Many issues lend themselves to a discovery or enlightenment about an inspiring story born of the Coweta community. We try to share these encounters, walking readers through the vision as you digest an issue - visually, in the callouts and sidebars, and through the narrative.
In a way, this one is a little easier than most, as photography brought us into the home of Georgia State Representative Lynn Smith, where the discoveries were as delightful as plentiful. Stepping into her personal space has led to a deeper understanding of her incredible life – a life that exists beyond a bullet list of her accomplishments and accolades, but one that informs her service to this community.
Her trinkets, photographs, memories, collections, essence, aura, and most certainly her hats tell a story far richer than what we can cover in the pages of this quarterly. No matter the writer, the number of edits or rewrites, or the photos we include, it's near-impossible to capture the force that is Lynn Smith...
