Images of the Okefenokee and Georgia’s Natural Treasures

Mark Albertin’s Okefenokee and Georgia National Treasures Exhibit

October 4, 2025  to January 9, 2026  Exhibit

Reception November 1 at 1pm and Panel Discussion 2-3pm

A very special photography exhibit for those in Georgia who cherish nature and who appreciate natural resources in our home treasure trove of Georgia.  The current exhibit features Mark’s remarkable monochrome photography of the Okefenokee and other Georgia treasures as well as his expertise in photographing nature in general.

“To many, the Okefenokee Swamp is a very special and unique place. Home to many rare and threatened species and covering thousands of acres, it is one of the few places along the east coast where the Milky Way can be seen with the bare eyes…”  Mark Albertin is a videographer and natural photographer whose mission is capturing a time capsule as “Every man is a quotation from all his ancestors. (Ralph Waldo Emerson) which partially “… really sums up my [Albertin’s] mission here and now…”

He is especially known for his video Sacred Waters: The Okefenokee in Peril  and other films, documentaries, photos and books featuring his decades of experience with film and the analog process.

The Okefenokee Swamp is considered to be one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Georgia .  It is the largest “blackwater” swamp in North America and was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1974.  Okefenokee is a critical habitat for a variety of species and plants. [In the Okefenokee area, visitors can] enjoy viewing one of the darkest skies in the Southeast. The Okefenokee’s isolation gives you a great opportunity to see a truly dark night sky, something that has become increasingly hard to find….(Stephen C. Foster State Park | Department Of Natural Resources Division)”

Join us on November 1, a reception open to the public for a meet and greet the artist will begin at 1pm at North Cobb Regional Library.  At 2pm our panel discussion includes Mark Albertin; fellow photographer Douglas Stratton; Mario Bretfeld Ph.D., KSU Associate Professor, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology; The Conservation Fund‘s Stacy Funderburke, Vice President, Central Southeast Region, Alabama and Georgia Director (updates on the Okefenokee); and Bill Sapp, who played an instrumental role in pulling the Okefenokee Protection Alliance together in 2019 to protect the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, and is executive director of the Mountain Conservation Trust of Georgia. 

For Mark Albertin art and book sales during this exhibit, please contact SCAA .