
Tom
Wilson began making photographs at age 40. His work stems from a life-long love
of nature and the outdoors. He has worked extensively on the Chattahoochee
River providing images for the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area,
Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, Chattahoochee Parks Conservancy, Georgia River
Network, The Atlanta Audubon Society, The Nature Conservancy and other
conservation oriented organizations. His work has appeared in Blue Ridge
Country Magazine, The Atlantan Magazine, National Geographic Maps,
Environmental Monitor, Southern Exposure Magazine (cover), The Nature
Conservancy Magazine and North Fulton Living. His work appears in numerous
calendars, books (including "The Official Boy Scout Handbook 13th edition)
and web sites. His work was selected by the National Park Service to be the
centerpiece of the Chattahoochee River "Healthy Parks" campaign in
2005 and 2006 appearing on MARTA Buses and Billboards throughout the Atlanta
Area. Recently he supplied 42 images for the Headquarters display at the
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area on Island Ford Parkway. His work
has been displayed in numerous public spaces including Shepherd Spinal Center,
Barnes and Thornburg Law Firm, Coxe, Curry and Associates, Hartsfield-Jackson
international Airport and the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Headquarters.
Tom has won numerous awards including Roswell Photo Society Photographer of the
Year twice, Grand Prize Winner in the Nikon "Publish Your Passion Photo
Essay Contest" twice; Travel Photographer's Network "Image of the
Year" 2003, First Place in the Atlanta Audubon Society 2008 Photo Contest
and the very prestigious "All Time Winner" from Better Photo.com's
20th anniversary contest held in 2016.
Tom believes strongly that nature photographers should be nature advocates and
use their cameras to protect and preserve our vanishing natural world,
documenting the threats to our precious resources and sharing the beauty that
makes it worth protecting. He works extensively to document natural areas of
Georgia and provide images to organizations such as the Chattahoochee
Riverkeeper, The National Park Service, The Nature Conservancy, Georgia River
Network, Friends of the Blue Ridge Parkway, The Atlanta Audubon Society,
Chattahoochee Parks Conservancy and others.
Tom retired from a 33 year career as an Executive with the Boy Scouts of America in December of 2016 to pursue Nature Photography full time. He is currently working on a project with Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park to update their library of photographs and with the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area to update their signage throughout the park. Tom enjoys hiking, camping, birding, amateur astronomy, astrophotography and just about anything else that gets him outside.
Tom attended the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. He has been a member of several Rotary Clubs including Alpharetta, East Cobb and Marietta. Tom is a Paul Harris Fellow.