The first railroad to reach Atlanta, GA connected it to Augusta in 1845 and was built with the labor of 162+ slaves. By 1854, with the completion of a fourth rail line, Atlanta was the rail hub of the South. Rapid growth after the Civil War gave way to steady decline starting in 1920 as passengers increasingly drove cars and shipping contracts were being won by trucks. However, as the city has grown into a major US metropolitan area, the rail lines have persisted. And throughout this history, they have been more than just transportation channels. They decided the Civil War, segregated races, and spawned an art movement.

In late 2020 and early 2021, during the depths of the global Covid-19 pandemic, artist Zuri Stanback found solace photographing the streets near his home. BTNTRX.V1 [Beaten Tracks. Volume 1] is the result of those shoots. Combining images captured along a 2 mile stretch of Atlanta's first rail line with historical vignettes of the area’s racial inflection points, Stanback's foray into street photography is a reflection of his home town, a beautiful quilt of diverse perspectives and color with a history that should not be ignored.

Each book is signed by the author and accompanied by a signed 8"x10" print on metallic silver halide photo paper using emulsion printing.

• Size: Standard Portrait, 8×10 in, 20×25 cm

• Pages: 70 pages

• Cover: Softcover

• Paper: Mohawk Superfine Eggshell

• ISBN: 9781006742187