The State Capitol and Georgia State Stadium/Photo by Nichole Martinson

From seventy-two floors up, at the Westin Peachtree Plaza’s Sun Dial viewing deck, the city of Atlanta becomes an artifact rather than a habitat. Buildings turn into relics, streets into veins, and monuments into quiet witnesses to the comings and goings of the city’s inhabitants.

Watching from a distance, the mood is calm, the feeling ethereal, and the architecture is captivating.

191 Peachtree Tower/Photo by Nichole Martinson

Central Presbyterian Church Through a Telescope/Phot

191 Peachtree Tower/Photo by Nichole Martinson

Infrastructure, movement, and sustainability resolve into pattern and rhythm.

Snacking Through Atlanta/Photo by Nichole Martinson

Atlanta Freeway/Photo by Nichole Martinson

Lines and Grids/Photo by Nichole Martinson

HVAC Fan Farm/Photo by Nichole Martinson

Steel and glass soften into an impressionist canvas. Bustling streets flatten into graphic tableaux.

The Truist Building/Photo by Nichole Martinson

Promenade II/Photo by Nichole Martinson

City Intersection/Photo by Nichole Martinson

From above, the city feels almost still. Almost knowable.

Olympic Park/Photo by Nichole Martinson

Georgia State Capitol Dome/Photo by Nichole Martinson

The city resumes its motion below, whether we are watching or not.

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