Palos Verdes Art Center

Now playing at the Palos Verdes Art Center’s "The Summer Show 2026". I have a print there until Saturday, August 22, 2026.

5504 Crestridge Road
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, 90275

Kinetic Ambiguity 86688, "Down that Road"

Show closes on, Saturday, August 22, 2026.

If you're interested in buying a print, send me an Instagram DM at elmp_kap or email me at ELMPhoto.FA@gmail.com, but for the current show please purchase directly from the gallery.

Pricing breakdown:

Size 12"x18", for $1,500.00

Size 20"x30", for $3,000.00

Size 30"x45", for $4,500.00

Each work is an edition of 5 with 2 artist proofs. The prints have a slightly satin, nearly matte finish, and are printed on enamel coated aluminum using archival pigmented inks ensuring their longevity and beauty for years to come. And I have a frame attached to the back of each print for easy hanging.

My Blog as a Point of Sale

Hi! I hope all is well. I’m currently setting up my blog as a point-of-sale system. I’m adding PayPal buttons to my artwork posts, so it's easy for people to click and purchase. Please note that the photos displayed in this post are not for sale, as they are priceless works; my self-portraits – LOL. Seriously, I’m just testing some things.

Eddie Color Picture

University of La Verne, Irene Carlson Gallery of Photography

Hello everyone! It’s showtime at the University of La Verne’s Irene Carlson Gallery of Photography! That’s right, I’ve been invited to share my Kinetic Ambiguity Project. The gallery is located at the following:

2237 C Street
La Verne, CA 91750

The gallery is in Miller Hall on the ground level.

The artist reception is on Thursday, February 19th, 2026, from 4pm to 6pm. I hope you can make it!

Edward Lance Montgomery, Biography

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, 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, an award-winning artist, has participated in art exhibitions, written art reviews, and curated art shows. 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.

(Kinetic Ambiguity Project, Land Series, Vistas Segment, 126462, “Guardian Squad”, 10/24/2024, Size 30"x45", price $4,500)

Purchase "Guardian Squad"

If you are interested in buying a print, send me an Instagram DM @elmp_kap or email me at ELMPhoto.FA@gmail.com. If you live in California, I may be able to deliver the artwork to you personally.

2026 pricing breakdown:
Size 12"x18", for $1,500
Size 20"x30", for $3,000
Size 30"x45", for $4,500

Each work is an edition of 5 with 2 artist proofs. The prints have a slightly satin, nearly matte finish, and are printed on enamel coated aluminum using archival pigmented inks ensuring their longevity and enduring beauty for years to come. And I have a frame attached to the back of each print to help make print hanging easy.

If Walls Could Talk…

Yes, if walls could talk…

One thing I really think they would say (I'm still talking about walls) is, “hang something inspirational on me like this artwork”.

If you're interested in buying a print, send me an Instagram DM @elmp_kap or email me at ELMPhoto.FA@gmail.com. If you live in California, I may be able to deliver the artwork to you personally.

2026 pricing breakdown:
Size 12"x18", for $1,500
Size 20"x30", for $3,000
Size 30"x45", for $4,500

Each work is an edition of 5 with 2 artist proofs. The prints have a slightly satin, nearly matte finish, and are printed on enamel coated aluminum using archival pigmented inks ensuring their longevity and beauty for years to come. And I have a frame attached to the back of each print to help make print hanging easy.

(Kinetic Ambiguity Project, Land Series, Vistas Segment, 66707, “Under the Green”, 2/1/2022, Size 30"x45", price $4,500)

A Lot of Figuring

Yes, I’m still working on blog. I’ve been working on this blog since 2010. I’ve basically been trying to figure out how a blog works. I know, that’s a lot of figuring.

If you're interested in buying a print, send me an Instagram DM @elmp_kap or email me at ELMPhoto.FA@gmail.com. If you live in California, I may be able to deliver the artwork to you personally.

2026 pricing breakdown:
Size 12"x18", for $1,500.00
Size 20"x30", for $3,100.00
Size 30"x45", for $4,600.00

Each work is an edition of 5 with 2 artist proofs. The prints have a slightly satin, nearly matte finish, and are printed on enamel coated aluminum using archival pigmented inks ensuring their longevity and beauty for years to come. And I have a frame attached to the back of each print to help make print hanging easy.

(Kinetic Ambiguity Project, Land Series, Vistas Segment, 144263, “Surrounded”, 3/4/2025, Size 30"x45", price $4,600.00.)

No Fire

It looks like it's on fire. For the record, there is no fire – just fast movement.

If you're interested in buying a print, send me an Instagram DM @elmp_kap or email me at ELMPhoto.FA@gmail.com. If you live in California, I may be able to deliver the artwork to you personally.

2025 pricing breakdown:
Size 12"x18", for $1,500.00
Size 20"x30", for $3,100.00
Size 30"x45", for $4,600.00

Each work is an edition of 5 with 2 artist proofs. The prints have a slightly satin, nearly matte finish, and are printed on enamel coated aluminum using archival pigmented inks ensuring their longevity and beauty for years to come. And I have a frame attached to the back of each print to help make print hanging easy.

(Kinetic Ambiguity Project, Land Series, Vistas Segment, 17227, “It Was Fast”, 12/19/2020, Size 30"x20", price $3,100.00.)

Calming Vibes

You might be wondering what I’m doing. I’m trying to send along some calming vibes, from me to you, by way of my print, “Green Joshua”. I’m asking you to slow down so you can really see it. Besides, I think we are all going too fast anyway. That being said, my prints are designed to be seen in person. Face-to-face interaction works best with this work.

If you would like to purchase a print, send me an Instagram DM at elmp_kap or email me at ELMPhoto.FA@gmail.com. If you live in California, I may be able to deliver the artwork to you personally.

2025 pricing breakdown:
Size 12"x18", for $1,500.00
Size 20"x30", for $3,100.00
Size 30"x45", for $4,600.00 

Each work is an edition of 5 with 2 artist proofs. The prints have a slightly satin, nearly matte finish, and are printed on enamel coated aluminum using archival pigmented inks ensuring their longevity and beauty for years to come. And I have a frame attached to the back of each print to help make print hanging easy.

(Kinetic Ambiguity Project, Land Series, Vistas Segment, 62534, “Green Joshua”, 12/9/2021, Size 30"x20", price $3,100.00.)

The Challenge

 

I do not photograph subjects as life-like images. My work is sometimes abstract and at other times impressionistic and many times both. What I’m doing is having a conversation with light, shadows, and color. In my Kinetic Ambiguity’s Land Series, Vista Segments, there is a lot of focus on what you can’t see. The challenge is often figuring out what you do see. If you look for them, you’ll notice that the landscapes have been there right in front of you, all along.

If you're interested in buying a print, send me an Instagram DM at elmp_kap or email me at ELMPhoto.FA@gmail.com. If you live in California, I may be able to deliver the artwork to you personally.

2025 pricing breakdown:
Size 12"x18", for $1,540.00
Size 20"x30", for $3,080.00
Size 30"x45", for $4,620.00 

Each work is an edition of 5 with 2 artist proofs. The prints have a slightly satin, nearly matte finish, and are printed on enamel coated aluminum using archival pigmented inks ensuring their longevity and beauty for years to come. And I have a frame attached to the back of each print for easy hanging.

(Kinetic Ambiguity Project, Land Series, Vistas Segment, 81745, “Blue Guard”, 5/13/2023)

(Kinetic Ambiguity Project, Land Series, Vistas Segment, 8440, “Tower One”, 2/29/2020)

 

Selling Prints – 2025

This gets a little unsettling, the act of stating one’s prices in this contemporary art endeavor. Or rather this art business. The reality is that I have nothing to lose and much to gain – though it is challenging to see that right now. So, to be clear, my artwork is for sale.

If you're interested in buying a print, send me an Instagram DM at elmp_kap or email me at ELMPhoto.FA@gmail.com. If you live in California, I may be able to deliver the artwork to you personally.

2025 pricing breakdown:
Size 12"x18", for $1,540.00
Size 20"x30", for $3,080.00
Size 30"x45", for $4,620.00

Each work is an edition of 5 with 2 artist proofs. The prints have a slightly satin, nearly matte finish, and are printed on enamel coated aluminum using archival pigmented inks ensuring their longevity and beauty for years to come. And I have a frame attached to the back of each print for easy hanging.

(Kinetic Ambiguity Project, Land Series, Vistas Segment, 101539, “Tree and Hill”, 2/24/2024)

(Kinetic Ambiguity Project, Land Series, Vistas Segment, 4788, “Fenced Joshua Tree”, 12/22/2019)

Kinetic Ambiguity Project at the 29 Palms Art Gallery

Hi you guys. Look what's coming up - it's my solo show:

29 Palms Art Gallery Presents Edward Lance Montgomery's Kinetic Ambiguity Project

Featuring the project's Land Series, Vistas Segment.
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Opening Reception
Saturday, June 7th, from 5pm to 7pm
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In the 29 Palms Art Gallery's East Gallery
74055 Cottonwood Drive
Twentynine Palms, CA 92277

 

13th Biennial Ontario Open Exhibition, Opening Reception

Hey, don’t mind me. I just broke my website again. For me, WordPress is not user friendly. I even paid for services from an outside vender once. I’m never doing that again – it still hurts. I need to change subjects though. We have another group show coming up, gang! This one is in Ontario, CA and it’s free to the public. Next Saturday at 2pm. That’s May 3^rd next Saturday. I hope to see you there.

I Like Bergamot Station Arts Center

I think it was sometime last year, I heard someone say or maybe I was talking with the person who said something kind of disparaging about Bergamot Station Arts Center. Whatever or whomever it was, I don’t agree. I like Bergamot Station Arts Center. It's like a small art show every time you go there. There is a lot of photography there too. If you have never been there, you should go. If you’re into art, I think you’ll like it.

I like hanging out here the most.

Danziger is no longer here.

I managed to photograph myself on this one.

One day I will have an exhibition here at the Rose Gallery

Ontario International Airport

I may have mentioned that my application to exhibit art at Ontario International Airport was approved by the Chaffey Community Museum of Art. Installation of two of my prints (these two) is scheduled for March 19, 2025, and will be up until January 2026. Please, let me know if you see them.

Kinetic Ambiguity 65549, nicknamed “Hilltop”

Kinetic Ambiguity 87665, nicknamed "Lone Joshua Tree”

And regarding the nicknames, I’m starting to nickname just the images that I will be printing for exhibition.

Hello friends and poetry lovers. I’m shaking the cobwebs off of my blog as I need it for the great things that are coming in the near future. I was also wondering if I should scrub the old stuff or just leave it so folks can see a part of the journey. Tell me what you think about keeping or getting rid of the old stuff.

I should probably read it before I do anything else, just in case.

The image with this post is Kinetic Ambiguity 13468. That’s its name. It’s nick name is “Ice Tea” because it kind of looks like a glass of ice tea.

Ok, I’ll talk with you soon.

Have You Seen These?

Have you seen these never-before-seen, secret art pieces?  I don’t imagine you have.  So, here for the first time, free of charge, I give you these artworks! Well, not literally free - just free to look at.

(Designation, Kinetic Ambiguity Project 623 – not named at this time.)

Designation, Kinetic Ambiguity Project 733 – not named at this time.

Designation, Kinetic Ambiguity Project 734 – not named at this time.

Designation, Kinetic Ambiguity Project 735 – not named at this time.

Designation, Kinetic Ambiguity Project 736 – not named at this time.

Designation, Kinetic Ambiguity Project 756 – not named at this time.

Do You Know Your Visual Signature? – Part 3

(Designation, Motion Project 40713 – not named at this time.)

(Designation, Kinetic Ambiguity Project 54150 – not named at this time.)

Working with a 50mm focal length and a 1x1 aspect ratio (see previous 2 post) gave me a better picture (pun definitely intended) of what my visual signature is with my ongoing principal projects.  The images above have a 50mm focal length and a 1x1 aspect ratio.  The images below have a (1) 135mm and (2) 300mm focal lengths with a 1x1 aspect ratio.  Both of those projects will stay at the 3x2 aspect ration I normally photograph at, as I feel it serves my visual signature well, especially after doing this.  It’s not that I don’t like the results because, yes, I do like the results.  I just believe I have other projects that 50mm and 1x1 will work better with – in particular, my Victor Valley Project which initially was at 50mm and 1x1, for a time.  I’ll have to create some new work with that project and share that with you soon.  This experimenting with focal lengths and aspect ratios has helped me to take a closer look at how I can better communicate with the viewers of my photography.  And it also helps me dial in the motif of my artistic style, or rather, my visual signature in my work.

If you haven’t done so, you should experiment with your visual signature.  I imagine that creative ideas will spring from doing this exercise.  And I think you will have some new fun while you are at it.

(Designation, Motion Project 40210 – not named at this time.)

(Designation, Kinetic Ambiguity Project 54779 – not named at this time.)

Do You Know Your Visual Signature – Part 2?

So, I have been doing some work with the 50mm focal length after watching that “What is Visual Signature?” on YouTube.  See previous post for details.  I think I mentioned this before, but I use to shoot mostly at 50mm until I gradually moved away from it.  As I said in the previous post, I’ve been at 300mm for my Kinetic Ambiguity Project and 135mm for my Motion Project for a while now.  Well, I did not only experiment with 50mm, I also photographed with 1x1 aspect ratio as well.  I made some interesting self-discoveries in doing this that I will share with you on the next post.  I’ll say this though, 50mm is a proven focal point.  Still, we need to keep in mind our own visual signature.

(Designation, Objects 457 – not named at this time.)

Do You Know Your Visual Signature?

(Designation, Motion Project 32926 – not named at this time.)

There may be visual signatures for every art form – every form of expression really.  But what I am briefly talking about here is your visual signature in photography.  So, I watched this YouTube by Ted Forbes on his channel, The Art of Photography.  The title of the YouTube was, “What is Visual Signature?”  I thought it was very interesting and if you are into art photography stuff you should watch it.  In Ted’s video, he explains that your visual signature is your lens’ focal length and that it is a good idea to master your visual signature in your photographic work.  To my point, my visual signature for my Kinetic Ambiguity Project is 300mm and for my Motion Project it is 135mm.  That is not how I began on those projects but that is how it has developed over the last few years as those have proven to be the best focal length for those projects.  The video gave me a new way of looking at focal length.  You should watch the video.

(Designation, Kinetic Ambiguity Project 28825 – not named at this time.)

A Quick Look at My Motion Project

The Motion Project is another ongoing project I plan on working on for some time.  What I was doing yesterday with this image creation was trying to make interesting compositions on the fly.  I was using my 6D Mark II on shutter priority (Tv) making the aperture set to auto.  I had also set my ISO to auto as well.  I normally set my ISO to 100 for this Motion Project but I was experimenting with the ISO.  Nonetheless, for this image, the ISO went to 100 and the aperture went to F/8.  My predetermined shutter speed was 1/640 second (my proven shutter speed for this project).  Also, my focal length was 200mm and my exposure bias was -1 step.  That exposure bias is a favorite of mine for everything I photograph, really.  And in that instant, I created this image.  Of course, there is my postproduction secret sauce that brings about this final rendering.  So, as you can see, this really wasn’t outside of my comfort zone, but it was a little experimentation with the ISO being set to auto.  I’m a little obsessed with control when I create images but I’m starting to loosen up, a little – a very little.

(Designation, Motion Project 40452 – not named at this time.)