Tom Fields

Tom Fields (born 1951) is a Muscogee Creek/Cherokee photographer from Oklahoma. He has worked in both commercial and fine art photography during his career. Fields specializes in full-frame, black-and-white photos, shot as close as possible, of American Indian communities. For Fields, his work provides a "visual definition of what it is like to be Native American in Oklahoma."

In 1978, Fields enrolled as an art major at Northeastern State University with his focus being in photography. Fields' work at the time was inspired by Life (magazine) photographer, Eugene Smith.

Fields' photographs were the first ever to be accepted to the Indian Annual exhibition at the Philbrook Museum of Art.

Style Fields' documentary photography is inspired by "the emotional landscapes of Native people." His photographs often display detailed moments of spiritual and/or cultural expression.

Exhibitions and awards Fields began to exhibit his work in 1979. Some of these places include: Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe National Museum of the American Indian Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. Banff Centre in Banff, Alberta, Canada New Orleans Museum of Art

In 2011, his work, “Nativescapes: A View from the Interior,” was displayed at the Oklahoma State Capitol Complex in Oklahoma City.

Fluent Generations: The Art of Anita, Tom and Yatika Fields (2018) at the Sam Noble Museum in Norman, Oklahoma, featured work by Tom, his wife, and son. Curator Dan Swan also edited a catalogue for the exhibition.