AJC Staff Photos of the Year, 2011-- Brant Sanderlin
Stephen McClure narrowly escaped injury, making it to the basement with only seconds to spare as a tornado tore apart his home April 27. Due to roadblocks, very few journalists were able to reach the hardest hit area of Ringgold, but reporter Mark Davis and I did it twice thanks to my GPS, a well timed rolling stop at a stop sign and a large moving van. An earlier attempt to reach a damaged area didn't go as well. A green shirt, large bush and a farsighted police officer prevented our arrest. Brant Sanderlin bsanderlin@ajc.com
