Piece description from the artist
This image is an exquisite one. It captures the immense development happening in the everchanging Midtown. All along the skyline there are buildings growing without remorse, climbing without apology. My aim with this image was to frame the story of the progression. The scale of the workers provides a dichotomy between man and what they are creating. This particular site is the CODA project, a state of the art computer science building being built by the ever-present John Portman and Associates. This grand construction is going up around the historic Crum and Forster Building, using it as the street front entrance. It was saved by the pressure of the public to save Atlanta’s History – much like the push to save the Fox Theatre in the 1970’s. Crum and Forster is an insurance company, founded in 1896, built from the lint in the empty pockets of Scottish immigrant, John Forster, and Frederick Crum.
Thomas Swofford is a photographer living in Atlanta, Georgia. His photography focuses are in two strong forms: the outdoors and the busy city. His work has been displayed throughout Atlanta and has been purchased by buyers from around the country. His work even caught the eye of Atlanta City Hall. Thomas' pieces currently hang in the Atlanta Mayor's Office.
Thomas does little editing to his photographs. He does not use any editing software, nor perform any post processing, i.e. Photoshop. Each image is composed at the time of the shutter release. He believes that what the world offers him at the time the photo is taken is what should be included in the final composition.
He has always had a love for the outdoors and the big city. Thomas' parents are from Salt lake City, Utah and Marion North Carolina. Spending time in both built a solid foundation for Thomas' belief that nature and man have the ability to live in harmony.
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