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Seven eggs on a sunny afternoon, sitting in the rinse. Courtesy of Henrietta Le Fowl & her doting sisters đŸ„š
17/08/2026

Seven eggs on a sunny afternoon, sitting in the rinse.

Courtesy of Henrietta Le Fowl & her doting sisters đŸ„š

I made a lot of photographs throughout my research that I have yet to share. In a malaise of ceaseless written deadlines...
02/07/2026

I made a lot of photographs throughout my research that I have yet to share.

In a malaise of ceaseless written deadlines, going out with the camera, or simply staying inside to play, was and remains to be a cherished outlet.

I got into the (bad?) habit of sitting on so many of these photographs. In truth I’d rather they met the world on the printed page than through the hyper-ephemerality of the digital scroll.

The practice or photography is something I just can’t set aside, a way of orientating myself in the world.

I could quite happily go on making pictures without them ever having to see the light of day.

I love the stillness, the word in all its frenzy and evolution held neatly for a moment within the parameters of the viewfinder.

Although, In the same breath, I must say it enlivens me to share my photographs and see them out in the world so
here’s to more of that.

I. Golden Virginia to***co plant that my father gifted to me as a sapling.

I kept the plant in the original pot. A chilli chicken fusion pot noodle repurposed.

This was a way to test the validity of the legend surrounding my father‘s green fingers.

In a quietly miraculous turn, it lived for over two years. It really made me smile every time I looked at it too. That plan really defied the odds.

Tobacco


Easy to grow, tricky to cure, a real bastard to kick the habit.

II. View of the beck that splits the agricultural field beside my father’s terraced house.

III. Stainless steel pan atop a cluttered washing bowl. Surface tension causing a convex meniscus.

IV. Still life of cutlery drying beside the kitchen sink. The plates kind of resemble a very rotund set of butt cheeks and this always makes me smile a little.

Love,

Thomas

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08/05/2026

Adding salvaged wood battens to the back of the frames. These battens are cut from larger beams of old but high quality timber collected over the years on the farm by my mum’s partner.

This adds rigidity to the frames and makes the float mount possible. As I worked away on these, the brilliant produced a number of archival pigment prints from the series Poppy Promises.

For a sharp finish, Alec at Fresh Aire mounted each of the prints to Alu DiBond. The next step involves joining Aluminium mounted prints to the solid oak frames


More insights coming soon


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Photo London
14th - 17th May



Discovery, J01 📍

I’ve been meaning to reflect on the past weeks, and share some good news of things to come. But these first glimpses of ...
20/04/2026

I’ve been meaning to reflect on the past weeks, and share some good news of things to come.

But these first glimpses of sunshine are precious, and the seasonal change has had me seeking moments of quiet in nature.

This is where I have found myself more often as of late. With no restrictive aims or intentions beyond the simple pleasure of watching the world unfold within the viewfinder.

I hope that I’m forever astounded by the beauty and wonder that can be found in the small and commonplace.

Even within the limited parameters of the viewfinder, life bursts forth to unravel in time.

Recognising the intricate beauty in the small and commonplace often invites me to think of the vast scale and complexity of the universe at large.

That from each moment to the next, across the planet, life in its many forms is unified in constant movement so intricately woven down to the smallest minutiae of detail.

Bumblebee and Foxglove, Autumn 2025.

Later this week I travel to Utrecht ahead of the FOTODOK BOOK TALKS #46, .nl A live talk show centred on the photobook,...
07/04/2026

Later this week I travel to Utrecht ahead of the FOTODOK BOOK TALKS #46, .nl
A live talk show centred on the photobook, with interviews led by Giya Makondo Wills.
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The talk takes place live in Utrecht on Monday 13th April, and the wonderful news followed that the talk will also stream on the same evening in Modena, Italy

I’m excited to be sharing insights into Poppy Promises, and honored to be beside great company on the evening:

w/ Mixedness is my Mythology.

w/ With Love. From an invader. - Rhododendrons, Empire, China and me.
gremmen w/ In Between

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Poppy Promises has been in the world for five months now and the reception of the work has breathed a deep fulfillment into my life.

Photograph: Father at Home, from the series Poppy Promises.

Published by Witty Books

Design .miotto_

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📆 Monday 13th April 8pm
📍 TivoliVredenburg, Vredenburgkade
11, 3511 WC

Utrecht + Online đŸ’«

Thank you

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A portrait of Ai Weiwei, Cambridge, 2026. -Thank you to Ai and Dongxu, and for commissioning the portraits. Ai Weiwei i...
10/03/2026

A portrait of Ai Weiwei, Cambridge, 2026.



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Thank you to Ai and Dongxu, and for commissioning the portraits.

Ai Weiwei is interviewed by Susanne Lenz for the
Jan 31/Feb 1 issue of


Photo Editor:
Creative director: .co.yu

Processing:

The inimitable Ai Weiwei photographed earlier this week for the Berliner Zeitung. I’d reached the last two frames on th...
30/01/2026

The inimitable Ai Weiwei photographed earlier this week for the Berliner Zeitung.


I’d reached the last two frames on the roll and Ai suggested pulling his hood over to cover half of his face. I agreed, looked down through the loupe and turned the focus. Watching it move from the hem of the hood, across his nose, and towards his returning gaze.

Thank you to Ai and Dongxu, and for commissioning the portraits.

Ai Weiwei is interviewed by Susanne Lenz for the Jan 31/Feb 1 issue of


Photo Editor:
Creative director: .co.yu

Processing:

The BrontĂ« waterfall photographed for the FT Life & Arts Travel Story ‘My weekend at Wuthering Heights’ by Maria Crawfor...
30/01/2026

The BrontĂ« waterfall photographed for the FT Life & Arts Travel Story ‘My weekend at Wuthering Heights’ by Maria Crawford.

Photographs for the FT Life & Arts Travel Story ‘My weekend at Wuthering Heights’ by Maria Crawford.I’m grateful that I ...
28/01/2026

Photographs for the FT Life & Arts Travel Story ‘My weekend at Wuthering Heights’ by Maria Crawford.

I’m grateful that I got to begin this year atop the blustery BrontĂ« country moorland, following the call of falling water, and bracing the cold before returning to the stone cobbles of Haworth.

Icy paths that twist through heather brought me to Top Withins, a ruined farmhouse perched high in the moors that is thought to have inspired Wuthering Heights.

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I. Haworth Main Street at Sunrise

II. Brontë Waterfall

III. Top Withins

IV. Cowside, a 17th Century farmstead in the Yorkshire Dales

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Thank you Hilary Kirby for the commission


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To everyone that came to see Poppy Promises exhibited in the past months, thank you for coming along and giving the proj...
14/01/2026

To everyone that came to see Poppy Promises exhibited in the past months, thank you for coming along and giving the project such a special reception.

Those of you who bought the book, shared a kind word, or even just picked it up and spent a moment turning the pages, it truly means the world to me.

To bring the year to a close, Guest Project Space ( ) hosted an exhibition for Poppy Promises; bringing together nineteen photographs from the series.

Each photograph was carefully printed by Fresh Aire ( ) mounted on Aluminium DiBond, and presented in frames that I made myself on the farm where the project was photographed over the past eight years.

This week, a small section of the show will be travelling to Berlin to coincide with a the launch of the book at .berlin

I will also be in conversation about the project with my good friend at Bildband. If you’re in the city come join us, or tune online at 7pm CET this Thursday.

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Installation photographs from Poppy Promises Solo Exhibition at Guest Project Space

November 27th - December 19th 2025

Poppy Promises Photobook Published by
November 2025
Book Design .miotto_

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