Tommy Nigbor is a self-taught fine art photographer based in northern Wisconsin. After thirty-two years as a physician assistant, he took up photography following a trip to Europe. He now works in extreme winter conditions, blizzards, sub-zero temperatures, and deep night, photographing subjects altered by daytime weather and using handheld light to isolate other subjects in total darkness. His current body of work is Erasure.

All images are single-exposure photographs made in camera, no composites, no digital manipulation, no AI.

Recognition

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

• Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art (WMOCA), Annual National Juried Exhibition — Breach, 2026

• Miller Art Museum, 51st Juried Annual — Kept, jurors Debra Brehmer, Kimberly Burnett, and Cristian Andersson, 2026

• A Smith Gallery, “Forgotten” — Comfort, juror Ann Mitchell, 2026 — Directors’ Award

• A Smith Gallery, “Perspective” — Relic and Breach, juror Debra Klomp Ching, 2026

• Praxis Gallery, “The Shadow Aspect” — Bones, juror Ann Jastrab, 2026

• PhotoPlace Gallery, Open Call — Breach, jurors Tognarelli / Hoffman, 2026

• Praxis Gallery, “Black & White” — juried exhibition, 2022

• Pablo Center at the Confluence — Someplace, 2022 — Honorable Mention

• Praxis Gallery, “Open Theme” — juried exhibition, 2020

AWARDS & HONORS

• reFocus Black & White Photography Award — Top 40, juried selection, Ward, 2026

• Minimalist Photography Awards — Editor's Choice; Honorable Mention, Night category, Reclaimed, 2026

• Minimalist Photography Awards — Honorable Mention, Aerial category, Breach, 2026

• MonoVisions Photography Awards — Honorable Mention, Fine Art Series (Erasure Day + Ward), 2026

• MonoVisions Photography Awards — Honorable Mention, Fine Art Single, Ward, 2026

• PhotoPlace Gallery, “After Dark” — Honorable Mention, Ward, juror Lance Keimig, 2026

• Minimalist Photography Awards — Honorable Mention, 2020