Gerhardt Thompson

Gerhardt Thompson

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Gerhardt Thompson is one of those rare artists who is able to unify multiple elements into a single, cohesive vision that is often far more spectacular than the sum of its parts. He specializes in photographing the human figure, specifically the female nude, and his penchant for mixing the graceful qualities of his human subjects with the natural landscapes of the Australian bush and beach are absolutely spellbinding. His alchemy of sunlight and shadow, flesh, sand, mortar, and stone, and the rush of the waves, are all ingredients to a magnificent vision. Gerhardt admits to admiring many photographers, Edward Weston being one of them, whose work is crafted around a harmony of form where the human body, although indispensable in the overall scheme of things, is not necessarily the main focus of the picture but is instead only of its key ingredients. The same sense of design runs through his veins as well. And it is a lovely and refreshing perspective.

Gerhardt Thompson, fine art nude photographer, earned an MD in Optics in 1980 at Sydney University, Australia and later earned his MBA through Harvard Business School, USA. He has been photographing for over 20 years of which the past 8 have been focused in the capacity of B&W fine art nude in the landscape. His accolades include a solo exhibit in Sydney, three International Exhibits where his work is featured and sold, 40 joint exhibits and four European based Exposes. He has been interviewed by The New Nude Magazine, MeinBerlin.de and Duclerk and his work has been also been published by each of them. He has also been published in the poetry journals The Sow's Ear Review and The Blue Fifth Review both based in the USA. He has published two books Gerhardt - The Book and The Sun Drenched Nude. He is a Judge for Photographic competitions on the photography website PhotoKonkurs.com. His work has won over 60 awards in both open and specific categories and over 70 acceptances/honorable mentions. Currently his photography hangs on walls around the world

Browse Thompson's body of work: Australia is such a unique country. Thousands of miles of pristine beaches, spectacular river ways, its bushlands and vast empty expanses, wherever you look there is something you will only see in Australia.