THOMAS HOLTON

THOMAS HOLTON

I believe the role of a photographer is to examine the human condition with compassion, empathy, and a thoughtful eye. I encourage my students to focus their cameras on subjects that are personally meaningful; intellectually, emotionally, and visually. I foster a better understanding of the many ways photography functions in a world where almost everyone has a camera, and encourage students to explore the possibilities with an open mind and an open heart.



THOMAS HOLTON

Thomas Holton is a photographer and educator based in New York City. He received a BA in cultural anthropology from Kenyon College and his MFA in photography from the School of Visual Arts. His ongoing project, The Lams of Ludlow Street, has documented the life of a single Chinese-American family living in Manhattan’s Chinatown over the last 20 years. The  project was published as a book in 2016 by Kehrer Verlag and has been shown in the United States and abroad at venues including The Museum of the City of New York, the New York Public Library, and the China-Lishui International Photography Festival. The Lams of Ludlow Street will be featured in an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. in the fall of 2022. The work has also been published by the New York Times, Aperture, The Guardian and many others periodicals. Holton has taught at the International Center of Photography and was co-founder of the VisuaLife photography program, working with at-risk teenagers in collaboration with the Children’s Aid Society in New York City. He is currently the photography instructor at the Trinity School in New York City.


Thomas is available for aesthetic and conceptual critiques, student portfolio reviews, and tutorials covering camera basics.


ONE-HOUR TUTORIAL: $150


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