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Contributors Staff Bob Blalock, a senior communications strategist at Alabama Power, was an award-winning journalist in Alabama for more than three decades, mostly at The Birmingham News. He was named The News' first senior reporter, and as editorial page editor led a project that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. A llison Westlake is a communications specialist at Alabama Power. She has served on the staffs of Coastal Living and Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade magazines, with work published in Celebrate magazine and Julep, an online publication. 4 S hor el i ne s | 2013 Vol:2 guests Dan Guffey is a visual communications specialist at Alabama Power whose work has won ADDY awards, a Utilities Communicators International award as well as an appearance in Print's Regional Design Annual. Cover image - Dan Guffey Much of the credit for this image goes to Joe DeSciose. While he was taking photos from a different angle, he handed Guffey his camera and said, "It's here, we might as well use it." His generosity and Guffey being in the right place at the right time resulted in this great shot of Gavin Baker. Thanks, Joe! Staff Writers Brandon Glover, Theresa Helms Nik L ay m a n Contributing photographer Nik Layman has lived and worked in Birmingham since 2005. He has shot football from Southeastern Conference sidelines, worked with celebrities and traveled across the state, country and world with his camera. He and his wife, Angela, a makeup artist, enjoy collaborating on fashion and editorial projects. B illy B row n Contributing photographer Billy Brown, a Birmingham photographer with a passion for imagemaking, has been creating photographs for more than 25 years. He specializes in people, and his award-winning work covers an extensive range of advertising, editorial and corporate assignments. Clients include Southern Company, Hanes, Saks, Energen, Oracle, Xerox, Verizon and General Electric. His photographs have appeared in many national publications, including Forbes, Dance, Seventeen, Black Enterprise, Ad Week and The Wall Street Journal. ©2013 Alabama Power

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