Wit & Wisdom in New Atlanta Photo Book

A Photographic Essay of Humor and Heart

In its pages you will experience the evolution of Atlanta’s dazzling skylines and cityscapes, meet some of the city’s most notable public figures from Jimmy Carter to Coretta Scott King to Ted Turner, and witness the celebration as Henry Aaron rounded the bases after breaking Babe Ruth’s home run record at Atlanta’s Fulton County Stadium.

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“If Ron Sherman’s photographic career had been limited to images published in national magazines it would be a remarkable achievement. But now he is out with a new book … that is nothing short of a pictorial love affair with his adopted hometown of Atlanta.”

— David Snell

“Ron is an indefatigable photographer who has captured the images of some of Atlanta’s most notable public figures.”

— Paul Crater, Atlanta History Center

“In March 1973 when I was released after more than five years as a POW in Hanoi, he was the one who came to my hometown of Commerce GA to photograph the amazing welcome home parade I received. For me it was a big surprise, but Ron’s photos have made that day a very special memory.”

— Leon "Lee" Ellis, Colonel USAF (Ret.), President Leadership Freedom LLC

“The fevered pace of growth in Atlanta ensures the city’s past ends up demolished, pushed aside, or forgotten. Ron Sherman’s photographs document and preserve the giants whose shoulders we all stand on: Henry Aaron, Jimmy Carter, Maynard Jackson, Coretta Scott King, and Andrew Young, to name just a few. The stories and places associated with these figures are difficult to find in the city’s landscape, but they are here—vibrant and dynamic—in Ron’s photos.”

— Randy Gue, Emory University's Rose Library Archivist

PLATES FROM THE BOOK

American Grandmother 1970 - A pro-America rally in Syracuse, NY with hundreds of marchers , after thousands of anti-Vietnam war protesters had demonstrated a few weeks earlier.

Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford in preparation for the 1976 Presidential Debate in Atlanta, Georgia.

Atlanta Steeplechase Dinner 1972 - A glamorous dinner for the Steeplechase crowd referred to as "The Best Lawn Party in Georgia.

Coretta Scott King 1973 ML King Birthday celebration at Ebenezer Baptist Church.

Hank Aaron hit his 715th homer and ran the bases as two teenages tapped him on his shoulders and ran off. He proceeded to home plate to thunderous applause.

National Grits Festival 2010 - Held in Warwick, GA I gave children and adults alike a day of fun and games.

About Ron

Ron’s photography has been published in the pages of Time, Newsweek, Forbes, Sports Illustrated, Life, and Business Week, as well as in newspapers throughout the country. In addition, his work as a corporate photographer produced spectacular portraitures and event photography in the annual reports and multi-media presentations of IBM and Eastman Kodak as well as The Coca-Cola Company, Georgia Power, and other Atlanta-based Fortune 500 companies.

In 1968, during the height of the Vietnam war, Ron volunteered for service in the United States Army and was assigned to the Aerial Reconnaissance Battalion in the U.S. Signal Corps. After his service, Ron came back to the states to resume his photography career, which took him to Washington D.C., where he took hundreds of compelling images of the Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam on November 15, 1969. He is a member of the Atlanta Vietnam Veterans Business Association, Ron has amassed thousands of photographs of their events honoring the service veterans gave to their country.

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RON DISCUSSING SUBJECTS IN THE BOOK