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Thomas Hedges Thomas Hedges is a freelance photographer, videographer and writer based out of New York/New Jersey. He currently works as a photography instructor at Princeton Photo Workshop. He has written and produced video content for CBS, The Guardian, Salon, Demos, The Nation, NowThis, Brut. Media, Thrillist and the UFC. His photos have been published in The New York Times, Vogue and W Magazine. In 2021, his short documentary about a drag queen in Baltimore called The Filthiest People Alive was shown at the Maryland Film Festival. (SITE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION - PICS AND VIDEO COMING SOON)