HiHi Photograph

Born in London, England, Thomas has lived and travelled extensively throughout the world. Currently he resides between Spain, Italy and the U.K. Thomas first picked-up a camera around the age of 8 (his Father being a keen amateur photographer). He started working in a professional capacity in 1984, shooting freelance editorial, primarily for the fashion industry. However, photography remained very much a secondary profession until 2004, when Thomas was enticed to resign from his principal profession as a financial engineer and pursue a full-time career as an artist, working primarily with the medium of photography, although of late he has expanded his horizons to include other media, notably mixed-media projects and also sculpture. Thomas has a unique artistic style, which he terms "Imaginistic", leaving the onlooker to deduct the ultimate conclusion of what his images portray. In December 2006, Thomas established the Art Movement "Imaginism", primarily to accommodate his own artistic style, and in compliment to the poetic movement of the same name. Although Thomas has a varied portfolio of work, he is inspired by female beauty, capturing the sensuality and sexuality of woman, which remains his principal subject matter. His figurative works have gained international recognition, and Thomas now has works in both private and public collections worldwide. Thomas has also ventured into the fields of interior design, working in collaboration with both fashion and commercial designers, he fusions his work into custom made artworks, clothing, furnishings and interior decorations, using a variety of support materials and techniques. Although Thomas works primarily with natural light, preferring this to the artificial environment of studio lighting. He excels in the manipulation of light. His work has been quoted as “bordering on experimental, focusing less on the subject and more on the formal aspects of the image, the light, movement and composition. In particular movement, which give his images an intense atmosphere, masking the formal subject and replacing it with sensuality and suspense”. Thomas’ images have been described as “surreal”, “manifesting within a dream” and even as “a gift from heaven”. In 2006, Thomas was awarded the title of “Spider Fellow”, having won a prestigious “Nominee Award” in “The Black and White Spider Awards”.