Building Regionalism Through… Photography?
For eleven years, the nonprofit group Atlanta Celebrates Photography has put on a festival that’s grown to be one of the largest in the United States.
For one exhibit, the group annually puts out the call both to amateurs and professionals to submit photographs representing their impressions of life in Atlanta. The “My Atlanta” exhibit has rarely been themed—but this year, they’re doing something different.
The new idea is to promote a theme of unity across the greater region. While Instagram’s having a moment with the #weloveatl hashtag, we wondered: What role can a photo exhibit play in promoting true regionalism?
WABE’s John Lemley sat down to discuss these questions with Amy Miller of Atlanta Celebrates Photography, and Tene Traylor, of the Community Foundation’s “One Region” project, which is the exhibit’s principle sponsor. Miller began by talking a little about the theme.
Broadcast version of story that aired Wednesday, September 24, 2014
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