Raymond Thompson Jr.
Artist · Author · Visual Journalist · Public Historian
Place · Memory · Landscape · Archives · Race
Raymond Thompson Jr. is an artist, author, and visual journalist whose work explores how race, memory, and history shape the American landscape. Through photography, film, archival research, and storytelling, his projects examine the histories that landscapes preserve—and those they have been made to forget.
Featured Projects
Appalachian Ghost
Photography · Book · Public History
“It’s hard to stop rebels that time travel”
Photography · Family History · Archive
Selected Recognition
Lucie Foundation Photo Book Prize
2025
Arles Les Rencontres de la Photographie -Shortlist
2026
Kraszna-Krausz Book Awards - Shortlist
2026
1619 Aftermath Grant Winner
2022