Thomas Joshua Cooper

Thomas Joshua Cooper (born December 19, 1946) is an American photographer. He is considered among the premier contemporary landscape photographers.

Early life and education Cooper studied art, philosophy and literature and received his bachelor's degree from Humboldt State University in Arcata, California in 1969. In 1972, he received his master's of art in photography with honors from the University of New Mexico.

Inspiration Cooper was inspired by the works of the photographers of the f/64 group of the 1930s and 1940s, such as Ansel Adams. Cooper stated, "I'll live and die by the late works of Edward Weston, Alfred Stieglitz and Paul Strand, and I think Robert Frank is the most extraordinary living photographic picture-maker."

Career Cooper's first solo show took place in 1971. He has had more than 95 solo exhibitions since then. After teaching art and photography in a number of schools in California, Cooper moved to England.

In 2009 Cooper achieved a Guggenheim Fellowship in Photography.

Cooper has lived in Scotland since the 1980s

Awards and honours 1970, John D. Phelen Award in Art and Literature . 1999, Major Artist's Award, Lannan Foundation, Santa Fe, New Mexico 2014, Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Museums Cooper's works are held by over fifty museums and public collections, among them: Denver Art Museum, Denver Colorado The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), Houston, Texas Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, New Jersey The Tate Gallery, London, England The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England