THOMAS W. MACOM
100T USCG MASTER
HUDSON VALLEY, NY
Professional Information
Thomas Macom is an internationally traveling photojournalist currently based in the Hudson Valley of New York. His work has been published in New Orleans CityBusiness, The North Shore Report, OffBeat Magazine, VA Lawyer’s Weekly, Inside Business, PDNedu Magazine, the Williamsburg Courier, the Poughkeepsie Journal, and the Loyola Maroon, among other publications. He has shown at Louis Stern Fine Arts in Los Angeles, the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in New York City, and at numerous venues in and around New Orleans. During the year of 2013, Macom traveled the world working at the Grand Slam tennis tournaments, adding high-volume photo editing and video production to his repertoire of skills.
Field Work
Thomas W. Macom Photography
August 2005 - present | Worldwide
• Full service creative photographic solutions for all occasions and all media.
• Clients include New Orleans Publishing Group, ATOUT FRANCE, Tahiti Tourisme, Catholic Charities of New Orleans, the Contemporary Arts Center of New Orleans, Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Student
Advocacy, and countless private clients.
RCA Productions
Photo Editor / Photographer
January 2013 - September 2013 | Melbourne, Paris, London, New York City
• Edit and retouch hundreds of photographs on-site daily from professional tennis matches at the Australian
Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, and the US Open and related events. Organize photos and embed
caption information.
• Deliver press-ready photographs on deadline to corporate clients, media, and VIPs. Correspond with clients
to ensure they have the images they require.
• Provide photography and video on and off court.
• Curate and keep Tennis Photo Library (tennisphotolibrary.com) photo database up to date with daily
updates during tournaments.
New Orleans Publishing Group
Freelance Photographer
May 2011 - September 2012 | Greater New Orleans, LA
• Provided news, portrait, and event photography for New Orleans' premier business publication, New
Orleans CityBusiness, on a freelance basis.
• Provided lifestyle photography for the bimonthly magazine North Shore Report.
• Delivered press-ready photographs to the company FTP on deadline and updated and maintained photo
galleries on the New Orleans CityBusiness Facebook page.
Perkins Publishing
Director of Art
February 2010 - August 2010 | New Orleans, LA
• Developed Perkins Publishing branding and business plan; provided executive decisions on design and
photography for Cirque Magazine.
• Worked with content editors, artists, and advertisers to assemble final product.
• Provided additional copy editing, fact checking, and story development ideas.
Awards
Best Feature Photo
Division 7, 132nd Annual Louisiana Press Association Convention, 2012
Best Editorial Illustration
Second Place, 51st Annual Press Club of New Orleans Journalism Awards Competition, 2009
Best Sports Photo
Third Place & Honorable Mention
Louisiana Press Association 2008 College Newspaper Competition
Outstanding Photojournalist Award
Loyola University School of Mass Communication, 2009
Kappa Tau Alpha Top Scholar Award
Loyola University, 2009
Skills
•Adobe Creative Suite
°Photoshop
°InDesign
°Illustrator
•QuarkXPress
•High-volume photo retouching
•Garageband
•ProTools
•Studio and live recording
•Audio/visual expertise
•Darkroom processing, printing, and special applications
•Associated Press Style
•Google Apps
•Web Design/HTML
•Content management systems
•Microsoft Office
•Mac OSX
•*nix systems
•Microsoft Windows
•Juggling
•Accordion
Jeunes Talents 2010
Featured Artist
October 2009 - July 2010 | French Polynesia & Los Angeles, CA
2010 - present
2010 - present
• Traveled to Tahiti, Raiatea, Raivavae, and Hiva Oa, French Polynesia, to photograph traditional Tahitian
culture for Tahiti Tourisme and the Jeunes Talents 2010 photography shows in Los Angeles, New York,
and New Orleans.
• Edited and formatted selected photographs for publication in various media including print and web.
• Printed gallery-ready prints for shows in April 2010 at Louis Stern Fine Arts in Los Angeles, CA and July
2010 at the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in New York, NY.
Loyola Maroon
Photo Editor (2008 - 2009), Assistant Photo Editor (2006-2007), Staff Photographer
October 2006 - July 2009 | New Orleans, LA
• Assigned, edited and managed photo assignments for publication.
• Supervised team of photo assistant, staff photographers, and contributing photographers.
• Collaborated with section editors to provide high-quality photos, photo illustrations, online slideshows, and
graphics for weekly publication in print and online.
Consulate General of France in New Orleans
Communications, Artistic, and Audiovisual Intern
Summer 2008 | New Orleans, LA
• Created promotional dossiers for French artists seeking to visit New Orleans; reached out to universities,
arts centers, and other venues to host these artists.
• Managed the podcast and web distribution of the consulate's weekly radio show at WWNO, Rendez-
Vous!
• Conducted press reviews, translation work for monthly newsletter, and managed consulate's audiovisual
resources.
Formative Years
Loyola University New Orleans
2005 - 2009, New Orleans, LA
Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication Summa Cum Laude
Major: Photojournalism
Minors: French & Japanese Studies
Sophia University (上智大学)
Autumn 2007 - Winter 2008, Tokyo, Japan
Focus: Japanese Language & Culture
Université de Mons-Hainaut
Summer 2007, Mons, Belgium
Focus: French Language
Westchester Art Workshop (SUNY)
Autumn 2005, Westchester, NY
Focus: Darkroom Photography & Studio Recording