Bryan Thomas was born in 1982 in Tampa, Florida. In June 2005, he graduated from Dartmouth College, where he majored in English. For three years after Dartmouth, Bryan worked in the publishing industry as an editorial assistant at GQ Magazine, while freelance writing for Elle, Radar, and Outside Magazine. In July 2008, he left GQ to pursue, full time, his passion for photography. In May 2009, he completed a 15-week graduate course at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies where he photographed everything from winter surf culture in Maine to a group of teenagers returning opera to a performance space that hadn't hosted an opera in over 80 years. Bryan is currently enrolled in a graduate program at Ohio University's School of Visual Communication. In the fall of 2010, he'll be interning at the Concord Monitor as well as, attending the Eddie Adams Workshop.

Bryan is a member of SportsShooter.com and the NPPA. His work has been recognized by SportsShooter.com, The Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar, and PDNedu.

Bryan's photo blog is located at http://www.bryanthomasphotoblog.com; Follow Bryan's Twitter at http://twitter.com/BryanThomPhoto.

Bryan is currently located in New York City and available for assignment.

To contact Bryan directly: 813.541.2916; Bryan.DL.Thomas@gmail.com