The world through your eyes

Calling amateur photographers! Have you taken a great picture that you’d like to share with the world? One with action, great lighting and/or interesting subjects? E-mail it to communitynews@ajc.com. Please no selfies, for-profit promotional pics, group shots or anything you wouldn’t want your grandma to see. “Following my retirement in 2006, I joined Zoo Atlanta and shortly thereafter I became a volunteer photographer for their Education Department,” wrote Jerry Hershovitz. “People who work at Zoo Atlanta and care for the animals are very special. Their love for the animals they care for is obvious and heartwarming. Visiting the zoo is a very special experience, especially for children. It’s often a child’s first step towards learning about the importance of animal conservation.” Zoo Atlanta was founded in 1889, when businessman George V. Gress purchased a bankrupt traveling circus and donated the animals to the city of Atlanta. City leaders opted to house the collection in Grant Park, which remains the zoo’s present location. Original residents of the zoo included a black bear, a jaguar, a hyena, a gazelle, a Mexican hog, lionesses, monkeys and camels.

Sandy Glasgow sent this photo of her son with his father at a bonfire. Although not celebrated widely in the United States, Bonfire Night is a name given to various annual celebrations characterized by bonfires and fireworks around Europe. The event celebrates different traditions on different dates, depending on the country. Some of the most popular instances include Guy Fawkes Night (Nov. 5) in Great Britain, which is also celebrated in some Commonwealth countries; Northern Ireland’s Eleventh Night (July 11), and Nov. 5 in Newfoundland and Labrador. Often known as St. John’s Eve (June 23), a similar bonfire tradition survives in parts of Ireland as well as Scandinavia, where it is known as Walpurgis Night (April 30). St. John’s Eve is also a very important celebration in Spain and Northern Portugal.