thomas bacon photography

I’m happy to announce that a new company, Austin Handmade, is featuring my photography.  As you can probably infer, they carry locally made art, clothing, cards, and other items.  I also photographed most of the model and product photography for the site, which was fun because they feature some great local work.

If you’d like to visit my page on the site directly, click here.

They are having a launch party on Thursday 10/16.  Should be fun.  Many of the artists will be there.

10/16/08    7PM
Gallery Lombardi
602 West Seventh St. Suite A, Austin, TX 78701 US
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Since my friends first started having kids, and especially since I found out I was having my own, I’ve become increasingly interested in pregnancy photography.  Since then, I have photographed a few women(and their partners) who are expecting children.  I’ve tried to get away from many of the pitfall clichés of much of the pregnancy photography I’ve seen, and experimented with different techniques, including the Diana+ camera.  I would love to expand my portfolio in this direction, so please let me know if you know anyone who might be interested.

To view the new gallery, click here.

I’ve recently done some work for two non-profit magazines, one local and one national. Farfelu Magazine is a Texas-based publication that

“exists to give voice to writers and artists in all places - especially Austin - and to celebrate their diversity and their skills.”

The theme of the issue was “motherhood” and one of the editors, Elisabeth, contacted me after seeing some photographs at Clementine and asked if they could run some. They ended up running four, and I was very happy with the outcome. You can see tear sheets from the issue here, here, and here. You can order an issue here.

ColorLines Magazine, a national non-profit that covers issues of race and class, also hired me to take some photos of houses in East Austin for an article on immigrant housing. Click on the thumbnail to the left to see the tear sheet, or even better order an issue.

I’m excited to be showing about 30 or so images at a local coffee shop here in Austin during the month of April. Karinne, the owner, is an old friend and is allowing me the run of the place, so to speak, so it will be filled exclusively with my work. Please check it out if you’re in Austin. We’ll be hanging them this Sunday, April 6, and it will probably run for the rest of the month. The website for Clementine is at clementinecoffeebar.com, and the map below will help you get there… Lots of thanks to Karinne, as well as Kymberlie and Billy Wood for helping me with the framing and hanging.

Thematically, this show will be all over the map. I’m hoping that it won’t be too visually disconcerting. Everything from my documentary style work from Latin America, the Middle East, and the US, to more fine-art prints and even some architectural work.

And of course, please get a cup of coffee and something to eat while you’re there. Clementine is one of my favorite local spots, as anyone who has seen the 10 half-filled coffee cards in my wallet can attest to. The staff are all very cool (the morning shift knows me as “Elliot’s dad”), and the coffee is very good.

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