THE GREENBRIER | PHOTO JOURNEY
Saturday, April 3, 2010, 3:25 PM
Last week my mother-in-law treated me to a three-day getaway at The Greenbrier.  And it was, in three simple words...vintage southern luxury.  I must admit...from the time I was twelve, quietly immersed in the 1024 pages of Gone with the Wind, I've secretly wished to visit that charming, chivalrous, ephemeral old south.  And now, I'm absolutely certain we traveled through time to a place of courteous, elegant, southern perfection.

We visited about four weeks shy of the peak summer travel season...so my glimpse of the resort was a quiet journey through impeccably designed, immense, vacant spaces.  It felt the like a reception ballroom before the guests arrive...perfectly poised, quietly waiting for the arrival, the rush of conversation, joy, movement, laughter, life.

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Lauryn Byrdy says:

now to just talk a bride into getting married there. WHat a LOVELY place! Great shots:)

 (04.03.10 @ 04:16 PM)
TOGETHER | PHOTO JOURNEY
Thursday, March 18, 2010, 11:41 AM
Yesterday I went exploring with two different photographer friends, on two separate photo journeys, with one word in mind, "Together".  I chose to explore the definition of this word, sometimes literally, sometimes abstractly, sometimes forgetting it altogether while creating...but the meaning of the word persisted within the images themselves, or the pairing of images with one another. It's profoundly touching how many ordinary, inanimate things are together, and furthermore...how many things are interpreted as being together.  It's comforting, somehow.  And in some small way...makes our stark world seem friendlier, and maybe even the slightest bit enchanted.
 
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Angela says:

LOVE the color processing. Like lots. Great collection Ames!

 (03.18.10 @ 06:21 PM)
Jan says:

Amy - These are wonderful, Jan

 (03.22.10 @ 12:34 PM)
A FORMER LIFE | PHOTO JOURNEY
Saturday, January 23, 2010, 4:19 PM
The pale gray winter sky set the tone, and my mood, for today's photo journey.  I tried to draw inspiration from each place I visited...but only felt dreary and listless.  When I got home, I thought I had nothing to show for hours of trekking through the thawed winter mud and freezing abandoned homes...until I saw these five images.  After taking a closer look, I feel they could easily be long abandoned locations of Cindy Sherman's Untitled Film Still series (one of my all time favorite art collections...EVER).  A once 1970's quaint home, the essence of the American dream...now aged and forgotten...but not without the hint of a former life.

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AMANDA JULCA says:

Amy, these are just beautiful. I am familiar with the feeling you came home with after this shoot. I think, though, that is these kind of shoots and locations are necessary. When we end up with work we never anticipated getting, I think it opens the door to some new ways of seeing. These images are truly beautiful and I am sure you have more than the 5 that you mention :) This shoot also reminded me of our adventure to Ft. Hayes many years ago- some of our best work came from that day!

 (01.24.10 @ 10:23 AM)
pam cooley says:

these are fantastic. i was surprised by my reaction to them. emotional. and its funny .... before i started my adventure in photography 5 years ago, i was a kitchen designer for over 16 years. i saw quite a few of these during that time ... i would love to capture images of them now. thanks for sharing!

 (02.01.10 @ 02:23 PM)