The Discovery of Vision: An Interview With Cole Thompson by Nathan Wirth
http://nlwirth.com/blog/cole-thompson-interview Typically, I begin with an obvious question about what initially inspired you to pursue photography. I’ll ask about that later, but I’d like to begin with asking you about your overall understanding of vision and why you think it is so important. Cole: Why is vision so important? Because it’s what makes our work… continue reading
Ancient Stones No. 12 – Accidentally shot as a 8 bit JPEG Thanks to all who have written to commiserate with me about my disaster last week, and to share your own stories of mistakes made. I should compile them into a book and call it “The Ghosts of Photo-Mistake’s Past.” And thanks to those who offered… continue reading
Back from Death Valley, and the Devastating Discovery
Sunday I arrived home after spending 16 days in Death Valley. It was a fantastic trip; the weather was perfect, it was relaxing and I felt very productive. Each night I’d review my images and the compositions were looking good. However the images had a funny look to them on the camera’s screen, they were… continue reading
Isn’t the iPhone incredible? Beautiful 180 degree panoramas created in the field in seconds! Today I visited the Armagosa sand dunes, near Beatty, NV. I was the only one there and the dunes were pretty clean. Here’s a short video of my visit. And a 45 second time-lapse video. Cole
Here is a very short time-lapse video showing me at work at the Devil’s Golf Course. Cole
I’m leaving for my annual Death Valley trip in the morning. I’m going for two weeks this year, a little longer than most because I’m also hopping over to L.A. to attend the Auschwitz Liberation Day remembrance at the Simon Wiesenthal Museum of Tolerance. What will I do for two weeks? The first thing I’m… continue reading
Exhibitions in Los Angeles and Spokane
The Ghosts of Auschwitz-Birkenau Two Exhibitions . January 18th through January 29th, 2013 Simon Wiesenthal Museum of Tolerance, Los Angeles Celebrating Auschwitz-Birkenau Liberation Day and Friday, February 1st, 2013 Brick Wall Photographic Gallery, Spokane Exhibition will run through the month of February www.ColeThompsonPhotography.com
I use a very simple workflow and for years I hid it from others because I thought it was unsophisticated and backwards. As I listened to other photographers discuss their process, I was embarrassed to let them see my crude procedures. What if they asked me about layers? I didn’t understand or use them! Fortunately… continue reading
Egg in Glass – Age 14 What do you want to be when you grow up? What child has not been asked that question a hundred times, and who over the years hasn’t had a variety of answers? Fireman, policeman, teacher, nurse… Those answers were not prophecies or predictions, but merely answers that were reflective… continue reading
Andrew Gibson Interviews Cole Thompson on Long Exposure Photography
December 18th 2012 by Andrew S Gibson This article is part of a series of interviews with long exposure photographers to celebrate the release of my ebook Slow. You can keep track of the interviews by clicking on the Long Exposure Photography Interviews link under Categories in the right-hand sidebar. Cole Thompson is a fine art photographer based in… continue reading
