Link: Sometimes, when you grow up in a small town, you have to leave and come back to really see it and appreciate it. Tom M. Johnson is about to open a show that celebrates the city of Lakewood, a suburb near Long Beach, California that was his childhood home.
Tom M. Johnson: Pittsburgh Parking Lot Booths And Their Attendants Photographer Tom M. Johnson is a long time west coast friend who moved to Pittsburgh a couple of years ago. Like any transplant or immigrant, it was at first, difficult to make the transition. As a editorial and advertising portrait photographer and an ar via…
‘Lakewood: Portraits of a Sacred American Suburb’ – Feature Shoot I had never heard of Lakewood until I came across Los Angeles-based photographer Tom M. Johnson’s series. At first look, his visually compelling images drew me in. There is a story being told in each image whether it be a portrait or landscape, and each…
Tom M. Johnson I recently received this e-mail from my friend Tom M. Johnson:If you happen to find yourself in Paris next month I invite you to My Private Art Room in the Marais for a glass of champagne. I am having a solo show where I will be exhibiting work from both via LENSCRATCH:…
photographer Tom M. Johnson wanders his neighborhood, camera in hand, in search of serendipity. In Lakewood, 20 miles outside of Los Angeles, Mr. Johnson has spent the past decade documenting a town in transition, capturing the intimate details of homes and their inhabitants for his project, “Lakewood: Portraits of a Sacred American Suburb.”
