Photographer Tom Chambers was raised in the Amish farm country of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He completed a BFA in 1985 from The Ringling School of Art, Sarasota, Florida majoring in graphic design with an emphasis on photography. Since 1998, Chambers has exhibited photomontage images from ten photographic series both nationally and internationally in 21 solo exhibitions and over seventy group exhibitions and art fairs. Chambers has received fellowships from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the Virginia Commission for the Arts.
Chambers’s photography is held in the collections of the National Museum of Photography, Bogotá, Colombia; California State Polytechnic University; Santa Barbara Museum of Art, CA; Santa Fe Museum of Art, NM; Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Bangkok, Thailand; Texas Photographic Society; City of Jacksonville, FL - Art in Public Places; University of Texas; Sir Richard Branson, personal collection; and the Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. Chambers’s work has been published in multiple publications and books. Entropic Kingdom, containing images from five series, was published by Modernbook Editions in 2012. Galerie Vevais published Werkdruck No. 6 in 2015 featuring his Illumination series. A retrospective book, Hearts and Bones, was released in the Fall of 2018, by Unicorn Publishing, London.
Catching Koi
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
All my life I have held a fascination with the animal kingdom, which began in my childhood growing up on a farm and extended into my adult years. On some inexplicable level I feel a ...
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Middle Light
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
All my life I have held a fascination with the animal kingdom, which began in my childhood growing up on a farm and extended into my adult years. On some inexplicable level I feel a ...
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I Can Touch
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Other Editions: 32" x 17.75", Edition of 20, $1,850 Tom Chambers is an American born photographer who creates seamless and surreal photomontages. Chambers presents unspoken stories ...
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Southern Migration
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
I present unspoken stories which illustrate fleeting moments in time and which are intended to evoke a mood in the viewer. These mythical illustrations might address the fragility of...
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Tea For Two, limited edition photograph, archival pigment, signed and numbered
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Tea For Two, limited edition photograph, archival pigment, signed and numbered My photographic series Tales of Heroines is a collection of stories about the lives of young women tol...
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Blood Moon
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
From Chambers' "To The Edge" series "I present unspoken stories which illustrate fleeting moments in time and which are intended to evoke a mood in the viewer. These mythical illu...
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Strange Waters
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
photo montage
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Tea for Two, limited edition, archival ink photograph, signed and numbered
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Tea for Two, limited edition, archival ink photograph, signed and numbered. Charming, whimsical, and enigmatic, Tom Chambers' stirring photomontages have captivated collectors for m...
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Come What Is
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
From the Still Beating Series Narrative Art refers to visual imagery which tells stories, engages the imagination, and stirs the emotions. These stories transcend culture and are re...
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Last Bough
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
I present unspoken stories which illustrate fleeting moments in time and which are intended to evoke a mood in the viewer. These mythical illustrations might address the fragility of...
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Fire and Ice
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
From the Still Beating Series Narrative Art refers to visual imagery which tells stories, engages the imagination, and stirs the emotions. These stories transcend culture and are re...
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Suspended Animation
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Tom Chambers considers his practice to be not so much about taking photos as “making” them. He creates scenes that evoke magical realism and surreal fairytales by photographing separate elements and assembling them into montages enhanced with patina and warmth. Chambers employs contemporary technology to achieve the luminous quality and dramatic compositions of Old Masters paintings. His aptly titled exhibition, “Reverie,” included images of princess-like girls engaging with the natural world, with an air of post-war painter Andrew Wyeth’s Christina’s World.
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Visitation
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
“Declaration” was inspired by my return to international travel in 2022. Just as life had changed with the impact of Covid, my photography work shifted from elements of magic realism...
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No Glory In Regret
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
From the Still Beating Series Narrative Art refers to visual imagery which tells stories, engages the imagination, and stirs the emotions. These stories transcend culture and are re...
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Hidden Aviary
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
From the Still Beating Series Narrative Art refers to visual imagery which tells stories, engages the imagination, and stirs the emotions. These stories transcend culture and are re...
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Coy Koi
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Tom Chambers considers his practice to be not so much about taking photos as “making” them. He creates scenes that evoke magical realism and surreal fairytales by photographing separate elements and assembling them into montages enhanced with patina and warmth. Chambers employs contemporary technology to achieve the luminous quality and dramatic compositions of Old Masters paintings. His aptly titled exhibition, “Reverie,” included images of princess-like girls engaging with the natural world, with an air of post-war painter Andrew Wyeth’s Christina’s World.
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Justice
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
“Declaration” was inspired by my return to international travel in 2022. Just as life had changed with the impact of Covid, my photography work shifted from elements of magic realism...
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Ride A Pony
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
I present unspoken stories which illustrate fleeting moments in time and which are intended to evoke a mood in the viewer. These mythical illustrations might address the fragility of...
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After You, Me
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
From the Still Beating Series Narrative Art refers to visual imagery which tells stories, engages the imagination, and stirs the emotions. These stories...
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Now, Now
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
photo montage
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Morning On The Grand Canal, limited edition photograph, archival, signed
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Morning On The Grand Canal, limited edition photograph, archival, signed and numbered I present unspoken stories that illustrate fleeting moments in time and which are intended to...
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Fragment Attraction, limited edition photograph, archival, signed and numbered
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Fragment Attraction, limited edition photograph, archival, signed and numbered I present unspoken stories that illustrate fleeting moments in time and which are intended to evoke a...
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Edge of a Dream
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
All my life I have held a fascination with the animal kingdom, which began in my childhood growing up on a farm and extended into my adult years. On some inexplicable level I feel a ...
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Repose
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
“Declaration” was inspired by my return to international travel in 2022. Just as life had changed with the impact of Covid, my photography work shifted from elements of magic realism...
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Revelation
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
“Declaration” was inspired by my return to international travel in 2022. Just as life had changed with the impact of Covid, my photography work shifted from elements of magic realism...
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Genesis
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
“Declaration” was inspired by my return to international travel in 2022. Just as life had changed with the impact of Covid, my photography work shifted from elements of magic realism...
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Badlands
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
I present unspoken stories which illustrate fleeting moments in time and which are intended to evoke a mood in the viewer. These mythical illustrations might address the fragility of...
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Marsh Flight, Steady My Steed, limited edition photograph, archival, signed
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Marsh Flight, Steady My Steed, limited edition photograph, archival, signed and numbered I present unspoken stories that illustrate fleeting moments in time and which are intended t...
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Sweet Nectar
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
I present unspoken stories which illustrate fleeting moments in time and which are intended to evoke a mood in the viewer. These mythical illustrations might address the fragility of...
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$1,200
Annunciation
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Illumination Series Renaissance artists affirmed the transformational nature of light in their classical paintings. Taddeo Gaddi and Giotto di Bondone...
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Pretty As Me
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Animal Visions All my life I have held a fascination with the animal kingdom, which began in my childhood growing up on a farm and extended into my adult years. On some inexplicab...
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Heat Lightning
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
From the Still Beating Series Narrative Art refers to visual imagery which tells stories, engages the imagination, and stirs the emotions. These stories...
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Winged Migration
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Entropic Kingdom I present unspoken stories which illustrate fleeting moments in time and which are intended to evoke a mood in the viewer. These mythical illustrations might addr...
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Late For Dinner
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
I present unspoken stories which illustrate fleeting moments in time and which are intended to evoke a mood in the viewer. These mythical illustrations might address the fragility of...
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Garden Gate
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
From the Still Beating Series Narrative Art refers to visual imagery which tells stories, engages the imagination, and stirs the emotions. These stories transcend culture and are re...
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$1,400
Pennants Over Pienza, limited edition photograph, archival, signed and numbered
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Pennants Over Pienza, limited edition photograph, archival, signed and numbered From Tom Chambers' Illumination Series Renaissance artists affirmed the transformational nature of light in their classical paintings. Taddeo Gaddi and Giotto di Bondone...
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$750
Burn to Shine, limited edition photograph, archival pigment, signed and numbered
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Burn to Shine, limited edition photograph, archival pigment, signed and numbered From Tom Chambers' series Animal Visions All my life I have held a fas...
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Steady My Steed, limited edition photograph, archival, signed and numbered
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Steady My Steed, limited edition photograph, archival, signed and numbered I present unspoken stories that illustrate fleeting moments in time and which are intended to evoke a moo...
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The Gamekeeper's Charge, limited edition photograph, archival, signed
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
The Gamekeeper's Charge, limited edition photograph, archival, signed and numbered I present unspoken stories that illustrate fleeting moments in time and which are intended to evok...
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$1,200
Tart to the Taste, limited edition photograph, archival, signed and numbered
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Tart to the Taste, limited edition photograph, archival, signed and numbered I present unspoken stories that illustrate fleeting moments in time and which are intended to evoke a m...
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Presentation
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
“Declaration” was inspired by my return to international travel in 2022. Just as life had changed with the impact of Covid, my photography work shifted from elements of magic realism...
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Ascension
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
“Declaration” was inspired by my return to international travel in 2022. Just as life had changed with the impact of Covid, my photography work shifted from elements of magic realism...
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Rejuvenation
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
“Declaration” was inspired by my return to international travel in 2022. Just as life had changed with the impact of Covid, my photography work shifted from elements of magic realism...
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A View From The Bridge
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
I present unspoken stories which illustrate fleeting moments in time and which are intended to evoke a mood in the viewer. These mythical illustrations might address the fragility of...
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Morning On The Grand Canal, limited edition photograph, archival, signed
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Morning On The Grand Canal, limited edition photograph, archival, signed and numbered I present unspoken stories that illustrate fleeting moments in time and which are intended to e...
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Steady My Steed, limited edition photograph, archival, signed and numbered
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Steady My Steed, limited edition photograph, archival, signed and numbered I present unspoken stories that illustrate fleeting moments in time and which are intended to evoke a mood...
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Winter Sun
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
I present unspoken stories which illustrate fleeting moments in time and which are intended to evoke a mood in the viewer. These mythical illustrations might address the fragility of...
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Buffalo Gal
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
I present unspoken stories which illustrate fleeting moments in time and which are intended to evoke a mood in the viewer. These mythical illustrations might address the fragility of...
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Lunge Line
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
I present unspoken stories which illustrate fleeting moments in time and which are intended to evoke a mood in the viewer. These mythical illustrations might address the fragility of...
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Moi sans toi
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
I present unspoken stories which illustrate fleeting moments in time and which are intended to evoke a mood in the viewer. These mythical illustrations might address the fragility of...
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Double Heist
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
I present unspoken stories which illustrate fleeting moments in time and which are intended to evoke a mood in the viewer. These mythical illustrations might address the fragility of...
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Raven's Blessing
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
I present unspoken stories which illustrate fleeting moments in time and which are intended to evoke a mood in the viewer. These mythical illustrations might address the fragility of...
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Wildfire
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
I present unspoken stories which illustrate fleeting moments in time and which are intended to evoke a mood in the viewer. These mythical illustrations might address the fragility of...
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Tangled Up in Blue
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
I present unspoken stories which illustrate fleeting moments in time and which are intended to evoke a mood in the viewer. These mythical illustrations might address the fragility of...
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An American in Italy
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
I present unspoken stories which illustrate fleeting moments in time and which are intended to evoke a mood in the viewer. These mythical illustrations might address the fragility of...
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Your Move
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
I present unspoken stories which illustrate fleeting moments in time and which are intended to evoke a mood in the viewer. These mythical illustrations might address the fragility of...
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Wild By Nature
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Other Editions: 32" x 17.75", Edition of 20, $1,850 Tom Chambers is an American born photographer who creates seamless and surreal photomontages. Chambers presents unspoken stories ...
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Forever In A Day
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Tom Chambers is an American born photographer who creates seamless and surreal photomontages. Chambers presents unspoken stories which illustrate fleeting moments in time and which ...
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No You Don't
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Tom Chambers is an American born photographer who creates seamless and surreal photomontages. Chambers presents unspoken stories which illustrate fleeting moments in time and which ...
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Tea for Two
By Tom Chambers
Located in Sante Fe, NM
This is a newly released image from Chambers' most recent series. Chambers describes his process: "I initially sketch a concept or idea which I have for an image. Then, I photograph each piece of the photomontage using a Nikon D700 or a medium format film camera, generally a Mamiya Pro TL or a Fuji Rangefinder. The greatest challenge is in making sure the light intensity and direction are similar in each of these shots. The process of creating a photomontage may take a month or more, depending upon how quickly I am able to get all the shots and sort through them, selecting the ones which work best together. "Pieces" of the final image may include the landscape or background, often shot in sections, as well as the sky, a human figure, an animal, or another object. The processed film is scanned at a high resolution, approximately 80 megabytes per frame. Then, I use Photoshop software with a Macintosh computer...
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