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
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
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
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
The Three Stories Behind the Image
Story Number One: I was 16 years old and living in Anaheim California. I had this idea for an image, a gull flying against a clouded moon, but I couldn’t find a way to create the image with a single shot. So I decided to combine two images, not as a double exposure captured in-camera,
I just spent the most wonderful five days in the San Francisco area. I was warmly received by the Palo Alto Camera Club and then spent some time in the City where my wife and I enjoyed the sights and some fantastic food. Then we spent a day walking on and around the Golden Gate
I Am a Digital Black and White Photographer, Photographing in Color
Many people assume that I’m working in film and others are surprised to learn that I photograph in color. Let me explain. All of the work you see on my website (with the exception of the 1970’s portfolio) was created digitally. I switched to digital in 2004 after working 35 years in the darkroom. And
Recently a friend told me of her frustrations as she sought to find her Vision and this brought back memories of my own journey. For years I was confused as to what Vision was and frustrated because I didn’t know how to find mine. I use the word Vision so much that I forget how
I’m back from my annual retreat in Bandon, Oregon. It’s a very small town and I think it’s the most beautiful and unique spot on the entire Oregon coast. I go there each year for about 10 days to photograph, to be alone and to contemplate. I found some wonderful new dunes on this trip
