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“To see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion, all in one.”
~ John Ruskin
I am excited to announce Things We See. This collaborative website founded by Britt Bailey, Bonnie Berry, Jennifer Domenick, Emmy Sherman and me has a simple vision: share what we see. If you are interested in contributing please visit Things We See for...

I saw a place from the corner of my eye. I was heading to elsewhere, late. After elsewhere I found it again, tucked along a lonesome frontage road. Late again to the next elsewhere, I heard the debate of my familiar internal committee members. I ignored them. I listened instead to the words of my...

“The subject matter is so much more important than the photographer.” ~ Gordon Parks
A very long time ago I was a photography student at Western Kentucky University. I met a teacher named Dave Labelle. This teacher taught me of compassion and composition. He taught me to tell stories about people. He challenged every notion I...
“Photography, alone of the arts, seems perfected to serve the desire
humans have for a moment – this very moment – to stay.” ~ Sam Abell
I am co-teaching with the fabulous Anna Kuperberg in San Francisco on March 30-31. The two day Anna + Amy Workshop has two spots remaining. Our workshop is available to professional...







