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Camden photographer is… brightening his city

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Fine art photographer Erik James Montgomery adds to his project called “Camden Is Bright Not Blight,” with a new grant to photograph 75 Camden residents and pose the question “Camden is…”

Montgomery's fine art focuses on inspirational, cultural, and societal themes. The photograph on the wall is from his series, "I, Too, Cry for America." His work has been displayed over the past 25 years, but Montgomery says, “A lot of people I serve will never go to a museum, but they will definitely walk down their street several times a day.”
Montgomery's fine art focuses on inspirational, cultural, and societal themes. The photograph on the wall is from his series, "I, Too, Cry for America." His work has been displayed over the past 25 years, but Montgomery says, “A lot of people I serve will never go to a museum, but they will definitely walk down their street several times a day.”Read moreTOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer

Montgomery’s portraits of residents and their definition of what Camden is are installed on some of Camden’s abandoned buildings. It was originally created as part of a public art program called "A New View Camden," that also included large-scale pieces by five other artists placed in locations where illegal dumping has scarred the landscape.

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