T.J. Thomson

T.J. Thomson is an award-winning photojournalist, designer, and writer. He is the 2013 recipient of the Great Plains Journalism Awards' Student Photographer of the Year title and his work has been published by the Associated Press, The Washington Post, The Huffington Post and The Omaha World-Herald, among others. He is pursuing a doctoral degree in visual communication at the Missouri School of Journalism and has worked for Religion News since 2013.

All Stories by T.J. Thomson

GRAPHIC: Pope Francis, by the numbers

By T.J. Thomson — July 1, 2014
(RNS) While many of his younger Italian brethren might still be sleeping, Rome's 77-year-old bishop is up at 4:45 a.m., and ready for another 15-hour day.

PHOTOS: “Just Me and Allah” explores queer Muslim identity

By T.J. Thomson — June 13, 2014
Washington (RNS) Photographer Samra Habib’s exhibit, “Just Me and Allah,” opens at the Toronto Public Library on June 18. Learn more about Habib and her work by reading RNS Correspondent Omar Sacirbey’s article, and, If you can’t attend the exhibit in-person, don’t worry, RNS has you covered with a gallery of 10 images that will […]

Exploring Utah’s most popular tourist attraction

By T.J. Thomson — June 9, 2014
On June 9, 1856, 500 Mormons left Iowa and headed west for Salt Lake City, transporting their belongings in two-wheeled carts. Almost four decades later, in 1893, the Mormons completed construction on Salt Lake Temple, located in Temple Square, which today attracts from 3 to 5 million tourists each year. The site is the state’s […]
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