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Cat Ganson

I am Cat’s stepmother, and we began making photographs together when he was twelve. Some images emerge directly from the flow of daily life, unplanned and unguarded. Others are shaped through conversations, built from shared ideas and the subtle narratives we construct together.

What has unfolded over time is an improvisational record of his intrepid spirit—restless, curious, and wholly his own. These photographs trace the space between childhood, manhood, and self‑invention, capturing moments that are both spontaneous and deliberately imagined.

Our collaboration is ongoing. We’ll continue making our pictures for as long as we’re able, letting the work evolve alongside him, and alongside us.

Christ Cat

Christ Cat

Cory, Brooklyn, NY. 2010

Cory, Brooklyn, NY. 2010

2010. Archival Inkjet Print, editions in various sizes available.

Superman

Superman

2017, Harvard, IL

Cory in Dad's WWII Uniform

Cory in Dad's WWII Uniform

2015. Archival Inkjet Print, editions in various sizes available.

Neptune's Nephew

Neptune's Nephew

2018. Sarasota, FL

Spit Curl

Spit Curl

January 2016, at Jim & Jerry Lee's house, Harvard, IL

Squint

Squint

Cory Tomascoff, Costume by Cynthia Ashby, Halo Hill Farm, Harvard, IL. Archival Inkjet Print, 2016.

Cat in the Corn

Cat in the Corn

2017, Harvard, IL

Cory with Piano Hammer Monacle

Cory with Piano Hammer Monacle

Halo Hill Farm, Harvard, IL 2015. Archival Inkjet Print, editions in various sizes available.

Cory with Beaver Coat

Cory with Beaver Coat

2016, Cory in Driving Snow. Halo Hill Farm, Harvard, IL

The Conversation

The Conversation

January 2016. Jim & Jerry Lee's House, Harvard, Illinois.

Wrapped

Wrapped

January, 2016. Halo Hill Farm. Harvard, Illinois.

Dinosaur

Dinosaur

Cory Tomascoff, San Francisco, CA, 2017. Archival Inkjet Print

Agony in The Garden

Agony in The Garden

2018, Halo Hill Studios, Harvard, IL

Cloth-ed.

Cloth-ed.

January, 2016. Halo Hill Studios. Harvard, Illinois.

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