Tom has worked in many fields in photography at top levels. His activities extend from editing photo magazines to newspaper picture editing, teaching photography at masters level in university, developing journalism training in former Soviet Union, presenting two TV series on photography for the BBC, and a series on Singapore for China News Asia, to hosting international workshops (Dubai, Sharjah, Cape Town, Manila, Singapore, Budapest, etc.). He has also judged some the world's top photo competitions (he was one of the founding judges of the Sony World Photography Awards)

His photography has been exhibited internationally and is widely known through the 40+ photography books he's written. These include some of the first-ever books on digital photography published in 1999, followed by the best-selling 'Digital Photographer's Handbook' published in over 20 languages. Other notables include his 480-page award-winning 'Photography - the definitive visual history' as well as a number of e-books, including the unique 'Photography Judging' and 'Picture Editing'.

Tom is also an active contributor to Getty Images, and a Sony Digital Imaging Advocate. He was recipient of the International Hamdan International Photography Award (HIPA) Content Creator Award in 2019.