"Piece by piece, he stitches the story together weaving in scenes of old. What comes through every bit of Reitzmammer’s work is his signature editing style. "

Jim Veneman is as celebrated of a photojournalist that you will find in West Tennessee, having covered stories across the globe (World Trade Center collapse, combat in Iraq, and meetings with Fidel Castro to name a few) for a number of high-profile publications while consistently lecturing in university and workshops settings over the past few decades. Check out this recap of his talk at AM Creative.

"When you can show a person how beautiful they are on the inside and out through a photograph – that's where the sweet spot is. That's an accomplishment."

Read about photographer Hannah Russell's A.M. Creative talk in March over at Our Jackson Home.

"To interact rightly with this earth, we have to respond correctly to its abundance and its potential."

Read about ceramicist Sierra Owens-Hughes' A.M. Creative talk over at Our Jackson Home.

"Creativity is not originality. You can push yourself within it to get better."

Read about the talk Jared Dauenhauer, Creative Director at Jackson Escape Rooms, gave at January's A.M. Creative over at Our Jackson Home.

"The work that I've made insistently asks the question, 'What will I do with the time that I have?' and 'What legacy will I leave?'" 

Read more about multimedia artist Chris Nadaskay's A.M. Creative talk over at Our Jackson Home.

Read about September's A.M. Creative meetup with artist Lendon Noe over at Our Jackson Home.