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A Story Without an Audience Isn’t a Story Yet

A Story Without an Audience Isn’t a Story Yet

by Stanley LearyAugust 11, 2026August 11, 2026

I have a folder on my hard drive I only half-jokingly call the graveyard. It's full of stories I love — a wildlife photographer tracking recovery species through North Atlanta neighborhoods. This hairstylist has turned…

Picture Storyteller Is Evolving: From Photography Blog to Stories That Matter

Picture Storyteller Is Evolving: From Photography Blog to Stories That Matter

by Stanley LearyAugust 9, 2026August 9, 2026

For nearly 20 years, I have been writing at PictureStoryteller.com. When I started the site around 2006, the purpose was pretty simple. I was teaching photography, particularly lighting and the business of photography, and I…

How to Geotag Photos with Your Phone’s GPS

How to Geotag Photos with Your Phone’s GPS

by Stanley LearyAugust 7, 2026August 8, 2026

A visually stunning photograph that nobody can search for, organize, or locate is a photo that loses its utility the moment it is archived. In the digital age, a great image is only half the…

What Happens When You Point a Drone (and a Camera, and Some Care) at Roswell Small Businesses

What Happens When You Point a Drone (and a Camera, and Some Care) at Roswell Small Businesses

by Stanley LearyAugust 5, 2026August 5, 2026

Over the past week, I did something I've been wanting to do for a while: I turned my camera toward two businesses I actually use — I Canita Cake and Gus' Barbershop — to show…

From Helicopter to Drone: How Aerial Photography Changed in Seven Years

From Helicopter to Drone: How Aerial Photography Changed in Seven Years

by Stanley LearyJuly 26, 2026July 26, 2026

Stanley flying in a helicopter in 2014 above Blessed Trinity. Photo by Craig Carden In September 2014, I climbed into a helicopter to get aerial shots of Blessed Trinity High School for a recruiting campaign.…

Telling the Stories Behind the Membership Cards: My Work with Wellbridge

Telling the Stories Behind the Membership Cards: My Work with Wellbridge

by Stanley LearyJuly 22, 2026July 29, 2026

Marco Betti, owner of Antica Posta, a Tuscan restaurant and bar in Atlanta's Buckhead neighborhood, plays tennis at Wellbridge's Athletic Club Northeast in Atlanta, Ga., on September 22, 2009. Betti, who splits his time between…

Client Spotlight: PR Pro Elizabeth Fairleigh Builds Balance at Wellbridge

Client Spotlight: PR Pro Elizabeth Fairleigh Builds Balance at Wellbridge

by Stanley LearyJuly 22, 2026July 22, 2026

In October 2006, Atlanta public relations professional Elizabeth Fairleigh committed to her health, joining Wellbridge to bring the same discipline to her own well-being that she brought to her clients' success. At the time, Fairleigh…

Client Spotlight: Chef Michael Tuohy’s Recipe for Staying Sharp at Wellbridge

Client Spotlight: Chef Michael Tuohy’s Recipe for Staying Sharp at Wellbridge

by Stanley LearyJuly 22, 2026July 22, 2026

Long before he was known as one of Atlanta's pioneering farm-to-table chefs, Michael Tuohy learned an early lesson in his San Francisco kitchens: what you put into your body matters as much as what you…

Client Spotlight: How Dan Fisk Found More Than Fitness at Wellbridge

Client Spotlight: How Dan Fisk Found More Than Fitness at Wellbridge

by Stanley LearyJuly 22, 2026July 22, 2026

Back in 2011, Georgia Tech psychology professor Dan Fisk walked into a Wellbridge location in Atlanta looking for one thing: to get healthier. What he found was a partnership with trainer Keith Walker that changed…

A Log, a Lathe, and a Life Built by Hand

A Log, a Lathe, and a Life Built by Hand

by Stanley LearyJuly 20, 2026July 20, 2026

I spent a Saturday not long ago in Seth Gamba's shop, watching wood shavings curl off a spinning block of box elder as it slowly became a bowl. Later that same day, I was in…

Why Band Camp Matters in One of Georgia’s Most Educated Communities

Why Band Camp Matters in One of Georgia’s Most Educated Communities

by Stanley LearyJuly 20, 2026July 27, 2026

Roswell, Georgia, is one of the most highly educated cities in the state. Census data shows roughly 65% of adults here hold a bachelor's degree or higher — nearly double the statewide rate of about…

Hardship Doesn’t Make You Creative. Neither Does Comfort.

Hardship Doesn’t Make You Creative. Neither Does Comfort.

by Stanley LearyJuly 12, 2026July 12, 2026

I've spent a career pointing a lens at people — in boardrooms, on porches, at parades, in the quiet moment before someone realizes they're being photographed. Somewhere along the way, I learned that the real…

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