S2 E7: Ed Thompson: The Magician

PEOPLE Mentioned

Ed Thompson

William Eggleston

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Ansel Adams

Diane Arbus

Dina Litovsky

Tim Hetherington

Peter Knapp

Sergei Chilikov

Gueorgui Pinkhassov

Chuck Close

Austin Osman Spare

Daido Moriyama

Sam Battle (Look Mum No Computer)

Lewis Hine

Esther Teichmann

Mr. Motivator

Tom Anderson (Tom from Myspace)

Idle Hands Society

Books & Films Discussed

The Genius of Photography — BBC television series referenced in relation to William Eggleston shooting in France.

In the Garden of England by Ed Thompson — Ed's published photobook (Note: The book was actually published under the title In-A-Gadda-Da-England!), referenced when discussing images that recur across projects.

The Photographer's Playbook — An example of an unlikely photography book that found its audience.

Anarcho-Dandies — Ed's forthcoming photobook drawn from his 2009 medium-format project. (Since the book is forthcoming, I linked to the 2009 slide-show video of the project!)

Ed Thompson's unpublished occult photography manuscript — Seven years in the making, 50,000 words, untitled. (As it is unpublished, I linked back to Ed's official website).

Louis Theroux: The Misogyny Disruptors — Cited as an analogy for the online course-selling culture in photography communities. (Note: The actual title of this 2026 Netflix documentary is Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere).

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