I’m from Youngstown, Ohio living in Los Angeles as a New York transplant.

I’ve been a photographer since I quit dealing poker in Las Vegas, after I left my job as a spy plane mechanic in the Air Force. It took me a really long time to figure out that my gift in life is to witness others and what’s cool about photography is that I get to share people’s magic with you that they share with me. I don’t capture moments, I receive them from my subjects through presence and conversation.

When I don’t have a camera you can find me teaching meditation in prisons, hanging out with people who inspire me (sometimes in prisons), passing out food on Skid Row, at an engaging dinner party, or screaming into a pillow when my toddler is pissing me off.

To me, there’s nothing more special that what is created on my sets. We collaborate with amazing people. We have so much fun. We work our asses off. We exceed expectations. We make it look easy. I really hope I get to do that with you because it’s really what I live for.

-Tom