On Saturday, June 5, iHeartFaces orchestrated a 20-city Photo Walk Across America. I had the pleasure of leading the Atlanta walk at historic Oakland Cemetery, assisted by my pal Mishelle.

I had taken a trial run the weekend before, and already gotten some of the shots I wanted. That, plus the fact that leading the walk, making sure we had lunch reservations, and praying our cars weren’t vandalized (two were) occupied enough of my mind that it took a while before I could actually focus on shooting. Oh, well. The beauty of a photo walk is the socializing, ya know, and that was just right. 😉

The two most visited graves, author Margaret Mitchell and golf legend Bobby Jones:

A photo walk in the South should have a healthy representation of magnolias and hydrangeas…

…and of course, tombs and tombstones.

Confederate soldiers:





Potter’s Field:

Hopefully this post won’t break Flickr, which is hosting all the images. 🙂

We followed the photo walk with lunch across the street at the appropriately named Six Feet Under restaurant.

Fortunately, Heather (kneeling, right end of the front row) had a tripod and got a group shot!

[I would be negligent if I didn’t warn you that while Oakland Cemetery is obviously a visually stunning place to shoot, it requires more than average precautions. In the parking lot, you stand a very strong chance of having your vehicle vandalized. Park inside the cemetery; there is an automobile entrance facing the parking lot. Make sure to allow room for other cars to pass. There is a nice visitors’ center with restroom and snacks. If you plan on walking throughout the cemetery, parking next to the visitors’ center is a wise choice.]