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Thomas Koidhis
Canada
23 year old photographer, writer, philosopher, naturalist, visionary and aspiring filmmaker from Fort Smith, NT
The society we have described can never grow into a reality or see the light of day, and there will be no end to the troubles of states, or indeed, my dear Glaucon, of humanity itself, till philosophers are kings in this world, or till those we now call kings and rulers really and truly become philosophers, and political power and philosophy thus come into the same hands, while the many natures now content to follow either to the exclusion of the other are forcibly debarred from doing so. This is what I have hesitated to say so long, knowing what a paradox it would sound; for it is not easy to see that there is no other road to happiness, either for society or the individual.
-Plato, Republic
Somebody who only reads newspapers and at best books of contemporary authors looks to me like an extremely near-sighted person who scorns eyeglasses. He is completely dependent on the prejudices and fashions of his times, since he never gets to see or hear anything else. And what a person thinks on his own without being stimulated by the thoughts and experiences of other people is even in the best case rather paltry and monotonous. There are only a few enlightened people with a lucid mind and style and with good taste within a century. What has been preserved of their work belongs among the most precious possessions of mankind. We owe it to a few writers of antiquity (Plato, Aristotle, etc.) that the people in the Middle Ages could slowly extricate themselves from the superstitions and ignorance that had darkened life for more than half a millennium. Nothing is more needed to overcome the modernist's snobbishness.
- Albert Einstein, 1954
Hello Friends!
My name is Thomas Koidhis. I was born in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. I have lived in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories for about 13 years, give or take a couple spent in Kemptville, Ontario. I am of Greek, Scottish, Irish and American Indigenous descent, with perhaps some others along the line there. Thank you for visiting and welcome to my page everyone!
I have been photographing the land and sky for going on 5 years now. My interest in photography started with a fascination with the natural world and reality around me, the individuals in it and the relationship between the two.
I am convinced that everything is profoundly connected in the most fundamental way. I also think that in being ignorant of this connection, humans have taken our natural world and its inhabitants for granted, including ourselves! We are doing a very good job of inflicting massive amounts of damage to our natural ecosystems, water cycles and atmosphere. Ignorance, credulity and fear are rampant and I intend on doing whatever is in my power to illuminate these issues.
Fortunately, even if we managed to end ourselves and took a good portion of living networks with us, life would go on without us. Things don't have to go all the way down that road - we still have the choice to stay on for the ride.
Current Residence: Canada
Print preference: Canvas
Favourite genre of music: Classical (from all parts of the world)
Favourite photographers: I have been influenced and inspired by many, many photographers, artists, and great people; Galen Rowell, Ansel Adams, Tobias Zeising, Kari Liimatainen, Klaus Nigge, David Prichard, Perry Gallagher, Michael Helms, Hougaard Malan, Marc Adamus to name a few
Favorite Photographic Styles/subjects: Nature of course, along with every type of portrait and people photography, wildlife, photojournalistic & expressive, abstract, etc.
Favourite cartoon characters: Hatake Kakashi, Goku, Naruto, Vegeta
Personal Quote: Pffft
Interests
Favorite visual artist
Nature & Reality
Favorite movies
Pretty much all Tarantino movies, many fantasy and sci-fi, anything with a good story really
Favorite TV shows
Don't watch much TV, but Simpsons, House, Star Trek, The Big Bang Theory, 70's Show, DragonBall Z, Naruto and a ton of other anime's
Favorite bands / musical artists
I listen to everything from Eminem to Classical
Favorite books
The Demon Haunted World & pretty much anything by Carl Sagan, Tolkien, many many non fiction books by little known authors, Ideas & Opinions by Albert Einstein, There Will Be Dragons, Books by Stephen King, The Ellimist Chronicles, The Fall of Reach, etc.
Favorite games
I don't find much time for it these days, but I have gamed hard on everything from Pokemon gameboy, Runescape, Fable, Rainbow 6 Vegas, Halo, Tekken, Goldeneye, Perfect Dark, Super Mario 64, etc.
Favorite gaming platform
I've played on and loved most of them...Sega, Playstation, Nintendo (from original to 64), Xbox, etc.
Tools of the Trade
Canon equipment, gitzo tripod, lee filters, brains, light, imagination, fun!
Other Interests
Humanity, reality, painting & drawing, astronomy, physics, biology, martial arts, deep meditation, cosmology, hennessy, beer, writing, fresh air and the wilderness