Atlanta Georgia from the World of Coca Cola

Atlanta skyline from the World of Coca-Cola

Atlanta Georgia is, by anyone’s standards, a large and growing city in the southern, United States. This particular image was taken from the parking lot of the World of Coca-Cola. I have to admit on this trip to Atlanta I received the

tour of the city and this rendering of part of the city’s landscape really struck me. The architecture there seems to be very symmetrical. While all architecture contains some symmetry Atlanta seems to contain more than its fair share within its buildings designs.

Atlanta or as some have nicknamed it “hotlanta” is a very diverse city. Aside from being extremely hot in the summer as an outsider looking in it appeared to me that it was planned is a family friendly city containing lots of activities centered on family time and enjoyment. The actual list of attractions is huge. Atlanta is one of those cities that appear not to sleep.

During this trip I got to see areas that many people do not see when visiting the area. The City has vast wealth for the south but at the same time has a large area of poor. The city appeared to me to have two classes the upper middle and wealthy and the very poor. In the poorer sections the homes seemed run down and the people were out and about struggling to make it from day to day and then the well-off who had private communities and well-kept homes and quiet neighborhoods.  The disparity is striking.

It almost seems that within a few blocks they go from the splendor or abundance to utter poverty. I did not expect to see or experience this while I was there. Maybe somewhat disillusioned, thinking that the city would have few poor and that jobs, resources, and the like would be abundant. The truth is Atlanta is far, far removed from that.

This rendering only illustrates the splendor of the city but in fact there is another whole side to Atlanta that is not represented in this image. That of the have-not’s, the poor and the struggling, the marginalized and downtrodden. This was not captured in the image, on purpose, not because I want it to disappear but due to time. When I do the images of the marginalized I want to capture their stories, their lives and showing the individuals as people and not just some socially outcast group.

I do have to admit I would visit again and look forward to documenting some of “Atlanta” that is not captured in this image. With all that said, I would still recommend people to visit and experience the city. At the same time I would remind visitors that appearances may be deceiving as it is in this rendering. So be mindful when visiting Atlanta be safe and explore. Explore and take in the entire city not just the attractions but that which many would wish would just go away, be swept under the rug and just disappear to some other place and time. 


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