Kevin Thom - Hamilton, Toronto, Ontario Photographer

I took this photo in the summer of 2006. I spent about a week in Paris, soaking in the life of the city. The courtyard of the Louvre held a special attraction to me, with its balance and ageless beauty. The glass pyramid in the centre of the courtyard is controversial to some, because of its apparent clash with the classical beauty of the surrounding structure. Personally, I found it to be a beautiful bridge from the city's storied past to its vibrant present. As night descended on the courtyard, the pyramid offered some wonderful opportunities for photography.

You can see more of my travel photography in the People and Places section of my full portfolio.

I was wandering around the Tate Modern, on a day trip to London. From the upper-level cafeteria, I spotted the dramatic clouds overshadowing the Millennium Bridge, with St. Paul's Cathedral in the distance. The scene was too perfect to ignore, so I sprinted from the gallery with my camera, and ran up to the bridge. The pigeon's position in the middle of the bridge was a bonus.

You can see more of my travel photography in the People and Places section of my full portfolio.

While exploring Helsinki one morning, I came across this baby carriage at the bottom of the stairs leading to the city's most famous cathedral. I couldn't resist making a photographic homage to the classic Eisenstein film, Battleship Potemkin.

You can see more of my travel photography in the People and Places section of my full portfolio.

A good deal of my time is spent creating headshots for actors and business people. An actor's headshot is like a business card. But more than that, it must instantly convey that actor's personality and character. It must seize the viewer's attention.

At the same time, it can not deviate too far from the standard headshot composition that is designed to show the basics of someone's appearance. For this reason, it's always my goal to create headshots that are like visual resumes: they should convey a person's extraordinary attributes as succinctly as possible.

To learn more about acting headshots and corporate headshots, see my headshot page.

I worked with Afro-soul singer Mamela to create this image, representing the bloodshed she witnessed and experienced during the struggle to free South Africa from apartheid. I love collaborating with artists to create powerful and meaningful images.

For more of my work with artists, please see my full portfolio.

Working with musicians is always a special treat for me. Photography and music are just two different dialects of the language of art, and translating from one to the other is a challenge I love to face.

In this case, the artist is Kae Sun, whose hip hop music includes guitars and other traditional instrumentation. I wanted to reproduce a kind of smoky jazz-club feel to go along with his stylish threads and fusion sounds.

To see more examples of my band photography and photos of other performers, see the performers gallery in my full portfolio.

A portrait doesn't always have to be fancy, but it should always capture the character and personality of its subject. I took this portrait in England, without any of my lighting equipment. We just found a spot near a window, and started shooting.

To see more portraits, check out the Portraits section in my full portfolio.

This image is a collaboration with Hamilton artist Laura Hollick. It's part of a series of "Masterpiece" photos inspired by iconic images from the world of art. All of them will include elements of Laura's own art. This one is based on Boticelli's famous painting, The Birth of Venus.

All of my promotional photos are collaborations. I love working with inspired people to create photos that express who they really are. To see more, please see my gallery of promo photos.

I shot this joyful photo for Christine's modeling portfolio. She's new to modeling, and needed some eye-catching photos to get her started as she shopped around with the agencies. I think it's great to show a model's special skills or talents, and dancing is definitely one of Christine's. We shot this in my studio, which I've equipped to deal with many different kinds of photos, including ones in which the model defies gravity!

To see more, check out my page about starting a modeling portfolio.