alex Thompson

Photographer
   
Upon the Arm of the Sea
Location: Stockton, CA
Biography: In the famous words of Walt Whitman, "I am large, I contain multitudes.: More definitively, I am the type of person that views the world from the corner of my eye. My reality is formed from the details; the small stories that add up to form this... MORE
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Upon the Arm of the Sea
Copyright alex Thompson 2024
Updated Mar 2017
In 2016 I left Los Angeles for the sleepy cities along the San Francisco Bay Delta. For centuries, this waterway has been an integral part of life for the communities that lie along and this project examines that relationship. Through themes of interconnectivity, these photographs are an exploration of the human relationship with the natural world and how the Delta has shaped the societies, communities, and cultures in this region.

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Remembering Tule Lake for the New York Times

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veinsofgod-washpost

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Veins of God

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Upon the Arm of the Sea (visura grant submission)

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Illma Gore for Guardian US

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The Wrath of El NiƱo for LA Weekly

alex Thompson / Los Angeles
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Venice Skatepark

alex Thompson / venice beach
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Working Girls

Alex Thompson / wan chai
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