Thomas Joshua Cooper
author · photographer
Thomas Joshua Cooper is a prominent contemporary landscape photographer of Cherokee descent. Born in San Francisco in 1946, he received his bachelor's degree from Humboldt State University in Arcata, California, in 1969. He has lived in Scotland for many years and serves as the founding head of photography at the Glasgow School of Art. His work is characterized by a unique, private vision that explores tribal territories, rituals, and myths across Australia, the United States, Scotland, England, and Wales. Cooper is recognized for his beautifully rendered, dark landscape photographs and has received several accolades, including a Guggenheim Fellowship.[1,2,3,4,5]
- landscape
- ritual
- myth
- tribal territories
Books
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Between Dark and Dark€87.00 -
Dreaming the Gokstadt€18.00
Works by Thomas Joshua Cooper
- 1985 Between Dark and Dark First book of photographs.
- 1988 Dreaming the Gokstadt
- 2001 wild A book of his poems.
- 1979 Dialogue with Photography Collaborative book of documentary interviews.
Exhibitions
- 1985 Between Dark and Dark
Awards
- Guggenheim Fellowship