I grew up in a college town and made my home in the city, both in Georgia. In a family with somewhat midwestern roots, we were more likely to have sauerkraut on reubens for New Year’s than collards. When I moved to college, I injected myself into a pseudo-southern city, one preoccupied with constant growth sustained by an ever-flowing supply of transplants from other places. After more than 15 years in Atlanta, it struck me that there was a whole state out there I hadn’t seen - my own - and that I could be a better, more understanding Georgian for seeing it.
Somewhere along the line, spurred by good friends and traveling buddies, I learned to embrace the joy of a long drive, maybe taken for no damn reason, and maybe to nowhere in particular. So I’ve decided to visit every town in Georgia, past and present, and to take at least one photo in each. It’ll probably take 10 or 15 years, or more. This website will archive these photos, and when I feel like it, a little commentary.
I’m starting this project with gratitude and apologies to several other Georgians who have done wonderful work exploring, photographing, and researching our state. I’m hoping to avoid a simple retread of their work and footsteps, and to do this through my own personal lens, but I owe them inspiration, motivation, and support.