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Mentor | Tom Bol

WEBSITE | www.tombolphoto.com

Tom has been involved in photography for over 20 years, beginning with earning a degree in journalism.  Due to his passion for adventure sports, Tom’s assignments have ranged from photographing Himalayan climbing expeditions to documenting a two month sea kayaking trip in Patagonia.  Tom seems to find himself photographing interesting, precarious angles, including the bottom of a crevasse on Mt. McKinley to a grizzly bear’s mouth (as it dragged his gear away). Recently he attached his trusty Nikon to a helmet and kayaked through a major rapid, resulting in a well published image and a sore neck.  Past assignments have taken him to Central and South America, Europe, Asia and throughout the U.S.  Most recently he photographed stories in Belize, Baja and Alaska.

Tom regularly shoots editorial assignments for publications such as Alaska, Adventure Cyclist, Mens Journal, National Geographic Adventure, Paddler, Runners World and the Wall Street Journal as well as various trade magazines.  He is a contributing editor at Canoe and Kayak magazine, traveling the globe each year photographing stories for the magazine.  He has hundreds of editorial credits, regularly being published in numerous national magazines, as well as in books, posters, billboards, calendars and brochures.   National Geographic Adventure listed Tom as “one of America’s top 50 visionaries” for his photography.  Nikon has featured his work in Nikon World Magazine, as well as in their product catalogs and at tradeshows.  In addition to his editorial work, Tom photographs a wide variety of commercial assignments from fashion lines for Columbia Sportwear to tourism images for visitor bureaus.  Tom’s images are marketed worldwide by 5 different stock agencies including Getty Images.

Each year Tom teaches a variety photography workshops and tours, and enjoys helping others with their photography.  He has taught semester photography courses at Alaska Pacific University, and regularly lectures for the journalism school at Colorado State University.  Tom is general member of the America Society of Media Photographers and past VP of the Alaska Chapter of ASMP.