Seeing Southern
  • Seeing Southern
  • Seeing Southern People
    • Easy Like Sunday Morning | Jimmy Carter
    • Easy Like Sunday Morning | Jimmy Carter | Part 2
    • The Last Backyard Juke Joint in America
    • The Causeway Storyteller
    • A Love Letter to a Moonshiner
    • Her Story | Dolly Parton
    • An Author | A Dream Comes True
    • His Story | Andrew McCarthy
    • His Major League Story | Clint Frazier
    • Ann Chapin | Holy Inspiration
    • Her Story | Juette Logan Hill
    • His Musical Story | Brent Cobb
    • Her Story | Julia Elizabeth Synder Nobles
    • Florida Georgia Line | Georgia Theatre
    • His Story | Private First Class Lloyd Carter
  • Two Coots Travel
    • Seeing Southern | Where Can We Go Next?
    • Seeing Southern | Why We Travel
    • Seeing Southern | What's in Our Bag
    • Seeing Southern | Affiliates & Partners
    • With Gratitude | Top Travels >
      • With Gratitude + Our Top 5 Moments of 2018
      • With Gratitude + Our Top 5 Moments of 2017
      • With Gratitude + Our Top 5 Moments of 2016
      • With Gratitude + Our Top 5 Moments of 2015
      • With Gratitude + Our Top 5 Moments of 2014
      • With Gratitude + Our Top Moments of 2013
    • Seeing Alabama >
      • Make It Mobile, Mardi Gras
    • Seeing Arizona >
      • 6 Hours in Flagstaff
      • Postcards from Route 66
      • The Legacy of Route 66
      • Planes, Trains, Automobiles
    • Seeing Arkansas >
      • The Clinton Library
      • Rock Town Distillery
      • Moss Mountain
      • Tales from the South
    • Seeing Florida >
      • St. Augustine | What's Old is New Again
      • St. Augustine | Eat To Your Hearts Content
      • Happy New Year Road Trip
      • Heading West, Key West
      • People and Places of Key West
    • Seeing Georgia >
      • Hot Blues on a Humid Georgia Day | Blind Willie McTell
      • Thomasville Rose Festival + Due South
      • It's Who We Are: Storytellers
      • Telling Stories in Young Harris
      • A Colonel and a Governor
      • It's All About the Blues
      • Time for 'Shine in Dawsonville
      • Climbing Higher at Aska >
        • Favorite Aska Recipes
      • It's All About the Animals | Georgia Wildlife Center
      • A Walk to Remember
      • Boys and Their Toys | Tank Town USA
      • Apple Pickin'' at Mercier Orchards
      • A Family Affair | Georgia Mountain Fair
      • All Aboard | Blue Ridge Scenic Railroad
      • Shrimp (and Grits)
      • The Blues of Blind Willie | 2014
      • A Fresh Look at the Prince
      • Taking Home the Golden Onion
      • The Farmhouse Inn | Hundred Acre Farm
      • Tally Ho! | Belle Mead Hunt Club
      • An Inspirational Childhood | Gena Knox
      • Top Southern Chefs Dish Tailgating
      • Pure Southern Sweetness | Sorghum
      • Celebrating Gone with the Wind
      • When in (Georgia's) ROME
      • A Slice of Buttermilk Pie | Yesterdays
      • Mud, Sweat and a Few Tears
      • Georgia's Sunflower Festival
      • St. Mary's | Georgia's Pathway
      • Get Fired Up In Macon
      • A Splash in the Historic Heartland
      • Cakes & Ale
      • A Sweet Onion of a Time
      • The Old Sautee Store
      • Cumberland Island
      • Fun Behind the Lens | GAC
      • Monroe Girls Corps
      • The Destruction of Tara
      • Dawsonville Moonshine Festival
      • Oktoberfest in Helen
      • Blairsville Sorghum Festival
      • The Battle of Chickamauga
      • One Ball | Two Weddings
      • The Battle of Tunnel Hill
      • The Battle of Resaca
      • Happy Plus 2 | Father Luke
      • Jason Aldean | Night Train | Sanford Stadium
      • The Makin' of Round Here
    • Seeing Louisiana >
      • Here's What Hope Looks Like
    • Seeing Maine >
      • Come for the Lobster Roll
      • The Soul of the Coast
      • Hugging the Coastline of Maine
    • Seeing MIssissippi >
      • Mississippi Sings the Blues
    • Seeing New York >
      • 24 Hours in New York City
    • Seeing North Carolina >
      • Tasting Sylva: Come for the Beer
      • The Super Bowl . . . of Sorts
      • A Total Eclipse of the Sun
      • The Great Smoky Mountain Railroad
      • Getaway to Bryson City
      • Running For The Pot Of Gold
      • Mama to Son | Harris Leatherworks
      • The Earthy Balance of the Yadkin Valley
    • Seeing South Carolina >
      • Old 96 District
      • The Lowcountry of South Carolina
      • A Taste of Gullah
      • Left Hand, Right Hand | Zipline Hilton Head
      • Siesta at Sonesta
      • A State of Euphoia 2013 >
        • Taste of the South | Euphoria
        • Find Euphoria in Greenville
    • Seeing Tennessee >
      • Watching Paint Dry | See Rock City
      • Soggy Bottom Boys Reunited
      • Graceland
      • The Magic in the Holler | Gatlinburg
      • Working Class Art | Robert Alewine
      • What Would Wilma Maples Think?
      • Storytelling Festival
      • Smoky Mountain Fireflies
      • Robert Tino's Appalachian View
      • Love's Farewell Tour | International Storytelling Festival
    • Seeing Virginia >
      • National DDay Memorial
      • For the Love of the Train
      • A Night with the Salem Red Sox
    • Seeing West Virginia >
      • Mountains Set to Music
      • Travel South in Charleston
      • Hitting the Trails in Logan
      • West Virginia in Black and White
    • Seeing the World >
      • Seeing Bermuda | Bermudiful Bermuda >
        • 10 Days | 2 Coots | 1 Paradise
      • Seeing Canada >
        • The Rising of Noelle-Ange
      • Seeing Costa Rica >
        • Pack Lighter, Travel Better
        • Outside the Box | Medical Tourism
        • Only on Osa
        • Eating My Way Down Calle 33
      • Seeing Europe | Viking River Cruises 2019 >
        • Amsterdam Ramblings
        • Travel Like a Viking | Rhine River
        • Travel Like A Vking | The Alruna's Allure
      • Seeing Greece 2018 >
        • Two Coots Go Greek
        • The Poet Sandlemaker
        • Heaven's New Address is Halkidiki, Greece
        • His Passion for Wine | Danai Resort
      • Seeing Grenada 2016 >
        • Aboard the S/V Mandalay | Windjammer
      • Seeing Ireland 2016 >
        • A Wee Little Travel for Two Coots
        • Day 1 | Dublin > Kilkenny
        • Day 2 | Kilkenny > Kenmare
        • Day 3 | Kenmare > Dingle
        • Day 4 | Dingle > Doolin
        • Day 5 | Doolin > Westport
        • Day 6 | Westport > Donegal
      • Seeing Ireland 2017 >
        • Belfast North
        • County Antrim & Giants Causeway
      • Seeing Italy 2017 >
        • Salerno and the Amalfi Coast
        • Sicily
        • Castellemmare del golfo
        • Over my Shoulder | Suzanne's Journey
      • Seeing Mexico | 2015 Viceroy Rivera Maya
      • Seeing Spain 2019 >
        • Sagrada Familia in Barcelona
        • Pamplona and San Fermin
  • Southern Diary
  • Len + Judy
    • Seeing Southern Photography >
      • 2018 | Behind the Lens
      • 2017 | Behind the Lens
      • 2016 | Behind the Lens
    • North Georgia Moonshine
    • Portfolio | Editorial & Photography
    • Media Kit
    • In Your Words | Seeing Southern
  • Contact

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MEDIA KIT 2019



 Introducing Seeing Southern

Seeing Southern is an online magazine of first-hand accounts written exclusively by editor and author Judy Garrison and featuring photography by Len Garrison. Launched in 2013 with a print, website and social media presence, Seeing Southern has written about and has photographed people and places in the South, throughout the United States as well as around the world.
Both are freelancers and members of  the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW),
the most prestigious professional travel organization in the world.

Their work can be found in the following publications:
17th South
AAA
AARP.org
BBC.com
Blue Ridge Country (bi-monthly online column)
Delta Sky Inflight Magazine
Deep South Magazine
DeSoto Magazine
Georgia Connector (Editor Judy Garrison)
GoNomad
International Living
Interval International Travel Magazine
Lake Oconee Living
Northeast Georgia Living
Peach State Publications
US Airways Inflight Magazine
Simply Buckhead
WHERE
Wine Dine & Travel


Judy is the author of North Georgia Moonshine: A History of the Lovell Family and Other Liquor Makers,
an Arcadia Publishing July 2015 release.
 
Our Story and Vision
We inspire men and women, travelers of all ages, to explore local and far-away destinations. We narrate stories of those who have shaped a particular destination, providing a more intimate look at culture and traditions. We offer travel suggestions in the narrative genre, including
hints and tips from weekend getaways to weeks abroad. However, we offer more than lists or highlights;
we dig deeper into the location’s history, giving you a reason to want to be there. We are dedicated to quality writing.
Through images and words, we tell their story.
 
Portfolio
Find an updated listing of Seeing Southern’s work on their Portfolio page on this website.
 
Audience
Seeing Southern targets baby boomers (ages 52-65) who find themselves with the desire and ability to travel and make discovery an important part of their lives. Most still work at a full time job, but more and more, they are taking single days off, spending long weekends, and possibly setting aside two-to-three weeks out of the year (at different intervals) to search for unique destinations and quality experiences.
We ARE this demographic.
We also target readers who are more interested in the behind-the-scenes narratives rather than lists, inserting ourselves into the narrative and providing a first-hand tale of each moment. We enjoy the simplicity of travel while dabbling in soft adventure and unique experiences.
We specialize in travel for two.
 
Reach
Average monthly unique visitors: 25K
Average monthly page views: 40K
Demographic: 45% female; 54% male
(Google Analytics)
80 percent of traffic comes from
Google.com; remainder, social media
 
Social Media
Seeing Southern covers several social media platforms, including a monthly email newsletter.
Monthly numbers continue to rise as more content is created. Find us here:
 
Facebook (3 accounts): We utilize three separate Facebook accounts (professional and personal);
the primary travel site is Seeing Southern where all our travel updates/articles/photography are posted.
Judy Garrison: 2K+ followers
Seeing Southern: 2K + followers
Seeing Southern Photography: 800 + followers
 
Twitter (2 accounts)
JudyHGarrison: 1,800 followers
Seeing Southern: 4K followers
 
Instagram
Seeing Southern: 1,600+ followers
Seeing Southern Photography: 900+ followers
 
Pinterest
Seeing Southern: 14.7 K monthly views

Custom Social Posts
All social posts across each platform are designed for sharing as well as discovery by others. Content is crafted in the voice of Seeing Southern and communicates our brand and inspires readers to share content. Research regarding each story, destination and partners are made prior to posting, ensuring that each post garners the most traffic possible, utilizing hashtags and re-postings for maximum exposure.
 
Recognition and Memberships (Judy + Len)
Society of American Travel Writers

Media Trips
We're excited to be hosted by PR companies or locations. We accept these gladly.
They do not pay us for coverage. All viewpoints are our own. 

Travel Writing
We write about experiences that we are proud to share with friends and family. We are hosted on many trips, but we never exchange services or products for positive words. We do not guarantee placement of stories with specific outlets in exchange for hosted trips. We write all editorial content that appears on our website, and all ideas and impressions are ours.

Travel Photography
Both professional photographers, Len and Judy provide corresponding visuals to aid in storytelling.
To view a sampling of their work, visit their travel photography portfolio.

Affiliates and Partnerships
We're promoting the best in travel writers. They are not paying to be on our site nor are we paying to be on theirs.
They are excellent resources and we're happy to share their world with you.
We're excited to offer the services of excellent tourism companies. We have traveled with these  people and have used their services. We are not receiving payment for promoting them. If the tour is comped, we'll disclose in the editorial. 

2019 Travel Itinerary
February - Travel South, Myrtle Beach, SC
May - Turks and Caicos
Panama City Beach, Florida
May - Mississippi Delta
June - Outer Banks
July -  Barcelona/Madrid/Tarragona/Pamplona
August - Macon Film Festival
September - Blue Ridge/Bryson City
November/December - Ireland

2020 Travel Itinerary
We are currently booking with PR/CVBs for 2020 coverage.
February - Southern Caribbean/St. Marteen

Up Close with Judy and Len
Although their history is brief, it is no less inspiring. Their union had perfect timing. They are the best of both worlds – Judy’s Southern laid-back charm and Len’s Sicilian/Jersey-tude. They like to think they are more than boiled peanuts and gooey lasagna, but admit, those are two very good parts. Judy is a writer – always has been, and Len, a master IT specialist. After falling in love with each other, they fell in love with the power of photography and the weight it has when combined with Judy’s words. Continuing her writing and editing, Judy commands the words, and Len completes her story with complementary images. They travel the South – and the world – in search of narratives which capture the culture and spirit of incredible places and unforgettable people.
 
Praise for Seeing Southern

Not only are Judy and Len Garrison talented photographers and excellent story tellers,
they are even better people and fun fun fun to hang out with. 
I had the pleasure of hosting them in three different destinations, and each host response was the same … when are they coming back?
~Martin Armes, Raleigh, NC

Seeing Southern always brings the viewer deep into the experience. Their photography captures its heart and soul. Whether it is an intimate park wedding, a Civil War battle (reenactment of course), or a stroll along the beaches of Bermuda, you are treated to a visual journey leaving you with the memory of practically being there yourself.
~Bennett Brian, photographer, Atlanta
 
Judy has a way of drawing her readers into a place and making you want to be there.
~Rick LaMangue, Team One, Suwanee, Ga.
 
When journalists research a story with genuine interest and passion for the subject, the results are usually excellent.
Judy didn’t leave a photo on the table. Her story about The King and Prince AND St. Simons Island is spot-on.
She’s a MARVELOUS journalist and photographer.
~Leigh Cort, publicist, The King and Prince
Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
 
I've been covered by the media dozens of times and I've almost never been so accurately and thoughtfully depicted in print.  Judy and [her husband] also did a great job communicating with my students in a professional and thoughtful way.
~Charles Parrott, Department of Theatre & Performance Studies, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Ga.

Captivating! Packed with emotions! Portraits framed with an artist's insight and vision!
Worthy of documentary status!
~Carlene Holder, Charlotte, North Carolina

Hemingway said "there is nothing to writing. All you have to do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed."
This came to mind because
Judy has a way of creating a tone and atmosphere so palpable you can almost touch it.
She put her blood, sweat and tears into it.
She's amazing.
~Jessica B. Adamson, Statham, Georgia


Contact Information
Judy and Len Garrison
P.O. Box 277
Farmington, Ga. 30638
770.356.1358
seeingsouthern.com
seeingsouthernphotography.com
[email protected]
[email protected]
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©2013-2019 Seeing Southern, L.L.C. All images and text appearing on this website are the exclusive property of Judy and Len Garrison d.b.a. Seeing Southern, L.L.C. unless otherwise stated. Two Coots Travel, Judy Garrison Writer, Seeing Southern Photography, and Full Circle Fotography are part of Seeing Southern, L.L.C.
All  images and text are protected under the United States and international copyright laws. Images and text may not be reproduced, copied, transmitted or manipulated
without the written permission of Seeing Southern, L.L.C.


P.O. Box 277, Farmington, Georgia  30638 | [email protected] | [email protected]

  • Seeing Southern
  • Seeing Southern People
    • Easy Like Sunday Morning | Jimmy Carter
    • Easy Like Sunday Morning | Jimmy Carter | Part 2
    • The Last Backyard Juke Joint in America
    • The Causeway Storyteller
    • A Love Letter to a Moonshiner
    • Her Story | Dolly Parton
    • An Author | A Dream Comes True
    • His Story | Andrew McCarthy
    • His Major League Story | Clint Frazier
    • Ann Chapin | Holy Inspiration
    • Her Story | Juette Logan Hill
    • His Musical Story | Brent Cobb
    • Her Story | Julia Elizabeth Synder Nobles
    • Florida Georgia Line | Georgia Theatre
    • His Story | Private First Class Lloyd Carter
  • Two Coots Travel
    • Seeing Southern | Where Can We Go Next?
    • Seeing Southern | Why We Travel
    • Seeing Southern | What's in Our Bag
    • Seeing Southern | Affiliates & Partners
    • With Gratitude | Top Travels >
      • With Gratitude + Our Top 5 Moments of 2018
      • With Gratitude + Our Top 5 Moments of 2017
      • With Gratitude + Our Top 5 Moments of 2016
      • With Gratitude + Our Top 5 Moments of 2015
      • With Gratitude + Our Top 5 Moments of 2014
      • With Gratitude + Our Top Moments of 2013
    • Seeing Alabama >
      • Make It Mobile, Mardi Gras
    • Seeing Arizona >
      • 6 Hours in Flagstaff
      • Postcards from Route 66
      • The Legacy of Route 66
      • Planes, Trains, Automobiles
    • Seeing Arkansas >
      • The Clinton Library
      • Rock Town Distillery
      • Moss Mountain
      • Tales from the South
    • Seeing Florida >
      • St. Augustine | What's Old is New Again
      • St. Augustine | Eat To Your Hearts Content
      • Happy New Year Road Trip
      • Heading West, Key West
      • People and Places of Key West
    • Seeing Georgia >
      • Hot Blues on a Humid Georgia Day | Blind Willie McTell
      • Thomasville Rose Festival + Due South
      • It's Who We Are: Storytellers
      • Telling Stories in Young Harris
      • A Colonel and a Governor
      • It's All About the Blues
      • Time for 'Shine in Dawsonville
      • Climbing Higher at Aska >
        • Favorite Aska Recipes
      • It's All About the Animals | Georgia Wildlife Center
      • A Walk to Remember
      • Boys and Their Toys | Tank Town USA
      • Apple Pickin'' at Mercier Orchards
      • A Family Affair | Georgia Mountain Fair
      • All Aboard | Blue Ridge Scenic Railroad
      • Shrimp (and Grits)
      • The Blues of Blind Willie | 2014
      • A Fresh Look at the Prince
      • Taking Home the Golden Onion
      • The Farmhouse Inn | Hundred Acre Farm
      • Tally Ho! | Belle Mead Hunt Club
      • An Inspirational Childhood | Gena Knox
      • Top Southern Chefs Dish Tailgating
      • Pure Southern Sweetness | Sorghum
      • Celebrating Gone with the Wind
      • When in (Georgia's) ROME
      • A Slice of Buttermilk Pie | Yesterdays
      • Mud, Sweat and a Few Tears
      • Georgia's Sunflower Festival
      • St. Mary's | Georgia's Pathway
      • Get Fired Up In Macon
      • A Splash in the Historic Heartland
      • Cakes & Ale
      • A Sweet Onion of a Time
      • The Old Sautee Store
      • Cumberland Island
      • Fun Behind the Lens | GAC
      • Monroe Girls Corps
      • The Destruction of Tara
      • Dawsonville Moonshine Festival
      • Oktoberfest in Helen
      • Blairsville Sorghum Festival
      • The Battle of Chickamauga
      • One Ball | Two Weddings
      • The Battle of Tunnel Hill
      • The Battle of Resaca
      • Happy Plus 2 | Father Luke
      • Jason Aldean | Night Train | Sanford Stadium
      • The Makin' of Round Here
    • Seeing Louisiana >
      • Here's What Hope Looks Like
    • Seeing Maine >
      • Come for the Lobster Roll
      • The Soul of the Coast
      • Hugging the Coastline of Maine
    • Seeing MIssissippi >
      • Mississippi Sings the Blues
    • Seeing New York >
      • 24 Hours in New York City
    • Seeing North Carolina >
      • Tasting Sylva: Come for the Beer
      • The Super Bowl . . . of Sorts
      • A Total Eclipse of the Sun
      • The Great Smoky Mountain Railroad
      • Getaway to Bryson City
      • Running For The Pot Of Gold
      • Mama to Son | Harris Leatherworks
      • The Earthy Balance of the Yadkin Valley
    • Seeing South Carolina >
      • Old 96 District
      • The Lowcountry of South Carolina
      • A Taste of Gullah
      • Left Hand, Right Hand | Zipline Hilton Head
      • Siesta at Sonesta
      • A State of Euphoia 2013 >
        • Taste of the South | Euphoria
        • Find Euphoria in Greenville
    • Seeing Tennessee >
      • Watching Paint Dry | See Rock City
      • Soggy Bottom Boys Reunited
      • Graceland
      • The Magic in the Holler | Gatlinburg
      • Working Class Art | Robert Alewine
      • What Would Wilma Maples Think?
      • Storytelling Festival
      • Smoky Mountain Fireflies
      • Robert Tino's Appalachian View
      • Love's Farewell Tour | International Storytelling Festival
    • Seeing Virginia >
      • National DDay Memorial
      • For the Love of the Train
      • A Night with the Salem Red Sox
    • Seeing West Virginia >
      • Mountains Set to Music
      • Travel South in Charleston
      • Hitting the Trails in Logan
      • West Virginia in Black and White
    • Seeing the World >
      • Seeing Bermuda | Bermudiful Bermuda >
        • 10 Days | 2 Coots | 1 Paradise
      • Seeing Canada >
        • The Rising of Noelle-Ange
      • Seeing Costa Rica >
        • Pack Lighter, Travel Better
        • Outside the Box | Medical Tourism
        • Only on Osa
        • Eating My Way Down Calle 33
      • Seeing Europe | Viking River Cruises 2019 >
        • Amsterdam Ramblings
        • Travel Like a Viking | Rhine River
        • Travel Like A Vking | The Alruna's Allure
      • Seeing Greece 2018 >
        • Two Coots Go Greek
        • The Poet Sandlemaker
        • Heaven's New Address is Halkidiki, Greece
        • His Passion for Wine | Danai Resort
      • Seeing Grenada 2016 >
        • Aboard the S/V Mandalay | Windjammer
      • Seeing Ireland 2016 >
        • A Wee Little Travel for Two Coots
        • Day 1 | Dublin > Kilkenny
        • Day 2 | Kilkenny > Kenmare
        • Day 3 | Kenmare > Dingle
        • Day 4 | Dingle > Doolin
        • Day 5 | Doolin > Westport
        • Day 6 | Westport > Donegal
      • Seeing Ireland 2017 >
        • Belfast North
        • County Antrim & Giants Causeway
      • Seeing Italy 2017 >
        • Salerno and the Amalfi Coast
        • Sicily
        • Castellemmare del golfo
        • Over my Shoulder | Suzanne's Journey
      • Seeing Mexico | 2015 Viceroy Rivera Maya
      • Seeing Spain 2019 >
        • Sagrada Familia in Barcelona
        • Pamplona and San Fermin
  • Southern Diary
  • Len + Judy
    • Seeing Southern Photography >
      • 2018 | Behind the Lens
      • 2017 | Behind the Lens
      • 2016 | Behind the Lens
    • North Georgia Moonshine
    • Portfolio | Editorial & Photography
    • Media Kit
    • In Your Words | Seeing Southern
  • Contact