SHORELINES

in this issue Cover Dogs like Taylor, a Silver Labrador, love the outdoors and the lakes just as much as we do. Pictured here as the morning fog rises over Oak Island on Lay Lake, Taylor "can't get enough of the water," says her owner, Liza Luker. Contributors Joe DeSciose Cover photographer A former senior photographer for Southern Living magazine, Joe DeSciose is an award-winning photographer whose images have been published in The New York Times Magazine, as well as numerous Conde Nast, Hearst and other publications. The Birmingham resident has lived in Colorado, Madrid, Barcelona and New York City. Jeff Book Featured writer Birmingham-based writer Jeff Book's work has appeared in Smithsonian, the Los Angeles Times, Southern Living, Coastal Living, Elle Décor, Garden & Gun, Four Seasons, Travel & Leisure, Departures and many other publications. After years of living by the sea, he has embraced the beauty of Alabama's lakes and waterways. Shorelines 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. Allison 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. 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. photographers - Bernard Troncale, Wynter Byrd, Christopher Jones, Nik Layman, Joy Martin, Meg McKinney, Bill Snow writers - Brandon Glover, Niki Sepsas, Mike Bolton 2 Shorelines - Published by Alabama Power for the pleasure of our great lake lovers. ©2013 Alabama Power

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