I’m a photographer and a writer. I’m a wanderer and a storyteller. I’m a people person who is obsessed with the little things. I’m currently pursuing a BFA in photography at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia and will be graduating in June of 2013. You can connect with me on Twitter @SavannahYay or email me at savannahjayethomas@gmail.com.check out my website! savannahjaye.com var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-33531264-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); Tumblr (3.0; @savannahjaye)http://savannahjaye.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcf39bjZKc1rb97oqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Amelia.</em><br/>What Was Lost.<br/>© Savannah Jaye Thomas, October, 2012 </p> <p>This quarter I’m working on a very different project. I’ve been photographing friends and loved ones and asking them about some of the darkest or seemingly most hopeless periods of their life. It started off as a way for me to process a lot of what I’ve personally been struggling with the past year and a half, but it’s slowly becoming an opportunity for me to conversations with people about their own struggles and realize how much we aren’t alone in our own fears.</p> <p><strong>AWESOME SIDE NOTE: IF YOU LIVE IN THE SAVANNAH, GA AREA I WILL BE PART OF A GROUP EXHIBITION FROM NOVEMBER 9TH TO NOVEMBER 15TH. CONTACT ME FOR MORE DETAILS!</strong></p>http://savannahjaye.tumblr.com/post/34255781955http://savannahjaye.tumblr.com/post/34255781955Wed, 24 Oct 2012 18:24:00 -0400abstract artartists on tumblrfine artphotographysavannah jaye photographysavannah jaye thomasscadvisual artmultiple exposures<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9agyrvaJa1rb97oqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>anonymous 1</em><br/>anonymous.<br/>© Savannah Jaye Thomas, Fall 2011</p> <p>This image is part of a series I did with the intention of questioning the photograph’s (and the subject’s) identity: how we judge it, how we identify it, and how we determine its significance. Ultimately I hope to challenge the ideas of aesthetic beauty that are often used to identify an artwork’s (or a person’s) value.</p>http://savannahjaye.tumblr.com/post/34113452124http://savannahjaye.tumblr.com/post/34113452124Mon, 22 Oct 2012 15:36:10 -0400Savannah Jaye ThomasphotographyArtists on TumblrAnonymousConceptual PhotographyIdentity<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc2q0wjTDp1rb97oqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><div> <p><em>Nik 2</em>.<br/>the light within.<br/>©Savannah Jaye Thomas, July 2012</p> <div class="post_content clearfix" id="post_content_28609171088"> <div class="caption"> <p>This image is from my final project for my studio lighting class. It was my first time working with double exposures so I was surprised by how some of the images turned out. However, I’m definitely still interested in the act of blending images both digitally and by hand, and I’m working on perfect some of these concepts and processes with a project that I’ve started working on this fall.</p> </div> </div> </div>http://savannahjaye.tumblr.com/post/34065028479http://savannahjaye.tumblr.com/post/34065028479Sun, 21 Oct 2012 19:32:17 -0400SCADSCAD PhotographyArtists on TumblrDouble ExposurePhotographyStudent WorkArt Schoolsavannah jaye photography<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc2pzf347T1rb97oqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><div> <p><em>Robert</em>.<br/>the light within.<br/>©Savannah Jaye Thomas, July 2012</p> <div class="post_content clearfix" id="post_content_28609171088"> <div class="caption"> <p>This image is from my final project for my studio lighting class. It was my first time working with double exposures so I was surprised by how some of the images turned out. However, I’m definitely still interested in the act of blending images both digitally and by hand, and I’m working on perfect some of these concepts and processes with a project that I’ve started working on this fall.</p> </div> </div> </div>http://savannahjaye.tumblr.com/post/34049333031http://savannahjaye.tumblr.com/post/34049333031Sun, 21 Oct 2012 15:55:32 -0400Double ExposuresPhotographyArtArtists on TumblrArt SchoolFireSCADsavannah jaye photography<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc2pxnXWTV1rb97oqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><div> <p><em>Nik</em>.<br/>the light within.<br/>©Savannah Jaye Thomas, July 2012</p> <div class="post_content clearfix" id="post_content_28609171088"> <div class="caption"> <p>This image is from my final project for my studio lighting class. It was my first time working with double exposures so I was surprised by how some of the images turned out. However, I’m definitely still interested in the act of blending images both digitally and by hand, and I’m working on perfect some of these concepts and processes with a project that I’ve started working on this fall.</p> </div> </div> </div>http://savannahjaye.tumblr.com/post/33991746473http://savannahjaye.tumblr.com/post/33991746473Sat, 20 Oct 2012 19:29:26 -0400Double ExposuresPhotographySCADStudent WorkArtists on Tumblrsavannah jaye photography<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc2pwbXCH31rb97oqo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><div> <p><em>Michael</em>.<br/>the light within.<br/>©Savannah Jaye Thomas, July 2012</p> <div class="post_content clearfix" id="post_content_28609171088"> <div class="caption"> <p>This image is from my final project for my studio lighting class. It was my first time working with double exposures so I was surprised by how some of the images turned out. However, I’m definitely still interested in the act of blending images both digitally and by hand, and I’m working on perfect some of these concepts and processes with a project that I’ve started working on this fall.</p> </div> </div> </div>http://savannahjaye.tumblr.com/post/33977442234http://savannahjaye.tumblr.com/post/33977442234Sat, 20 Oct 2012 15:22:26 -0400PhotographyDouble ExposureSCADStudent WorkArtists on Tumblrsavannah jaye photography<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc2pu6sG601rb97oqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><div> <p><em>Matt</em>.<br/>the light within.<br/>©Savannah Jaye Thomas, July 2012</p> <div class="post_content clearfix" id="post_content_28609171088"> <div class="caption"> <p>This image is from my final project for my studio lighting class. It was my first time working with double exposures so I was surprised by how some of the images turned out. However, I’m definitely still interested in the act of blending images both digitally and by hand, and I’m working on perfect some of these concepts and processes with a project that I’ve started working on this fall.</p> </div> </div> </div>http://savannahjaye.tumblr.com/post/33923698634http://savannahjaye.tumblr.com/post/33923698634Fri, 19 Oct 2012 19:34:15 -0400PhotographyDouble ExposuresArtists on Tumblrsavannah jaye photographySCAD<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc2ppnfiGt1rb97oqo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><div> <p><em>joe</em>.<br/>the light within.<br/>©Savannah Jaye Thomas, July 2012</p> <div class="post_content clearfix" id="post_content_28609171088"> <div class="caption"> <p>This image is from my final project for my studio lighting class. It was my first time working with double exposures so I was surprised by how some of the images turned out. However, I’m definitely still interested in the act of blending images both digitally and by hand, and I’m working on perfect some of these concepts and processes with a project that I’ve started working on this fall.</p> </div> </div> </div>http://savannahjaye.tumblr.com/post/33908594899http://savannahjaye.tumblr.com/post/33908594899Fri, 19 Oct 2012 15:42:14 -0400PhotographyArtists on TumblrDouble ExposureSCADsavannah jaye photography<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc2pnc4qtl1rb97oqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><div> <p><em>emily</em>.<br/>the light within.<br/>©Savannah Jaye Thomas, July 2012</p> <div class="post_content clearfix" id="post_content_28609171088"> <div class="caption"> <p>This image is from my final project for my studio lighting class. It was my first time working with double exposures so I was surprised by how some of the images turned out. However, I’m definitely still interested in the act of blending images both digitally and by hand, and I’m working on perfect some of these concepts and processes with a project that I’ve started working on this fall.</p> </div> </div> </div>http://savannahjaye.tumblr.com/post/33865434229http://savannahjaye.tumblr.com/post/33865434229Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:28:55 -0400photographyartists on tumblrdouble exposuresportraitsscadsavannah jaye photography<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc2pkyldqO1rb97oqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Amy</em>.<br/>the light within.<br/>©Savannah Jaye Thomas, July 2012</p> <div class="post_content clearfix" id="post_content_28609171088"> <div class="caption"> <p>This image is from my final project for my studio lighting class. It was my first time working with double exposures so I was surprised by how some of the images turned out. However, I’m definitely still interested in the act of blending images both digitally and by hand, and I’m working on perfect some of these concepts and processes with a project that I’ve started working on this fall.</p> </div> </div>http://savannahjaye.tumblr.com/post/33849917481http://savannahjaye.tumblr.com/post/33849917481Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:22:36 -0400Double ExposuresPortraitsWindowMapsGlobePhotographyArtists on TumblrSCAD Photographysavannah jaye photography<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9a517ALEL1rb97oqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><div> <p><em>april on beach.</em><br/>sunrise.<br/>© Savannah Jaye Thomas, January 1st, 2012</p> <p>This is a photo from a shoot I did with some friends to celebrate New Year’s Day this year. My roommates and several of our friends all left our house at 6 am and drove out to Tybee Island (a local beach about 30 minutes away) to celebrate the beginning of a new year. It was a really special moment for me to be surrounded by my friends as we celebrated the beginning of a new (and hopefully better) year.</p> </div>http://savannahjaye.tumblr.com/post/30126223050http://savannahjaye.tumblr.com/post/30126223050Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:56:46 -0400PhotographyBeachLandscapeSunriseSavannah Jaye PhotographySavannah Jaye ThomasTybee Island<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7e87rkDGU1rb97oqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>michael hector.</em><br/>the individual.<br/>©Savannah Jaye Thomas, July 2012</p> <p>This photograph was part of a 10 image portrait series from my studio lighting class this summer. This series was heavily inspired by abstract expressionism and the ultimate goal was to allow the subject the opportunity to present their self in a way that is not typical for our society. Each person was presented with a white v-neck tshirt and fingers paints and allowed to express their own creativity in whatever way they deemed appropriate. One of the most interesting aspects of this project for me is getting to compare the “before” and “after” shots and seeing how the two images either complimented or contrasted each other.</p>http://savannahjaye.tumblr.com/post/27660274558http://savannahjaye.tumblr.com/post/27660274558Fri, 20 Jul 2012 19:55:15 -0400PaintPhotographyPortrait PhotographyPortraitsPortraitureSCADSCAD PhotoSavannah College of Art and DesignSavannah JayeStudio Lightingabstract expressionismmichaelmichaelhmannart school<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7e838B6rY1rb97oqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>bridget.</em><br/>the individual.<br/>©Savannah Jaye Thomas, July 2012</p> <p>This photograph was part of a 10 image portrait series from my studio lighting class this summer. This series was heavily inspired by abstract expressionism and the ultimate goal was to allow the subject the opportunity to present their self in a way that is not typical for our society. Each person was presented with a white v-neck tshirt and fingers paints and allowed to express their own creativity in whatever way they deemed appropriate. One of the most interesting aspects of this project for me is getting to compare the “before” and “after” shots and seeing how the two images either complimented or contrasted each other.</p>http://savannahjaye.tumblr.com/post/27652989670http://savannahjaye.tumblr.com/post/27652989670Fri, 20 Jul 2012 17:53:38 -0400Art StudentColorConceptFingerpaintFunPaintPhoto StudentPhotographyPortraitPortrait PhotographyPortraitsPortraitureSCAD PhotoSCAD Student WorkSavannah College of Art and DesignSavannah Jayeart school<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7e7zvl54I1rb97oqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>matt.</em><br/>the individual.<br/>©Savannah Jaye Thomas, July 2012</p> <p>This photograph was part of a 10 image portrait series from my studio lighting class this summer. This series was heavily inspired by abstract expressionism and the ultimate goal was to allow the subject the opportunity to present their self in a way that is not typical for our society. Each person was presented with a white v-neck tshirt and fingers paints and allowed to express their own creativity in whatever way they deemed appropriate. One of the most interesting aspects of this project for me is getting to compare the “before” and “after” shots and seeing how the two images either complimented or contrasted each other.</p>http://savannahjaye.tumblr.com/post/27645479334http://savannahjaye.tumblr.com/post/27645479334Fri, 20 Jul 2012 15:50:45 -0400MattPhotographyPortraitPortraitsPortraitureSCADSCAD PhotoSCAD PhotographySCAD Student WorkSavannah College of Art and DesignSavannah GeorgiaSavannah JayeStudio LightingStudio Photographyabstract expressionismart school<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7e7uiuPH91rb97oqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>ali.</em><br/>the individual.<br/>©Savannah Jaye Thomas, July 2012</p> <p>This photograph was part of a 10 image portrait series from my studio lighting class this summer. This series was heavily inspired by abstract expressionism and the ultimate goal was to allow the subject the opportunity to present their self in a way that is not typical for our society. Each person was presented with a white v-neck tshirt and fingers paints and allowed to express their own creativity in whatever way they deemed appropriate. One of the most interesting aspects of this project for me is getting to compare the “before” and “after” shots and seeing how the two images either complimented or contrasted each other.</p>http://savannahjaye.tumblr.com/post/27638005855http://savannahjaye.tumblr.com/post/27638005855Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:52:55 -0400SCADSCAD photoSCAD photographySavannah College of Art and Designabstract expressionismaliali normancolorfinger painthipster girlindividualpaintphotographyportraitportraitsportraituresavannah jayeseriesthe inidividualart schoolart student<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7e7qlkPDP1rb97oqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>victoria.</em><br/>the individual.<br/>©Savannah Jaye Thomas, July 2012</p> <p>This photograph was part of a 10 image portrait series from my studio lighting class this summer. This series was heavily inspired by abstract expressionism and the ultimate goal was to allow the subject the opportunity to present their self in a way that is not typical for our society. Each person was presented with a white v-neck tshirt and fingers paints and allowed to express their own creativity in whatever way they deemed appropriate. One of the most interesting aspects of this project for me is getting to compare the “before” and “after” shots and seeing how the two images either complimented or contrasted each other.</p>http://savannahjaye.tumblr.com/post/27596944632http://savannahjaye.tumblr.com/post/27596944632Thu, 19 Jul 2012 21:59:00 -0400PhotographySavannah College of Art and Designabstract expressionismdigital photographyhipsterindividualportraitportraitsportraituresavannah jayescadscad photoscad photographyscad student workstudent workthe individualvictoriaart schoolart student<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7e7iggr5G1rb97oqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>zach.</em><br/>the individual.<br/>©Savannah Jaye Thomas, July 2012</p> <p>This photograph was part of a 10 image portrait series from my studio lighting class this summer. This series was heavily inspired by abstract expressionism and the ultimate goal was to allow the subject the opportunity to present their self in a way that is not typical for our society. Each person was presented with a white v-neck tshirt and fingers paints and allowed to express their own creativity in whatever way they deemed appropriate. One of the most interesting aspects of this project for me is getting to compare the “before” and “after” shots and seeing how the two images either complimented or contrasted each other.</p>http://savannahjaye.tumblr.com/post/27589119672http://savannahjaye.tumblr.com/post/27589119672Thu, 19 Jul 2012 19:47:00 -0400abstract expressionismcolorstudio lightingphotographyportraitureportraitportraitsscadSavannah College of Art and Designscad student workscad photoscad photographysavannah jaye<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7e7ciL9GH1rb97oqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>gloria.</em><br/>the individual.<br/>©Savannah Jaye Thomas, July 2012</p> <p>This photograph was part of a 10 image portrait series from my studio lighting class this summer. This series was heavily inspired by abstract expressionism and the ultimate goal was to allow the subject the opportunity to present their self in a way that is not typical for our society. Each person was presented with a white v-neck tshirt and fingers paints and allowed to express their own creativity in whatever way they deemed appropriate. One of the most interesting aspects of this project for me is getting to compare the “before” and “after” shots and seeing how the two images either complimented or contrasted each other.</p>http://savannahjaye.tumblr.com/post/27581426974http://savannahjaye.tumblr.com/post/27581426974Thu, 19 Jul 2012 17:51:00 -0400SCAD Student WorkSCAD PhotoSavannah JayeSCAD PhotographySavannah College of Art and DesignPhotographyPortraitsCute AsiansAbstract ExpressionismGloria WuColorArtStudio LightingLightStudio Photography<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7e72b3bmP1rb97oqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>hampton.</em><br/>the individual.<br/>©Savannah Jaye Thomas, July 2012</p> <p>This photograph was part of a 10 image portrait series from my studio lighting class this summer. This series was heavily inspired by abstract expressionism and the ultimate goal was to allow the subject the opportunity to present their self in a way that is not typical for our society. Each person was presented with a white v-neck tshirt and fingers paints and allowed to express their own creativity in whatever way they deemed appropriate. One of the most interesting aspects of this project for me is getting to compare the “before” and “after” shots and seeing how the two images either complimented or contrasted each other.</p>http://savannahjaye.tumblr.com/post/27573364856http://savannahjaye.tumblr.com/post/27573364856Thu, 19 Jul 2012 15:57:00 -0400PortraitsSCADSCAD Student WorkSavannah JayeHampton WattsStudio LightingStudio Photographyabstract expressionismSCAD PhotoSCAD PhotographyArtist<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7e78kbM0J1rb97oqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>julia.</em><br/>the individual.<br/>©Savannah Jaye Thomas, July 2012</p> <p>This photograph was part of a 10 image portrait series from my studio lighting class this summer. This series was heavily inspired by abstract expressionism and the ultimate goal was to allow the subject the opportunity to present their self in a way that is not typical for our society. Each person was presented with a white v-neck tshirt and fingers paints and allowed to express their own creativity in whatever way they deemed appropriate. One of the most interesting aspects of this project for me is getting to compare the “before” and “after” shots and seeing how the two images either complimented or contrasted each other.</p>http://savannahjaye.tumblr.com/post/27565445296http://savannahjaye.tumblr.com/post/27565445296Thu, 19 Jul 2012 13:55:00 -0400Julia LavignePhotographyPortraitsSCADSCAD Student WorkStudio LightingSavannah College of Art and DesignSavannah JayeStudio PhotographyHipster GirlHipsterabstract expressionism