Patricia Montgomery

"The world is going to pieces and people like Adams and Weston are photographing rocks!"
^{-Henri Cartier-Bresson (during the 1930’s)}

At the height of the great economic depression, p…

"Light makes photography. Embrace light. Admire it. Love it. But above all, know light. Know it for all you are worth, and you will know the key to photography."
^{-George Eastman}

It’s …

_*"One should really use the camera as though tomorrow you’d be stricken blind. To live a visual life is an enormous undertaking, practically unattainable. I’ve only touched it, just touched it…

Life happened to me and my family recently in the form of health issues, diverse in nature, and affecting four members of our family all at the same time. This presents a challenge in how I de…

Love cures people – both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it. -Dr. Karl Menniger

This is the great thing about love. You can be both the giver and the recipient. Give your …

Almost to the entrance of a local store, my hands were full with numerous sacks, my purse, and keys. There was no free hand to open the door. Not an automatic door, it was a barrier of glass …

There is no more lovely, friendly, and charming relationship, communion, or company than a good marriage. – Martin Luther

As a young girl I made a mistake the first time around in choosin…

Every mile is two in winter. -George Herbert

My Canadian friend, "Gracey":http://www.redbubble.com/people/gracey/art/942253-2-neverending-winter-card/, would emphatically agree. She recen…

I’ll take better pictures when I get a better camera.

Perhaps, but the most sophisticated equipment in the hands of a poor photographer will not produce stunning images.

I have a pho…

We are what we imagine ourselves to be. -Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

The small child has an unhindered imagination. Little girls trying on Mom’s clothes and shoes and making believe they are grown…

Our relatives are a part of the package called family. From birth to death, family members fill our lives and our hearts with a special love.

Edna Buchanan said, _Friends are the famil…

Whether you are adrift in a sea of discontent or storm-tossed by the turbulent winds of life, simply hang on tight. One certainty in life is that there will be change. There is always calm…

Emile Zola once said, The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without the work.

Compose the shot. Press the shutter!

The lazy artist produces nothing and the…