How Andrea Denney Gives Her Photographs a Voice

I spoke with Andrea B. Denney, a fine art landscape photographer in Middle Tennessee, about her podcast Remembrance Record, a series that brings her artwork to life.

Each episode centers on a single photograph from her signature series and unfolds the memory around it: the place, the light, the season, the people who might have crossed that threshold or walked that field.

“I invite people to slow down and to take in the stillness and to remember what mattered before so that you can know what matters now.”

Andrea's documenting Middle Tennessee at a time of rapid change, where the fields, barns, back roads, and small structures that shaped the region but are giving way to glass and growth.

She's not saying this is bad, but rather wants to capture the memory of what today is. The photographs are composed mostly in the quiet bookends of the day: first light and last light, when the air and shadows retain a sense of what was there before. Her AI podcast, Remembrance Record, extends that visual intention into sound.

It’s not an explanation track; it’s a companion piece that lets the image breathe and gives listeners a way to sit with it.

Watch the full episode with Andrea here:

How the Episodes Feel

A defining episode, “The Barn That Stayed,” sets the tone for the series.

It depicts wheb Andrea returned to a site the morning after floodwaters had receded. The roads were open again, but the place still held yesterday’s water in its silence. In the photograph, many would see a weathered building. In the audio, Andrea guides you through what the barn has witnessed—work, seasons, families, thresholds crossed and crossed again. The image anchors the moment and the narration restores its human context.

Andrea’s approach is deliberate. For commissions, she uses a step‑by‑step process to surface the client’s own memories and then reflects those elements back in the images.

Remembrance Record uses the same logic for her personal work.

The photograph captures the scene and the script gathers the feeling and lineage around it. She often sketches a “voice DNA” for herself consisting of phrases, themes, and constraints that keep the storytelling honest and consistent.

The result isn’t just description; it’s a small act of preservation.

Why AI Podcasts?

Andrea has a long relationship with audio.

She previously ran multiple podcasts including one for caregivers and families living with memory loss. After the loss of her husband, she stepped back from telling other people’s stories and returned to landscapes, where she could rebuild her own. Audio became a bridge to pair her images with the interior voice that shaped them, and a way to help audiences understand why a rural scene in black‑and‑white might carry more life than a skyline in color.

What’s different about her process

• She often starts from an image rather than a script. The photograph is a source, not an illustration.
• She writes for pace and breath. Early episodes moved slowly by design; as the series matured, she tuned timing so listeners can pause and re‑enter without losing the thread.
• She treats episodes as living context for a body of work. The podcast supports gallery viewing, commissions, and talks and isn’t a separate channel but it's part of the same practice.

Sharing Impact

Remembrance Record clarifies what makes Andrea’s work distinct in a crowded field.

“Photographers are a dime a dozen,” she was told.

Her response is the work itself. By giving images a voice, she shows the intention behind them and invites people to bring their own memories to the scene. That’s led to more focused conversations with collectors, more purposeful commissions, and a clearer narrative for speaking engagements.

The series is also an accessible archive for Middle Tennessee’s quieter places to be held in public memory, even as they change.

In her own words,

“I don’t just take pretty pictures. I take the memory and I introduce that into my photography. I invite people to slow down and to take in the stillness and to remember what mattered before so that you can know what matters now.”

We encourage you to take a listen to Andrea's podcast, Remembrance Record, and check out her amazing work.