About This Site

This web site could be mistaken for a photo gallery of popular tourist sites in Georgia -- from the state's highest mountain to its Atlantic beaches. Yet, it does not cover such places as Six Flags Over Georgia, battlefields, and museums. That's because the theme of this web site is to show images of Georgia's diverse physical regions and features -- in particular, those that illustrate ecosystems.

What is an ecosystem? As defined in the Baltimore Ecosystem Study (1999), an ecosystem is "any area where living things interact with each other and their physical and chemical environment." Since humans, wildlife, and other living organism exist and interact throughout the state, Georgia consists of countless ecosystems.

This web pages concentrates on ecosystems that involve physical features of Georgia -- as well some cultural features, such as dams, subdivisions, and urban areas. It also includes images that make us think about how humans interact with their environment -- and some of the consequences.

Initially, the web site primarily consists of personal photos I've taken over the past 25 years of traveling across Georgia. Because I have not visited every county, there are omissions. However, I hope to expand the site so that it covers the state by adding photos from trips, as well as by encouraging various state agencies, colleagues, and others willing to share in this forum.

Please honor our willingness to share by linking to images you like -- and not downloading the image. By linking, you give us the one thing we ask -- a record of accesses to our web site in order to justify continuing to offer this as a free service. For other uses -- or to submit slides, negatives, or prints for consideration -- please contact me.

 

Ed Jackson

Georgia Photo Gallery webmaster

jackson@cviog.uga.edu

 

 

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