Al J Thompson Explained

Al J Thompson (born 1980) is a Jamaica-born American photographer, living in New York City.^{[1] [2]}

Life and work

Thompson was born on the island of Jamaica.^[1] In 1996, aged 16, he moved to Spring Valley in Rockland County, New York.^[1] He now lives in New York City.^[2]

His first book, Remnants of an Exodus (2021), was made in Spring Valley and is about gentrification.^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

Publications

• Remnants of an Exodus. New York (state): Gnomic, 2021. With an essay by Shane Rocheleau, "Gathering Remnants".^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2021-06-17. Al J Thompson: Remnants of an Exodus. 22 March 2021. GUP Magazine.
2. Web site: 2021-06-17. Remnants of an Exodus • Q&A with Al J Thompson. Vogue Italia. 18 March 2021 .
3. Web site: 2021-06-17. A photographer bears witness to the gentrification of his childhood home. www.1854.photography.
4. Web site: 2021-06-17. The big picture: elegy for a lost New York community. 23 May 2021. The Guardian.
5. Web site: 2021-06-17. Visualizing Gentrification In 'Remnants Of An Exodus'. NPR.org.
6. Anakwa. Dwamena. 2021-06-17. A Photographer Chronicles Upheaval in His Suburban Home Town. The New Yorker. 20 March 2019 .
7. Web site: 2021-06-17. A photographer's elegy to a divided New York community. 25 May 2021. Huck Magazine.