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About Seth and Epiglotic Photographic

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I'm Seth Thompson, owner of Epiglotic Photographic. I am a Grand Rapids, MI-based photographer specializing in portraiture and editorial photography. My ultimate goal on every project: to create images you can FEEL.

I don't subscribe to the notion that "artist" and "photographer" imply different pursuits. I'm an "artist" that works primarily in "photography". Oh, and also a "musician" with albums on iTunes. Search for Seth or the album Capillarious...

Click the Portfolio link above to view samples of my work. Or come over to my Facebook page, take a look and become a fan while you're there.

Interested in working together? Email me at: seth [at] epiglotic dot com

I'm based in Grand Rapids, but will travel anywhere for the right project.


What some clients have said:

"Seth was the photographer I wanted from the get-go and he didn't disappoint.  His input before the the shoot was crucial and his photographs are straight from my dreams!  His easy going manner made it a pleasure for everyone - on all levels.  Highly recommended!"

- The Right Now


"Seth Thompson is a phenomenal photographer. One of the things I appreciated about him most is his willingness to (without me having to ask) search around the city for appropriate locations. He probably looked for a couple of weeks to find just the right spot for our shoot. The pictures came out PERFECT. Seth is timely, professional, and most importantly, he thinks outside of the norm to get the best shots. He comes highly recommended."

- DJ SuperDre

Monthly Archives: April 2009

Joe McNally is my Jesus

04-21-09 at 8:39pm

In my previous post I mentioned that reading the blogs of David Hobby, Chase Jarvis, Joe McNally, etc. was an important part of every day for me. Well, let me amend that.
I’m a pretty firm agnostic. Just not sure if we’re being watched over, or if the watcher was our own invention because we didn’t...

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Posted in "Epiglotic Photographic", "Grand Rapids", "Hot Shoe Diaries", "Joe McNally", "Nikon user", "Seth Thompson", Michigan, biz, strobist

Can’t start my day without it

04-14-09 at 1:36pm

Blogging about blogs, there’s something a little curious, a little “vicious cycle” (minus the viciousness) about that…

I finally got around to updating my links on this blog. Must admit that I hadn’t done this yet because I thought the “blogs I’m following” function took care of this. Just one of those pesky little details that...

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Lessons from Peter Pan

04-02-09 at 10:59am

Last week I volunteered to photograph the rehearsals and performances of Peter Pan, put on by my daughter’s elementary school. It was at turns interesting, fun, frustrating; but mostly fun. Shots from rehearsals were to be used in a pre-show slideshow run from a laptop. 

It’s been a LONG time since I was involved with elementary...

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