Donn Thompson is a celebrity photographer in New York who specialises in creating iconic portraits of admired actors and musicians. He captures their power behind the scenes on movie sets or in studios.
He has photographed the greats from all genres, including Reggae Singers, Jazz Musicians, R&B performers, and hip-hop legends.
While in art school, Donn remembers that the Uprising Tour stopped by Pittsburgh to promote the album of the same name. At a Stanley Theatre venue, he photographed Bob Marley with his band, The Wailers. On September 23, 1980, this event was the last scheduled public concert performed by the Reggae idol. Triumphant! Full of nostalgia, Donn recollects that it was just yesterday when Bob Marley took the stage to sing his "Redemption Song."
Backstage with Barrington Levy and Super Cat at Madison Square Garden, Donn captured the night's images to complete Barrington's CD cover.
He has photographed classic CD covers such as Dr Dre's The Chronic 2001 and McCoy Tyner's Grammy Award-winning Jazz album Infinity.
Donn selects natural settings to provide quality images for his clients. A memorable experience for him was photographing singer Erykah Badu in the desert. Miss Badu is a creative force in her own right. One has to follow her lead to prevail.
Donn is fortunate to have photographed prominent artists such as Buju Banton and Machel Montano.
Hollis King, a creative director, encouraged him to rise to the next level. He influenced Donn to set no limits to what the mind can imagine. Donn Thompson's talent lies in capturing reality as if it were fantasy. Drac Inc. displays a visionary approach to photography.
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