More Pine Lake Porch Portraits

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I’ve been taking porch portraits and asking folks how they’ve been surviving during quarantine.

Take a look at this blogpost for a little background on my Pine Lake Porch Portrait project.

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Shannon, Tree Side of the Lake
We have been surviving this quarantine daily.

Zane has autism and relies on a strict schedule. What to do?

Early wake ups, computer time, lunch and swimming at his grandmother's house. It takes a village, and our village of Pine Lake has been wonderful.

Where else can you find schooling, art, music and outdoor fun?. We are surviving!

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Jan, Tree Side of the Lake

Music has been sustaining me for years, and even more so now during the COVID-19 pandemic. Music has always brought me comfort or a feeling of vulnerability and emotion. In other words, I have a deep sense of connecting time and place to music. Sometimes that has taken the form of singing with a group or alone, but mostly it is deep listening and connecting. 

During this time I find myself listening to jazz that played often in my home while growing up. This would include Ben Webster, my dad's favorite, and other classics like Dave Brubeck's "Take Five". I search for those now, during this time, and play them in the background. I am wrapped in love.

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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.