Category Archives: Photography

We Are the Real Countries

Posted on March 31, 2022 by aamontgomery

We ARE the true countries. Not the artificial borders drawn on maps. And we do not live for ourselves alone. Continue reading →

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Holes Let the Light Shine Through

Posted on November 30, 2021 by aamontgomery

Do our imperfections and vulnerabilities allow more light to shine through? Continue reading →

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Love, Honor, and Compassion

Posted on November 7, 2016 by aamontgomery

Grandfather, Sacred One, teach us love, compassion, and honor that we may heal the earth and heal each other. ~ Native American Ojibwa Prayer Perhaps growing up poor gave me a natural affinity for Native Americans and other people who were … Continue reading →

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Work is a Kind of Love

Posted on February 29, 2016 by aamontgomery

~ wrote Marilyn Monroe in her recently discovered journal While watching the HBO documentary “Love, Marilyn”, my husband Kurt and I were surprised to hear the depth of the intelligence and insight found in Marilyn Monroe’s private thoughts as she … Continue reading →

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Stage Left With America’s Finest Character Actress, Dale Dickey

Posted on July 2, 2014 by aamontgomery

“If I got my teeth whitened, I’d probably never get another job,” Dale Dickey laughed when I met her in our shared hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee, in 2010. That year brought the level of acclaim so richly deserved by Dale, one … Continue reading →

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Anna Mo

Posted on June 10, 2014 by aamontgomery

[An oldie-but-goodie repost of our June 2013 excellent visit to West Tennessee!] On our recent adventure to Memphis to photograph an incredible wedding celebration, my husband Kurt and I had a few moments to take in the flora and fauna … Continue reading →

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Wanting More

Posted on April 23, 2014 by aamontgomery

Exquisite joy has come my way from two directions in the last 24 hours, and both of these treasures came from the printed word–from magazines to be exact. As long as I can remember, reading has been my salvation; beauty … Continue reading →

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Work is a Kind of Love

Posted on July 13, 2013 by aamontgomery

~ wrote Marilyn Monroe in her recently discovered journal While watching the HBO documentary “Love, Marilyn”, my husband Kurt and I were surprised to hear the depth of the intelligence and insight found in Marilyn Monroe’s private thoughts as she … Continue reading →

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Anna Mo

Posted on June 15, 2013 by aamontgomery

On our recent adventure to Memphis to photograph an incredible wedding celebration, we had a few moments to take in the flora and fauna of Memphis. And by that I mean, the art house movie theater and the food, which … Continue reading →

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Breaking the Code

Posted on May 18, 2013 by aamontgomery

The other night I was watching a particularly ingenious, forgive the phrase, network television program, (yes, unlike some of my friends, I do watch television from time to time, i.e., most nights) that will remain nameless (Elementary) and I began gathering epiphanies in … Continue reading →

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