A British photographer turned his lens on Texas Hill Country in 2007.
, known for his documentary photo essays on various social topics, has created a body of work about the Texas Hill Country. Shot entirely on medium format film, he captured the curious and, at times, strange lives of local Texans at the time of George Bush’s political reign.Although born in Wales, United Kingdom, Thompson has always connected deeply to America. At the time of his birth in the smallest country of the United Kingdom, his father worked in the mines in Alabama.
“The Texas Hill Country series was photographed over three months spread over two years from 2006 to 2007. My biggest influences as a student were Diane Arbus and Joel Sternfeld, so I knew I had to go to America.”Thompson wanted “The Texas Hill Country” to be his first significant photographic work. At the time of creation, he felt it was relevant – the Hill Country was home to then-president George Bush, and “it all seemed like a perfect metaphor for America at large.
“It savaged my confidence,” he explains. “Which is a small tragedy as only by looking back over the photographs during the pandemic did I realize there is some brilliant work here. It seemed fate conspired against me. I still went on to make some great photo books of other projects and work with some amazing clients, but I always felt this photo series never had its day in the sun.”While out shooting, Thompson didn’t have a plan on where to go and what to shoot.
“I was polite to them, although I made them flinch a little when I pulled my light meter out of my pocket,” he says.
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