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When SCAD Senior and photographer Robin Elise Maaya began photographing twins for a class project, she never imagined the direction it would take her work, or the close relationship she would develop with the family of one of her subjects. Maaya was introduced to the Pendergrass family (Christine, or Chrissy, Scott, Alexa, and twins Ava and Ruby) through her professor, Jaclyn Cori Norman, while working on a book of photography. At that point Maaya had already photographed ten pairs of twins. “I had them wearing the exact same outfits,” explained Maaya. “I took them to Hutchinson Island ...

The next time you take a gallery hop around Savannah, you’ll have a new place to see artwork: Gallery Hop Atomica. “We love puns around here,” said gallery manager, brewer, and self-proclaimed ‘master fermentation geek’ Chance Farago, “Like we had a potato dish and we called it ‘Hop Potato.’ We’re working on a little frozen pizza thing that we’re calling the ‘Hop Pocket.’ “It’s cheesy but we like it.” Hop Atomica, a microbrewery and gastropub in Baldwin Park, opened last July at 535 East 39th Street in an area that guaranteed that it would cater almost exclusiv...

Pay artists. Commiserating with other artists was my preferred therapy of 2020, and it made me realize we all go through the same struggle. Regardless of talent, experience or expertise, artists are constantly asked to do or give work for free. I have two decades worth of experience as a writer and photographer, but that does not sway businesses from currying favors. Just last month, a magazine asked to print one of my photos. When I replied with my usage rate, they explained there was no money in the budget to compensate me. Long story short, they ended up using the photo, and they ended up ...