PRESS
For journalists, writers and curious minds. Background articles, high-resolution images, and a short bio of Thomas Dambo. Everything you need to tell the story of trolls, trash and treasure.
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Need project-specific images, an interview, or anything else? Write to press@thomasdambo.com.
MEDIA
"I'm incredibly grateful for the attention the art has received, helping to spread the message of recycling and the magic of nature."
The New York Times “He’s Trolling Your Trash, and Turning It Into Art”
National Geographic “This Copenhagen artist turns trash into trolls”
The Washington Post “He makes giant trolls out of trash, hides them in the woods for people to find them.”
TIME "The World’s Greatest Places of 2025"
NPR “Far From The Internet, These Big, Benevolent Trolls Lure Humans To Nature”
BBC “What trolls teach us about recycling”,
NBC “This Local Troll Sculpture Proves One Man's Trash Is Another Man's Art"
CBS Sunday Morning “Thomas Dambo’s magical troll art”
The Guardian “‘Magic in your own back yard’”
USA TODAY “From trash to trolls: This artist is transforming American garbage into mythical giants”
FOX13 “Giant trolls take-over Puget Sound”
PBS "Thomas Dambo brings trolls to Rhode Island”
Ted Talk “The fine art of dumpster diving“
Image use
Every image comes with a credit line. Keep it as the first line of the caption.
What you may do
- Use the images for editorial press coverage of the exhibition (articles, reviews, listings, broadcast)
- Resize and crop for layout, as long as the artwork is not distorted and the credit stays attached
What you may not do
- Use the images for advertising, merchandise, or any commercial purpose without written permission
- Remove, alter, or obscure the credit line
- Edit the photos in a way that changes the artwork (filters, composites, color changes beyond basic correction)
- Pass the images to third parties without the credit and these terms
Digital and social
- Where possible, link to thomasdambo.com and tag @thomasdambo, and include links to our social media on the channel you use to post your content
- Keep the full credit even when an outlet's template only asks for a photographer name