Thomas Thantcyn Nyan, a photojournalist based out of Houston, Texas, travels the world capturing the profound beauty of his tragic muses.

"There's a quiet story behind everything we see & do, each day we're alive. You catch it from the corner of your eye, or in a fleeting wisp of music. Beyond a staged, symmetrical, primped veneer, our lives proceed in these moments that open like flowers. Thantcyn's lens finds the hearts of those flowers, carefully recording each subject's individual essence, whether human, animal, or object. Architecture against an overcast sky, a waiting performer's patient gestures, exquisite wrinkles in an elder's face, a family pausing at lunch- all reveal the moving line between the tangible & the magical. Linger on each image. You'll find yourself subtly changed."

-Carolyn Adams, 2018

“Thantcyn’s photography is evocative, never conventional. As he travels to exotic locations, Thantcyn captures images unlike what most of us have become accustomed to, challenging us to grasp their significance. These photos stimulate the imagination, like good short stories.”

-Prof. Robert Clark, Houston Poetry Fest 2018

"Thantcyn's photographs honor silent sublime plights, drives, tribulations & jubilations of the common man, as he labors frame by frame through an otherwise unheralded life. He has the ability to distill poignant emotions from the mundane, creating images of refinement & quiet sophistication. In the field, he follows his subjects through calm & chaos, composing heightened narratives with a keen, deliberate eye & simple poetic soul."

-Georges Napier, Pan Pacific Art Review 2008