© Copyright 2014 Kathleen Greeson

The past year was filled with amazing light, amazing nature, and amazing stories. There were quiet moments, sweet moments, magical moments, moments of joy and sadness, and everything in between.  I consider it an honor to be trusted to make these images and am so grateful for all that was shared with me. This is a collection from my  2021, hope you enjoy. 

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The first day of school,Chattanooga,pandemic, School, covid,tennessee, documentary, documentary photography, photographer, best photographer, document, black and white, photograph, school age, children, mood, covid, pandemic, unknown
A perfect snowflake caught in a feather from a Norther Flicker that I found out in my yard. birds, flicker,northern flicker, best birds, wildlife, nature, wildlife photography, bird,best photographer,photographer,chattanooga,tennessee,snowflake
A pedestrian pauses to watch an approaching towering cumulus cloud on the Walnut Street Bridge at sunset in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Clouds, sky, storm, silhouette, man, walnut street bridge, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Street photography
solar halo, sun, halo, weather, silhouette, Chattanooga, Tennessee, sky
The Chattanooga Snowy Owl. In January of 2021 a Snowy Owl appeared in Chattanooga, TN for the first time ever. It was an amazing few days photographing this bird and this was it's take off at sunset to hunt. snowy owl, owl, conservation, birds, Chattanoog
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Roseate Spoonbills in early light as they fly past a stand of trees still in shadow. birds, spoonbills, Florida, Amelia island, big Talbot island, roseate spoonbills, pink, fine art, wildlife, photographer, best photographer, best wildlife
The road to nowhere...I spent some time in Idaho this summer exploring areas off the beaten path. This image was made in what felt like the absolute middle of nowhere. Idaho, Road, Dirt Road, best photographer, photographer, best travel, travel, explore
The Chattanooga Snowy Owl. In January of 2021 a Snowy Owl appeared in Chattanooga, snowy owl, owl, conservation, birds, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Appalachia, fine art, photographer, best Chattanooga photographer, best photographer
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When Lisa Latunski's mom,Debora Webb's, cancer took a turn for the worse she decided to get married in her mom's hospital room at Erlanger's Neuro-ICU so her mom could attend and see her married. Love, cancer, wedding, wedding ceremony, Chattanooga
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A Reddish Egret hunts in shallow waters underneath cloudy skies. Birds, reddish egret, egret, heron, wildlife, best birds, photographer, best photographer, wildlife photographer, hunt, Florida, Amelia island, big Talbot island
A rainy walk on a winter day. Signal Mountain, Tennessee, fog, rain, trees, fine art, black and white, best photographer, photographer, Appalachia, explore, art, photography
There must have been just the right amount of dew on this spider web because when the morning light hit it the whole thing lit with color. spider, nature, wildlife, arachnid, photographer, best photographer, Chattanooga, light, Tennessee, color
It had been storming all day and near sunset I noticed the light was looking right for a rainbow.rain, light, amazing, storm, weather, sunset, color, Nikon, best photographer, photographer, Chattanooga, Tennessee, appalachia
My family watches the super flower moon rise through a hazy sky filled with smoke from wildfires from the Walnut Street Bridge in Chattanooga, TN. moon, flower moon, super moon, wildfire, Chattanooga, Tennessee, photographer, best photographer, nature
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Chattanooga, reflection, Mccallie, Mccallie school, Tennessee, school, photographer, best photographer, Chattanooga photographer, chapel, church, photo, documentary
American White Pelicans, birds, Tennessee, Chattanooga, pelicans, wildlife
Mind, trees, life, Chattanooga, best photographer, photographer, childhood, portraits, people, nature
A pedestrian on the Market Street Bridge in Chattanooga, TN is silhouetted against the sunset sky. sunset, Chattanooga, Tennessee, photographer, best photographer, silhouette, sky, orange, graphic, bridge, market street bridge
A pair of Barred Owl owlets in their nest in the woods. There were a total of three owlets in the nest but the other one had fledged several days before. birds,owls,barred owl, nest,birds of prey, nature,wildlife, wildlife photographer, best photographer
From a portrait series called "Collective Grief" documenting people who have lost loved ones to Covid. This is Kirstie Spivey and in the last year she has lost her father and two sisters to Covid. pandemic, covid, project, portrait, documentary, grief
The spectacular lunar eclipse. moon,chattanooga,lunar,eclipse,look up, Tennessee,night sky, lunar eclipse,amazing,nature,earth,moon,best photographer, photographer, southeast,appalachia,women photographer,women
A pair of Great Egrets standing in shallow waters under cloudy skies. birds,florida,egret,white,best birds, bird photographer, best photographer, bird,nature,wildlife,wildlife photographer, big Talbot island,amelia island great egret, heron
When professional dancers get married it couldn't be anything less than cinematic. dancer, cinema,black and white, wedding photographer, first dance, dance, Chattanooga, Tennessee, love, wedding best photographer, Chattanooga photographer
As a surprise celebration McCallie School put on a huge fireworks display at the end of the night for Prom 2021. Mccallie, fireworks, Chattanooga, Tennessee, photographer, best photographer, prom, dance, party, fireworks display, elegant, win, school
The Big Dipper shines above Watts Bar lake as the lights from a passing boat makes patterns of light on the water in this long-exposure photo. lake, watts bar, lights, stars,big dipper, constellations, night, night sky, photographer,best photographer
Brett Woolley spent the lockdown days of the pandemic with an unlikely companion... a duck that he named "duck." I was fortunate to meet these two as I was traveling through Idaho. Idaho,pet,duck,waterfowl,pandemic,covid,lockdown,documentary,portrait
I was struggling to see a photo that captured all of the splendor of this fall when finally I just looked up and there it was. A favorite view from the fall. fall color,tennessee,chattanooga,trees,photographer,best photographer,woods,color,nature
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The funeral ceremony for Medal of Honor recipient Charles Coolidge at the Chattanooga National Cemetery in Chattanooga, TN. medal of honor, Charles Coolidge,military, funeral, Chattanooga,tennessee,chattanooga national cemetery, army,honor,documentary
A flock of Evening Grosbeaks sitting like little ornaments in the bare branches of a tree on a farm near Chattanooga ,TN. Unusual to see these northern birds this far south. birds, grosbeak,trees,nature,wildlife,bird photographer, best photographer, bird
Silhouettes in the sky as storm clouds roll by. sky, clouds,storm,silhouette,chattanooga,tennessee,street photography, best photographer, women photographers, street,weather,appalachia,childhood,documentary,photojournalism
Sandhill Cranes fly in front of the setting sun at the Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge in Birchwood, TN. birds, best birds, sunset,sun,sandhill cranes,silhouette,photographer,wildlife photographer, best photographer, women wildlife photographer, nature
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A Barn Owl hunts in the pre-dawn light above fields of tall grass near Atlanta, Ga. birds,owls,barn owl, nest,birds of prey, nature,wildlife, wildlife photographer, best photographer, best birds, best owls,georgia,atlanta,women photographer
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