EDWARD THOMPSON / 
PHOTOGRAPHER

Welcome Photography Lovers

I’ve been in love with photography for over 25 years, I’m hoping you’ve found my website because you love photography too. 

The internet made my photographic career and allowed me to be discovered. I was not getting replies to emails, I wasn’t getting any meetings.

But I worked hard to make my own photography projects and then one day National Geographic Magazine reached out to me to publish a feature I had made on.... chickens! 

It launched my remarkable career. 

Freelance Pro Photographer

I’ve worked on 3,000 assignments. From being a holiday camp photographer to hanging out with billionaires. It’s been an unbelievable career trajectory.

You may have seen my photographs in The Guardian Weekend Magazine, BBC, CNN, Trouw, The Sunday Times Magazine.

If you need a photographer whose experienced and capable, feel free to get in touch. I’ve done everything at this point but my most frequent assignments are in:

• Portraiture
• Event coverage
  
• Reportage photo-essays 
  

You can see my PORTFOLIO here

Selling Out Photo Books

At present there are under 30 copies left of In-A-Gadda-Da-England (2022) my Sony World Photo Award Winning Project that became a Lucie Photo Book Award Finalist. You can nab one of the last copies for £125.

There are under 90 copies of my Texas Hill Country Opus ‘When In The Lonestar State’ (2023) which I am still selling at £40, but not for long. That photo book is in the collection of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Texas, which is pretty amazing as I’m not American but due to the quality of the book they made an exception. 

There are 200 copies of my most recent photo book ‘Welcome To Dungeness’, at £40. 

You can order my PHOTO BOOKS here

It took me 8 years to work out how to self-publish my own photo books to the highest quality (same printers as MACK) and the moment I knew how to do it I created an advertising funnel to exploit young photographers... I’m kidding... I actually recorded over 30 videos as a step by step guide of how I edit, design, layout, colour correct, proof, print, and crowd-fund my own photo books and put them all for FREE on Youtube. Which reminds me....

A Genuine Photo Youtuber?!

For over two years I’ve put out a video a week on my Youtube channel ‘Pictures On My Mind’. I do interviews with photographers, photo book deep dives, reviews, some armchair philosophy and a little silliness. But it is true gold in the dank dark void that is the Photo Youtuber hustle culture hellscape and you should really subscribe to it. My most popular video has over 70,000 views. But don’t worry, its still not ‘cool’. I only have 6,000 subscribers and no sponsor... yet... Wink Wink Call me

Check out my Youtube Channel

Real Photographer, Real help 

I’ve taught at dozens of universities in my life. The highest I climbed was as a Head of Year and Senior Lecturer. I’ve led photography workshops at The Whitechapel Gallery, The Photographers Gallery, Turner Contemporary and given talks at the V&A and The Bishopsgate Institute.

I offer 1 to 1 tutorials to photographers for only £50 for 50 minutes. Ludicrous, right? Most photographers I help get support, feedback and cheerleading once a month. I also teach a one year photography with film course at The Margate School, it’s for anyone. The new cohort starts January 2026 if you’re interested.

Exclusive Channel Membership

If you are still reading all this and like the sound of it I have a Channel Membership for my Youtube channel for only £2.99 

You get member only videos, some of which I make on request.

Cheap as chips and a little salty. 

Zines & Totes

Photo books are great, the bees knees. But they are expensive. In 2023 I started publishing a whole series of Zines on the theme of protest: Bilderberg, Occupy, XR, Anonymous and the London Olympics. Only £8 + p&p.

You can also buy a flying camera tote bag for £8 too! 

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Print Sales /
Mailing list sign up 

I have a mailing list that you can sign up for. Once a year I announce discreet print sale drops where I sell prints that are hanging around my office for next to nothing. A real bargaino! In other print sales I am represented by Kingsford Gallery.

If there are any photos of mine you’d like to own email me. I will tell you what edition size / size / price they are.