about tomas

An enthusiastic observer of light, love and all things living, I am a simple guy…mostly.  I live in the present but realize the value of my past.  I am inclined to dream, yet grounded in the belief that what you put out comes back to you….and I hope that what I broadcast is the optimism and wonder that consumes my every day.

Photography is my way of paying tribute to life’s journey.  Images are time portals that facilitate a recollection of the sights, smells and sounds of a past that is never too far away.  Ultimately, I hope that my work runs the gamut of emotions, inspiring myself and all who view it to laugh, cry, sing, dance, twist and shout.

Professionally, my greatest sense of accomplishment comes by way of the uninhibited participation of real people who close their eyes, open their hearts and find comfort in a process that is not yet defined.  It is through these individuals that I am learning what it means to be courageous.  …and it is through these individuals that I am continually reminded of the value of the work that I am so lucky to be doing.

Personally, I love to laugh but find greater joy in seeing others smile.  I strive to be happy, yet never satisfied.  I make mistakes…and learn from them.  I’ve had great success.  I’ve had great failure.  I am a middle child.  I find comfort in the unknown.  I was named after 60′s British crooner Tom Jones (yep, it’s true).  I am a Leo.  I am ambidextrous…to a degree.  I was petrified of ET when I was a child.  I maintain that ET is still relatively frightening as an adult.  I enjoy a well-steeped green tea with honey, conversations of relevance, a great challenge, getting lost, witnessing the human connection, edamame, the Rubic’s Cube, my grandmother’s lasagna, the sound of a major seventh chord, and a glass of Chianti on a cold winter night.  …oh, and the Beatles.  I am a Beatlemaniac.