Part 5 of the Best of 2008. Today is portraits, like sportraits but without sports.
 |
| Honorable Mention: Ed Butchart is a professional Santa at Stone Mountain Park. He wrote a book titled, “The Red Suit Diaries,†and will soon be releasing a sequel. Would have made the list had he been wearing a Santa suit, but he didn’t have one with him. |
 |
| 5) Two ladies who are creating some interactive game called The Jacabee Code. The game will be based on the illustraitons by one of their relatives, as can be seen behind them. |
 |
| 4) Former Demosthenian Literary Society President Rory Weeks. |
 |
| 3) Sgt. Travis Wayne Towler was recently awarded a Purple Heart. Three years ago he sustained injuries as a medic after he began attending to injured friends, unaware he has sustained a head, knee and arm wounds of his own. |
 |
| 2) David Baker of Community Against Pollution poses with a protective mask in the CAP office. Baker trains members of the community to clean up PCB’s and was deeply involved with the law suits. |
 |
| 1) Vernon Powell and his wife, both Tolbert claimants, received about $20,000 between them from the settlement of the lawsuit against Monsanto. He paid off his house, but owes thousands in medical bills. Powell is shirtless to show scars from several surgeries he says were necessary because of PCBs. |
Related posts:
Thank you for giving me my laugh of the day with “like sportraits but without sports.” hah. I like this set alot. Also enjoyed your sportraits, they’re really strong.
By the way, that was me above.