dkthompson
@dkt-1.bsky.social
Photographer working in history, cultural heritage and folklife documentation. Opinions are my own and not those of my employers.
Nov. 30, 2017 - the stockings were hung in the studio with care, using monofilament of course.
November 30, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Nov. 30, 2017 - the stockings were hung in the studio with care, using monofilament of course.
“Fuck Ice” graffiti on back of 211 Martin St., Raleigh NC, Sept. 22, 2025. DK Thompson Collection/Southern Folklife Collection/UNC-CH
November 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
“Fuck Ice” graffiti on back of 211 Martin St., Raleigh NC, Sept. 22, 2025. DK Thompson Collection/Southern Folklife Collection/UNC-CH
will not be using, but this is the OG 127 camera. Vestpocket Kodak, 1912-1926. from 1914 on was autographic model like this. 127 was introduced for this camera.
November 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM
will not be using, but this is the OG 127 camera. Vestpocket Kodak, 1912-1926. from 1914 on was autographic model like this. 127 was introduced for this camera.
first camera I ever had as a kid
November 29, 2025 at 3:49 PM
first camera I ever had as a kid
Items for #Warmth - “Ask About Gloves & Socks & Handwarmers” marked on car window parked near mutual aid organization, Hillsborough St., Raleigh NC, Dec. 23, 2023. #BlueSkyArtShow - DK Thompson Collection/Southern Folklife Collection/UNC-CH
November 29, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Items for #Warmth - “Ask About Gloves & Socks & Handwarmers” marked on car window parked near mutual aid organization, Hillsborough St., Raleigh NC, Dec. 23, 2023. #BlueSkyArtShow - DK Thompson Collection/Southern Folklife Collection/UNC-CH
Nov. 28, 2016 - Moral Monday: "No Hate, No Fear, No Stealing Our Votes”—State Capitol grounds, Raleigh NC. DK Thompson Collection/Southern Folklife Collection/UNC-CH
November 28, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Nov. 28, 2016 - Moral Monday: "No Hate, No Fear, No Stealing Our Votes”—State Capitol grounds, Raleigh NC. DK Thompson Collection/Southern Folklife Collection/UNC-CH
some ads from the ephemera collection in my office. the "anniversary" model produced during the war had the lack of chrome, with metal blacked out like the one I posted.
November 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
some ads from the ephemera collection in my office. the "anniversary" model produced during the war had the lack of chrome, with metal blacked out like the one I posted.
here it is. homemade board on an anniversary speed graphic. camera is a beater but works. I used it with a polaroid 545 back as my proofing camera for years. I switched the lens out with a Linhof 135 Xenar.
November 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
here it is. homemade board on an anniversary speed graphic. camera is a beater but works. I used it with a polaroid 545 back as my proofing camera for years. I switched the lens out with a Linhof 135 Xenar.
Redistricting deja vu > Protest against special session of Legislature, dealing with Voter ID laws. Bicentennial Plaza, Raleigh NC, Nov. 27, 2018. DK Thompson Collection/Southern Folklife Collection/UNC-CH
November 28, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Redistricting deja vu > Protest against special session of Legislature, dealing with Voter ID laws. Bicentennial Plaza, Raleigh NC, Nov. 27, 2018. DK Thompson Collection/Southern Folklife Collection/UNC-CH
Two Thanksgivings - from the museum photo collection. Thanksgiving dinners during WWII at Camp Davis & Camp Lejeune. US Army Signal Corps photos, scanned from the original 4x5 contact prints. The museum has a large collection of these approx. 2000+. Most deal with the 30th Div. in the ETO.
November 27, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Two Thanksgivings - from the museum photo collection. Thanksgiving dinners during WWII at Camp Davis & Camp Lejeune. US Army Signal Corps photos, scanned from the original 4x5 contact prints. The museum has a large collection of these approx. 2000+. Most deal with the 30th Div. in the ETO.
I would use a little penlight for local flashing
November 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I would use a little penlight for local flashing
here these are what I was printing for work. about 20 years ago. I had to reformat this collection of 900 plates, we decided it was cheaper to print them & shoot 4x5 copy negs than do two-step neg dupes. I used a multilamped contact printer, Ilford paper and a 4x5 enlarger to flash. Ilford 2150
November 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
here these are what I was printing for work. about 20 years ago. I had to reformat this collection of 900 plates, we decided it was cheaper to print them & shoot 4x5 copy negs than do two-step neg dupes. I used a multilamped contact printer, Ilford paper and a 4x5 enlarger to flash. Ilford 2150
#WindowsOnWednesday - a test roll I ran thru a camera I was giving to a student. The facade of the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, Jones Street, Raleigh NC 2014. low budget filter for a 25 Red, just laid on top of lens. the 25 is a classic filter for dramatic skies with b/w panchromatic film.
November 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
#WindowsOnWednesday - a test roll I ran thru a camera I was giving to a student. The facade of the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, Jones Street, Raleigh NC 2014. low budget filter for a 25 Red, just laid on top of lens. the 25 is a classic filter for dramatic skies with b/w panchromatic film.
couple of relics from yore. not sure if you can recall how PXP looked with it's retouching base versus PX.
November 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
couple of relics from yore. not sure if you can recall how PXP looked with it's retouching base versus PX.
in my FB memories- you know what this is? a big ass sheet of gatorboard. 5x10 foot custom. expensive beast. we used it to mount a graphic for an exhibit.
November 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
in my FB memories- you know what this is? a big ass sheet of gatorboard. 5x10 foot custom. expensive beast. we used it to mount a graphic for an exhibit.
reminds me of when I bought a bunch of 120 PX when it was discontinued, thinking I'd freeze it and dole it out. I ended up shooting it in like two months.
November 25, 2025 at 2:47 PM
reminds me of when I bought a bunch of 120 PX when it was discontinued, thinking I'd freeze it and dole it out. I ended up shooting it in like two months.
I always carry an old Nikon fisheye with me, but use it sparingly, a little goes a long way. back in 2014 it came in handy at the AIHC-I was wedged between the stage & crowd waiting for the grip & grins I had to shoot. I looked over my shoulder, quickly changed lenses on the D3
November 25, 2025 at 2:43 AM
I always carry an old Nikon fisheye with me, but use it sparingly, a little goes a long way. back in 2014 it came in handy at the AIHC-I was wedged between the stage & crowd waiting for the grip & grins I had to shoot. I looked over my shoulder, quickly changed lenses on the D3
I always carry a lot of stuff working because I move around a lot and like to try different angles and stuff. sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. if you're not shooting pictures, you're not working. I think it goes back to being trained as a news photographer and having to lug a bad everywhere
November 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I always carry a lot of stuff working because I move around a lot and like to try different angles and stuff. sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. if you're not shooting pictures, you're not working. I think it goes back to being trained as a news photographer and having to lug a bad everywhere
coworkers are sending snaps of me working the AIHC this past weekend, and they are non-surprisingly similar to ones from past. after 30 years of working this festival my methods haven't changed. neither has the soreness the following day or two.
November 24, 2025 at 7:39 PM
coworkers are sending snaps of me working the AIHC this past weekend, and they are non-surprisingly similar to ones from past. after 30 years of working this festival my methods haven't changed. neither has the soreness the following day or two.
these popped up in my FB memories, singer/songwriter and all around great musician Lakota John. I have photographed him a few times over the years and he grew up with the museum AIHC festival, and sought him out at the IBMA one year. these were shot with the D5 & 300/2.8 & X Pro-2 w/ 50-150/2.8
November 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
these popped up in my FB memories, singer/songwriter and all around great musician Lakota John. I have photographed him a few times over the years and he grew up with the museum AIHC festival, and sought him out at the IBMA one year. these were shot with the D5 & 300/2.8 & X Pro-2 w/ 50-150/2.8
here's another one light set using a speedotron strobe as a backlight for a sheer cloth of at WWI Red Cross nurse's veil.
November 23, 2025 at 5:24 PM
here's another one light set using a speedotron strobe as a backlight for a sheer cloth of at WWI Red Cross nurse's veil.
Sidewalk mural, “Know Where You Stand” by Claire Alexander (2020), part of the “Raleigh Art Beats” project, corner of Cabarrus & Salisbury Streets near Convention Center, Raleigh NC, May 20, 2023. DK Thompson Collection/Southern Folklife Collection/UNC-CH
November 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Sidewalk mural, “Know Where You Stand” by Claire Alexander (2020), part of the “Raleigh Art Beats” project, corner of Cabarrus & Salisbury Streets near Convention Center, Raleigh NC, May 20, 2023. DK Thompson Collection/Southern Folklife Collection/UNC-CH
here - 2 examples of what I was talking about. btw, although we mostly use speedotron strobes in the museum studio, as an old timer I sometimes will use hotlights. It's easier to control lighting with continuous sources and shape the light. small flash is tough without a "modeling light".
November 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
here - 2 examples of what I was talking about. btw, although we mostly use speedotron strobes in the museum studio, as an old timer I sometimes will use hotlights. It's easier to control lighting with continuous sources and shape the light. small flash is tough without a "modeling light".
#Small face on a wall, downtown Raleigh NC during the Covid shutdown and BLM protests, June 1, 2020. #BlueSkyArtShow DK Thompson Collection/Southern Folklife Collection/UNC-CH
November 22, 2025 at 11:15 PM
#Small face on a wall, downtown Raleigh NC during the Covid shutdown and BLM protests, June 1, 2020. #BlueSkyArtShow DK Thompson Collection/Southern Folklife Collection/UNC-CH