Jason Thrasher is an American photographer with a special focus on musicians. He was honored for his 2017 book, ''Athens Potluck'', as a 2018 Georgia Author of the Year. His work has been exhibited at the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, the Corcoran School of Fine Art in Washington, D.C., the Yerba Buena Arts Center in San Francisco, the Institute of Contemporary Arts (London), the

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in New Orleans and the Atrium Gallery at the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta.

Early life and career

Jason Thrasher is from

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. As a young skateboarder he met photographer,

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from Transworld Skateboarding who was in Huntsville to photograph Regional competitions at Underground Skate Park. Thrasher was inspired to become a photographer and studied at the

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before moving to

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where he studied and graduated from the

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. He began photographing musical acts. His photographs have appeared in ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and for labels ATO and Warner Brothers. Jason Thrasher also produces music and documentary videos.

Music photography

In the photography book, ''Athens Potluck,'' Jason Thrasher produced a chain of images and interviews with 33 musicians whose careers were connected to Athens, Georgia. Artists featured include

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and

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of the

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of the Drive-By Truckers,

Vanessa Briscoe Hay Vanessa Briscoe Hay (born October 18, 1955) is an American singer for the Athens, Georgia bands Pylon, Supercluster and Pylon Reenactment Society. Biography Born to a textile worker and a housewife in Atlanta, Georgia, Hay attended elementar ...

of Pylon, and Michael Stipe of

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The photo essay on Art Rosenbaum whose album, ''The Art of Field Recording'' won a Grammy Award in 2008 incorporates images of his art and music. An exhibit that featured images from ''Athens Potluck'' was held at the

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where the book is on permanent display.

India Perspectives

The

Athens Institute for Contemporary Art The Athens Institute for Contemporary Art (ATHICA) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) contemporary art gallery in Athens, Georgia, United States. Lizzie Zucker Saltz, ATHICA's founder and director, began the institute in 2001 with the help of FiveArt, Inc. ...

exhibition, “Jason Thrasher: Uncovered Perspectives: India 21 Years Later, ” documents various locations in India before the Internet brought many changes to daily life. Taken with a Leica camera the 33mm black and white negatives were made clearer using digital techniques. Jessica Smith
Uncovered Perspectives: Jason Thrasher Revisits India Through Photography
''Flagpole Magazine'' Oct. 9, 2019. The exhibit opened October 13, 2019 and included concerts of experimental music.

Publications

*''Athens Potluck'', Deeds Publishing, 2017. .

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thrasher, Jason People from Huntsville, Alabama Artists from Athens, Georgia Year of birth missing (living people) Living people University of Alabama at Birmingham alumni 21st-century American photographers University of Georgia alumni Photographers from Alabama Photographers from Georgia (U.S. state) Rock music photographers Photography in India