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Thomas
Allen
Bethune Fine Art Photography |
About the ArtistThomas has been interested in photography most of his life. He started taking photographs when he was eight years old. His early subjects were trains and engineered structures as well as landscapes and family portraits. His interests and vision have matured, but the subjects that catch his eye continue to be of the same genre as his earliest visions. Thomas’ vision is such that he sees the mystery that may be hidden within a subject. His seeing or reading of the subject can reveal some of its essence - even in so called inanimate subjects. A photograph of a Buddhist stupa or that of a rock may both reveal an essence of spirit that is unique to each. It is Thomas’ purpose to share his vision of the mystery that we call spirit as it is revealed to him. Some images readily reveal themselves, and others may require that they be studied for years. Thomas took courses in art and photography in high school and college. He spent some time as an apprentice photographer. He ran a dark room in the military. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Humboldt State University. During his adult life he has always maintained a dark room. His experience with formats include 35mm, 2 ¼”, and 4”x 5” cameras. He has exhibited at several galleries near his home in Arcata, California. He has recently fully embraced digital photography. Thomas says that, “I was always waiting for digital photography – I just didn’t know it”. He closed the darkroom, sold his film cameras, and exchanged them for a digital camera and a wide-carriage printer. The prints of his Ladakh Meditation show are examples of the quality of prints that he has always sought to create. It is not his intent to follow the rules of how photographs must look. He feels that each image should be accepted as being an expression. He feels that labels are not necessary, and that each image should be judged each on its own. |
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