AJC Staff Photos of the Year, 2011-- John Spink
I arrived at the scene in Cobb County where a dog saved his owner's life before perishing in the house fire. The owner invited me to go along with him to the backyard to visit his dog's grave after the firefighters had dug and buried the dog just a couple of hours earlier on November 1. Scott Dunn loved his boxer, Duncan and broke down in tears over the grave sobbing. I was in total shock from the flood of emotion. All I could do was shoot. John Spink jspink@ajc.com
