Alton Thompson (唐博敦) is a classical musician and art photographer whose images appear in public exhibits and international publications. Alton is a Getty Images contributor.
Recent exhibits include Les Rencontres (Encounters) in New Taipei and the Taiwan Mussorgsky Project, a series of 400 images prepared over two years and presented in coordination with live performances of Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition at Taiwan's National Concert Hall and National Palace Museum. His photoblog has been voted one of Taiwan's top three photography blogs in each year of its publication.
A native of Florida in the USA, Alton holds degrees from the Florida State University, the University of Memphis, and the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University.
Alton's Images, Taiwan (altonsimages.tw)
Photoblog: blog.altonsimages.tw
Twitter: @altonsimages
Mail: altonsimages@gmail.com
Exhibits
Les Rencontres (Encounters): Alton and Friends, New Taipei, Taiwan (2011)
Taipei Artists Collective exhibit, Taipei, Taiwan (2011)
NTNU Concert Exhibition, National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan (2010)
Taipei Artists Collective Inaugural Exhibition, Mayor's Salon, Taipei, Taiwan (2010)
Le Rouge Summer Exhibit, New Taipei, Taiwan (2009)
National Concert Hall, Taipei, Taiwan (2009)
Zhonghsin Concert Hall, Taichung, Taiwan (2009)
National Concert Hall, Taipei, Taiwan (2008)
Publications
GDL Magazine, Belgium (2013)
Getty Images licensing, USA (2012)
Gao Chunhui Asian Photography Magazine, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore (2011)
Degree Brochure, Department of Geography, The Florida State University USA (2010)
Interview, My Several Worlds, Carrie Marshall Kellenberger, Taiwan (2010)
Taiwan Photographers: multiple Photo of the Day honours (2009 to present)
Album Cover: Imminence, rock band debut, USA (2009)
José Miguel Hernández: Architecture and Engineering (2009)
Judith Dupré: Skyscrapers (2008)
Lonely Planet 'Love' Challenge Prize (2007)
British Association for Performing Arts Medicine (2007)
PBS: Independent Lens (2007)
C literary magazine (2004)
Contractual Assignment
Darcy McCabe, artist (2011)
Shaw Treatment (2009)
Siraya Creations (2010)
Collaborations
Simba Tu and Jerry Yang, musicians (2012)
Nico Yan, model (2011)
Kung Yi-Chen, model (2011)
Gao Chunhui, graphic communication (2011)
Kyo Rose, model (2010)
Carrie Marshall Kellenberger, travel writer (2010 to present)
Cecilia Ciou, model (2010)
James Elsner, geologist (2010)
Dory Hsu, actress and model (2009 to present)
Cherry Chen, model (2009 to present)
Lunarlu Chen, makeup artist (2009 to present)
Brad Arsenault, entrepreneur (2009 to present)
Melody Hsiao, model (2009 to present)
Judith Dupré, author (2008)
Apo Ching-Hsin Hsu, conductor (2007 to present)
Mandy Weng, musician and model (2007-2008)
Stephanie Mayer, musician and model (1999-2000)
