SHANE THOMPSON - EXPOSURE EMERGING PHOTOGRAPHERS SHOWCASE
This body of work is an exploration of the history of Alberta’s rural communities and mainstreets and the shifts that occur through the lens of the corporatization of agriculture and the departure of youth chasing the so-called “Alberta Advantage". It is a way to document the ignored and abandoned underbellies of an increasingly urbanized province.
BIOGRAPHY
Shane Thompson (he/him) is a self-taught photographer and printer based in Mohkinstis, Treaty 7 Territory (Calgary, Alberta Canada). He works with a mix of film and digital with a strong concentration on medium format black and white photography and traditional wet printing.
His work is influenced by long family road trips as a child, politics, the effects of capitalism and a deep desire to document the Alberta that once was before it disappears.
