I photographed the 2012 Festival on Ponce for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Saturday, April 14, 2012. The two day festival is held at Olmsted Linear Park in Atlanta in the historic Druid Hills neighborhood. The Olmsted Linear Park Alliance has a $10 million capital improvement plan to protect these historic parks. These beautiful parks have lovely trees and paths and great visibility from one of Atlanta’s main traffic arteries between Atlanta and Decatur.
Kennedy Welker (left) walks through artists' booths with her grandmother Rae Ann as she carries her dog Chi Chi during the 2012 Festival on Ponce on Saturday, April 14, 2012.
Heather Wilkerson, an Atlanta-based artist, works on an oil painting during the 2012 Festival on Ponce on Saturday, April 14, 2012.
Amy Cielinski carries bags filled with artwork she purchased during the 2012 Festival on Ponce on Saturday, April 14, 2012.
Penny Pousman plays with a hoola hoop during the 2012 Festival on Ponce on Saturday, April 14, 2012.
Annalise Vogt (left) is chased by Lucie Myatt as they play during the 2012 Festival on Ponce on Saturday, April 14, 2012.
Graham Dickerson pours flavored syrup on his cone of shaved ice during the 2012 Festival on Ponce on Saturday, April 14, 2012.
Jim Rice works on creating a pair of stone and silver earrings during the 2012 Festival on Ponce on Saturday, April 14, 2012.
Adam Klein looks at woodwork designed from wine barrels by Aaron Hahn during the 2012 Festival on Ponce on Saturday, April 14, 2012.
Tom Kloszewski peruses the blades on display in the Two Jakes Custom Knives booth during the 2012 Festival on Ponce on Saturday, April 14, 2012.
Roxy Read wrinkles her nose as she checks out monster artwork by Sarah Kargol during the 2012 Festival on Ponce on Saturday, April 14, 2012.
Lauren Kozlowski (left), Zirka Thompson and Kaitlyn Smith walk the path with other festival goers during the 2012 Festival on Ponce on Saturday, April 14, 2012.
Jordan Grassi and Val Hoyt play music during the 2012 Festival on Ponce on Saturday, April 14, 2012.
Leslie Piper (center) tries on a bracelet as Krystal Ham looks at jewelry while artists Julia Benson-Slaughter and Andrea Winkler (right) talk to Allan Moulder during the 2012 Festival on Ponce on Saturday, April 14, 2012.