Photo Series:
The Anthropocene Effect in the
Atlanta Metropolitan Area
Project Overview
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The Anthropocene is a proposed geological epoch dominated by humans. I wanted to compare how this human-induced change had altered the landscape of the city of Atlanta beginning at one of the proposed start times and looking at our current lifestyles.Check out this short animated video describing the Anthropocene:
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Still yearning for more knowledge about the Anthropocene? Enjoy this Tedx Talk with Executive Director of the Australian National University's Climate Change Institute, Professor Will Steffen:
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The scope for historical images ranges from 1847 -- 1964. Present-day images were captured between January - April 2020. It is my hope to continue this project and build a larger collection of comparative photos in the series moving forward, perhaps even expanding the themes.
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*Please note: some of the present-day images included in the photo series were captured during the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent stay-at-home order, which has caused those images to have a lack of people and/or cars that would otherwise typically be present (and plentiful) in these scenes. These images are marked with the disclaimer (captured during COVID-19)
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All present-day images are taken on 35mm Kodak Ektar film using a manual Canon AE-1.To learn more about the technical specifications of the project and film photography as a medium, click here.
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The photo essay features two subthemes: Commercial Buildings and Transportation.
Downtown Connector
Left: Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Bulldozer (Caterpillar) and other heavy machinery grading large demolition site near Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Georgia, 1949. 1949. 8 x 10 in. black and white print. Photographic Collection. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University.
Right: Chreene, Cassidy. “Downtown Connector with GA Tech dorms” 2020. JPEG scan of 35mm negative. (captured during COVID-19)