Sideshow Atlanta

On Thursday December 4, 2008 about 20 activists gathered outside of the corporate headquarters of Home Depot on Paces Ferry Road in Atlanta to boil crabs in protest of Home Depot’s use of cypress tress in mulch that they produce. The activists said that the crabs they brought to boil at the demonstration represented the Gulf environment they were trying to protect. Several dozen crabs were boiled to death and eaten to protest against the destruction of the crabs environment. According to the demonstrators some of the cypress tress that Home Depot uses in their mulch could live for thousands of years if they were not cut down to use as garden mulch.

(Photos by Joeff Davis)

On Monday night in downtown Atlanta, nearly 75 people gathered outside the U.S. Court of Appeals building to hold a candlelight vigil for death row inmate Troy Davis. On Tuesday, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals is
scheduled to meet and decide his fate. Davis was convicted and sentenced to death in 1991 for the murder of off-duty Savannah police officer Mark Allen MacPhail. Since Davis’ original trial, seven of nine witnesses whose testimony helped convict him have recanted. Davis has had three execution dates and three stays of execution in the last year and a half. In Tuesday’s hearing both the defense and the state will have 30 minutes for oral arguments to present their case. According to Laura Moye of Amnesty International, the court’s ruling could lead to a hearing where the witnesses who have since recanted could be allowed to testify. However, the court could also rule in favor of the state, which would lead to another date for Davis’ execution.

(Photos by Joeff Davis)

If you ever questioned the phrases of your mama like, “beauty is only skin deep,” or “it’s what’s inside that counts,” you need to head out to the Bodies exhibit at Atlantic Station. I ventured there Thanksgiving eve and left feeling quite nauseated and more convinced then ever that my mother was right.

Beauty really is only skin deep. We are all ugly on the inside.

The exhibit has been somewhat controversial — would you want your body exhibited like this?

Check out more photos from the exhibit at our Sideshow blog.

Suggested soundtracks for looking at photos — choose your vibe:

“Bodies” by the Sex Pistols

Or…

“I’ve Got You Under My Skin” by Frank Sinatra

(Photos by Joeff Davis)

On the eve of the run-off election between Democrat Jim Martin and Republican Saxby Chambliss for Georgia’s US Senate seat Jim Martin held a rally featuring artists Ludacris, T.I. and Young Jeezy. A crowd of nearly 1,000 people attended the rally.

(Photos by Joeff Davis)

The CFA International Cat Show opened Friday November 21, 2008 at the Georgia International Convention Center. Cats gathered from around the world to compete in the largest cat show in the Western Hemisphere.

(Photos by Joeff Davis)

Over 1000 people rallied in front of the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta Saturday, November 15, 2008 in protest of California’s Proposition 8, which bans gay marriage in California. The protest in Atlanta was part of hundreds of demonstrations across the country Saturday in support of legalizing Gay marriage in the United States. Speakers included Representative Karla Drenner, Georgia’s only openly gay legislature. The lively crowd spilled onto the street in front of the Capitol and waved homemade signs and rainbow flags.

(Photos by Joeff Davis)

Former President Bill Clinton came to Clark Atlanta University to speak at a rally for Democratic US Senate candidate Jim Martin who is in a runoff election with Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss for Georgia’s United States Senate seat.

(Photos by Joeff Davis)

CL has launched a new blog called Sideshow that exists merely so happy party-goers can see their happy faces the day after. We want to help people remember exactly how much fun they had before they were hungover. And we need a couple awesome photographers to do that.

We’ll be giving you the access to the coolest shows, parties and festivals. You’ll be posting wicked photos to our website. And we’ll pay you. It’s an exceedingly symbiotic relationship.

If you think you’re down for the task or know someone who is, contact me at taralynne.pixley@cln.com. Send me some shots you’ve taken that pass for “nightlife photos” (i.e. you and your friends at a party, drinking in your backyard or wreaking havoc elsewhere) and you just might get picked to be CL’s photo ambassador to the nightcrawlers of Atlanta.

Email me with any questions but check out the Sideshow photo galleries first to get an idea of what we’re looking for. Don’t send me photos of your dog, your grandma or that artsy shot of a fire hydrant. Party pics, people.