TJ Thorne

Some of my favorite images that were minted as standalone photographs on Foundation.

One of the wallets has since been retired and all new images are now being minted to a new wallet.

Autumn Rush

One Day I'll Return

Remember Me

These three photos are available on Foundation.

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For the most part my approach to nature photography is based in literal representation. Even if the resulting photograph would take on more of an abstract form due to isolation and omission of the surrounding environment, the experience of photographing it and developing a relationship with it is always based in reality and a sense of photographing a specific THING whether it be a play of light, a unique moment in time, or an interesting subject. It still is and always will be because at the base of everything, that's the primary way that I interact with and experience nature.

This explorational series comes from a different emotional and mental place. These photos were taken not with the intent of that literal representation mentioned above but from a more visceral place, based more in an emotional reaction to what and where I'm photographing and putting pieces of the experience together into a single frame.They’re the result of a need to bring more fun and less pressure into my work. Honestly, it's hard to describe. But when I photograph in this way, I have noticed a distinct shift in the way that I am interpreting the environment, both mentally and emotionally, and that carries over into the way that I process the photo. Everything about making these photos feels... freeing.

Urban Archetypes are photographic portraits of skyscrapers taken during a trip to New York City in June 2022.

My reason for using a camera as a tool is that it allows me find simplicity, peace, and solace within the viewfinder. Typically I am photographing calm and quiet scenes in nature, however during a trip to New York City I found myself entranced by the overlapping geometric patterns, reflections, and organization of the skyscrapers towering overhead. Unlike the trip a year prior, this time I had my camera.

There, in the middle of Manhattan, I was able to find that simple beauty that draws me into my viewfinder and causes everything outside of that little box to melt away. There, in the middle of Manhattan, I found peace and solace.

Many of these photos are presented in unconventional orientations in order break the context of standing in the middle of the city in an effort to show you the beauty that exists outside of the literal subject– in the words of Minor White: “One should not only photograph things for what they are but for what else they are”.

I hope that these photos cause you to look closer at your surroundings to find a deeper appreciation for the often overlooked simplistic beauty that surrounds you. Even in the most chaotic of places, there is still peace to be found.

This is a living collection that will slowly be added to as I visit New York or other large cities. I don’t know when the next time that I visit a large city with my camera will be, or even if it will ever happen, but my intent is to add to this collection in “blocks”, which each new block being a sampling of images from a single trip.

Used with permission, the title of the collection was inspired by Kjetil Golid’s generative artwork collection “Archetype”, which these photographs reminded me of.

Urban Archetypes

Available on Foundation

ANGULATION

A one month long edition available for .05eth on Manifold. Ends on Jan/5/23.

I'm honored to have dropped this series of four decals! Available on OpenSea

These decals showcase the next evolution of my exploration with water which places the viewer into my viewfinder to show them what I see when I am exploring water with my camera. The Ebb and Flow Collection is born of this interaction. That interaction is where I find peace, solace, and everything else I need to survive in this world.

Tillamook

Edition of 10

Collected Artwork

Collected Artwork

Collected Artwork

Collected Artwork

Neil Burnell

Tara Workman

• Land of Dreams •

Celestial Being

My Decagons

Decagon #57