cities and 5 states--and then came back.

After graduating from the Art Institute of Atlanta, I took a job at asmall newspaper in south Georgia, where I photographedhospital teas, pecan farmers, and beauty queens.

I photographed a biker funeral, death penalty protests andTed Bundy while interning with the Associated Press.

While a photographer for two dailies in Florida, I photographed Ronald Reagan, a train derailment and the dedication of a screened-in porch.

An unexpected life turn took me to Vermont where I fell in love with Bernie Sanders and on to Indiana, where I edited photos for a major daily, and nerded out getting a master’s and PhD.

After teaching photojournalism at colleges and universities in Florida, Indiana and Mississippi, I returned to Atlanta to earn myfifth degree--a Master's of Divinity.

My passion for storytelling with my camera and my interest in religious diversity led my to the field of wedding photojournalism.

I have documented weddings large and small, Unitarian and Pagan, indoors and out, Christian and Muslim, in backyards and in churches. The most exotic wedding I have photographed took place in Mexico and was officiated by aMayan shaman.

When I'm not photographing weddings, portraits or corporate events, I work on personal photo projects, visit friends in amemory-care home, and volunteer at a recovery center.