A grayscale photograph of photographer Kenny Thatcher outside the Woodshop Listening Room holding a large print tube, next to the marquis which reads "Tonight - Luminaria Giveback", and has a bit of grafiti along the bottom of the building.

About Me

I grew up learning the visual language of the Southeastern woods. During the 2020 lockdown in Chattanooga, photography became the way I relearned how to pay attention. Outward, toward a world that is fragile and worth defending. Inward, toward whatever it is that makes a person need to walk into the woods alone. What began in isolation became something else: a practice of returning to the same paths, the same questions.

The work is still solitary. I try to arrive without assumption, and to let the land say what it has to say before I reach for the camera. These images are an invitation to stillness.

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I also have some Thoughts on AI and image processing that might be of interest.

Published Work

Solo Exhibitions

Selected Group Exhibitions

  • 2025 Wellness Studios of Virginia Lee, LMT (Primary Exhibitor), Summer – Present

  • 2025 Seasonal Shifts, Erlanger Baroness Hospital, Chattanooga, TN

  • 2025 Flora & Fauna, CHA ART SPACE, Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport

  • 2025 The Color Yellow (Member Thematic Show), The Association for Visual Arts, Chattanooga, TN

  • 2024 Juried Member Show (“Ironworker” selected), The Association for Visual Arts, Chattanooga, TN

  • 2022 Reflections and Shadows, Erlanger Health System, Chattanooga, TN

Residencies & Collections

  • 2025 “Lofty” acquired for permanent display, Erlanger Dialysis at Baroness

  • 2024 “Stay Awhile” & “Passengers” acquired for permanent display, Erlanger East Gastroenterology

  • 2024 Co-Exhibitor with Anh Bao Tran-Le, The Woodshop Listening Room, Chattanooga, TN (April – August)

  • 2022 Artist in Residence (with Virgil Fox), The Woodshop Listening Room, Chattanooga, TN (May 2022 – January 2023)