Edward Lance Montgomery says of his series,"Kinetic Ambiguity Project, Land Series, Vistas Segment", “I get a euphoric sense as I engage a mental escape mechanism from the real world around me when I look at this work, my Kinetic Ambiguity Project.  

Using a lot of camera movement with long exposures, I try to make it easy to see the purposeful blurring in my images.  I do this to create the illusion of moving much faster than I actually am.  The blurring, along with my style of digital postproduction, creates these fantastical works.  

Joshua Trees, power lines, mountainous horizons, center pivot irrigations systems, and others, make up the principal characters in this story I'm telling about the high desert – in particular, the south-western edge of the Mojave Desert.  

The view is mostly from the roads between the Antelope Valley and the Victor Valley.  

The Land Series is my interpretation of landscape photography.  The Vistas Segment of the Land Series is primarily horizon views with a large helping of foreground and background.  I hope you enjoy chapter one as much as I do.”

Edward Lance Montgomery wants to share his creations of manipulated light with you. His passion? Photographic art rendered with his signature post-production formula, creating unique and engaging yet still familiar pieces. The image making process is especially personal for him as he photographs these works in a moving vehicle. This began for him back in 2003 while he served in the Army during the war, on his last deployment to Iraq. 

Being how he couldn’t simply stop his convoy to take pictures, he would take pictures while on the move – hip shots or “no look” shots, if you will. Initially, the blurry images were culled from the “good” ones, but the blur intrigued him. 

He never stopped experimenting with blurry images, not even during his undergraduate studies as a studio art major, though he kept this work to himself. 

The project wouldn’t even get a name until 2013 – the Kinetic Ambiguity Project. Now, you would be hard pressed to find him doing anything else.
Edward has participated in art exhibitions, written art reviews, curated art shows, and has work in the Target Corporation collection. 

He is a 2014 honors graduate of California State University, San Bernardino with a BA in studio art (concentration photography) and a minor in business administration. 

By way of a 20-year military career, Edward has lived around the world, but has since returned to his home state of California. He currently lives in the high desert city of Victorville.

IMAGE FOR SALE:

Kinetic Ambiguity 66036, 20" x 45"
The printer uses enamel coated aluminum to print on.  The prints have a slightly satin, nearly matte finish, and are printed on a UV flatbed printer using pigment inks.  
$4620.00 
Limited edition of 10 with 2 artist proofs
Signed on back

Contact: Edward Lance Montgomery, 
ELMPhoto.FA@gmail.com

https://elmpfineart.com/
https://www.instagram.com/elmp_kap

Martin Cox says, "I am LA-based artist and photographer inspired by the mark of time on a particular place.  I make bodies of work in both black and white and color series that reference the mark of time in a landscape.  I often work with film and alternative cameras seeking a specific atmosphere. I hope to make a moment of reflection in a hectic world that connects to the experience of being visually alive and to weave a narrative for the viewer to follow."

Cox grew up in the port of Southampton, England. A desire to explore landscape led him to California in his 20s. Settling in Los Angeles Cox trained as a master black & white analogue printer before going on to establish himself as a fine art photographer.
 
His photographs have been exhibited in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and London. His work is in the collection of an Icelandic museum and in the LA Maritime Museum.  

In the pandemic he restarted his dormant drawing practice which had begun in Southampton.  Following the pandemic he resumed photography largely with alternative cameras and shooting with film.   He continues his long running project No Trace where he follows the journey of early photographer and traveller Smeaton Chase through the desert 100 years later.

IMAGE FOR SALE-

No Trace 01- 8"H x 8" W
Archival paper
$350 unframed
Limited edition of 20
Signed on front

Contact: Martin Cox photos@martincox.com

www.instagram.com/martincoxstudio

Bremner Benedict says, "Since the beginning of human existence, springs have been key to our survival. Yet today they are all but forgotten. Despite being very small they host some of the richest diversity of plant and animal life on the planet profoundly influencing their vicinity. Called “windows into the earth” springs serve as a barometer of their aquifer’s  quality and durability. 85% of springs have been lost since 1900 due to overuse and drought making them one of the world’s most endangered ecosystems.

Being an artist who is passionate about the water crisis in the West and drawn to their story whose value is so misunderstood for the past 7 years I’ve been photographing springs of all types and conditions in the 5 major deserts of the West. Using a blend of art and science to emphasize springs’ precarious relationship to their surroundings I chose the muted color palette of Western landscape painter, Maynard Dixon to to emphasize their fragility and give them a tangible, evocative reality. 

Springs have survived human and natural onslaughts but now they are vulnerable.  If these biologically diverse, culturally important, and historically rich ecosystems are lost, our ability to live in arid lands will be impacted as well. Yet there is still hope. Where the aquifer hasn’t been too damaged we can restore some springs for both human and natural purposes. By spotlighting those few remaining before they are gone, I want this work to reflect their value and predicament while encouraging a call to action for their protection."

Bremner Benedict’s work centers on the relationship we have with landscape, focusing on the importance of the unseen in our environment.

Benedict’s work is in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Center for Creative Photography, Tucson, AZ, Harvard Art Museum, Cambridge, MA, corporate and private collections. Selection of solo exhibitions include Clark County Library Las Vegas, NV, Florida Museum of Photographic Art, Tampa, FL, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX. Group exhibitions highlights include PST ART: Art & Science Collide - Out of Site: Science Survey and the American West, Autry Museum, Los Angeles CA, and Ceding Ground at the Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA.

Recent awards include Project Launch Award, Center Santa Fe, Massachusetts Cultural Council Finalist, and Joshua Tree Highlands Residency and Shoshone Artist Residency.

www.bremner-benedict.com
www.instagram.com/bremnerbenedict

TIME & WISDOM OF THE LAND HOME PAGE:
https://laphotocurator.com/time-and-wisdom-of-the-land-curated-by-debe-arlook-and-fred-brashear-jr-

FIRST PLACE: 
https://laphotocurator.com/time-and-wisdom-of-the-land-curated-by-debe-arlook-and-fred-brashear-jr-/first-place-prescott-moore-lassman-al-fresco-bathtub---/1

SECOND PLACE:
https://laphotocurator.com/time-and-wisdom-of-the-land-curated-by-debe-arlook-and-fred-brashear-jr-/second-place-thomas-ladd-san-carlos----/1

HONORABLE MENTIONS:
https://laphotocurator.com/time-and-wisdom-of-the-land-curated-by-debe-arlook-and-fred-brashear-jr-/honorable-mentions-edward-montgomery-kinetic-ambiguity-66036-martin-cox-no-trace-01-bremner-benedict-willow-artesian-spring-fed-creek----/1

BEST SERIES:
https://laphotocurator.com/time-and-wisdom-of-the-land-curated-by-debe-arlook-and-fred-brashear-jr-/best-series-donna-bassin-series-environmental-melancholia-precarious-places----/1

EXHIBITION #1:
https://laphotocurator.com/time-and-wisdom-of-the-land-curated-by-debe-arlook-and-fred-brashear-jr-/exhibition-1/1

EXHIBITION #2:
https://laphotocurator.com/time-and-wisdom-of-the-land-curated-by-debe-arlook-and-fred-brashear-jr-/exhibition-2/1

EXHIBITION #3:
https://laphotocurator.com/time-and-wisdom-of-the-land-curated-by-debe-arlook-and-fred-brashear-jr-/exhibition-3/1