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My First Clocktower Photo

1/17/2022

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This is my first photo of Rome's Clocktower, taken on July 4, 2000. Think this is the perfect time to share it since 2022 is the 150th anniversary of the Clocktower. Throughout the year I'm going to have contests for free Clocktower prints. Make sure you follow me on Facebook and Instagram for your chance to win. 
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I had just started working at the Rome News-Tribune and the newsroom crew climbed up on the roof to watch the show.

​This is technically a bad photo. It's out of focus, the exposure is off and the composition doesn't meet my current standards, but it's still one of my favorite photos for several reasons.

1. I moved to Rome in 1996 when I started college at Berry and I think this is the first time that I really appreciated the beauty of our city.

2. This was also the first photo that anyone ever requested from me. I printed it out and I actually signed it! (For those who know me, I've never been comfortable signing my work)

3. It's the first time that I've had ever photographed fireworks or a building at night. Both of these take some technical skills that I didn't have at this time. Seeing this photo makes me realize how much I've grown as a photographer. 

This photo was taken when the fireworks were launched from the levee and since they've moved, I haven't been able to find a similar composition. I really wish I had the skills I have now when I took this photo.
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    Ryan Smith, a Berry College graduate and former photojournalist, is a fine art photographer. He is well-known in Rome, Georgia for his unique perspective and captivating images. His art can be found on the walls of the local hospital, businesses throughout Rome and in the living rooms of art patrons all over. While a majority of his art is focused on the city of Rome and Berry College, he is also renowned for his "decay" photographs, which bring a beautiful perspective to areas others would view as deteriorated. Ryan's most recent project, the White Piano, has blurred the lines of his styles. Beginning in the world of decay, the White Piano has ventured throughout Rome and Floyd County for some of the most acclaimed photographs yet. ​

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