For the last three years Tom has been chosen as a finalist in the Travel Photographer of the Year competition, he is an award-winning documentary travel photographer specialising in recording cultural celebrations and festivals across the globe.

His work has been published in National Geographic Traveller, The Sunday Times, Hello!, The Independent, Wanderlust, P&O, Bloomberg, Insight guides to name a few. He relishes taking his camera to some of the world's craziest events, getting in close amongst the excitement and becoming part of the action.

His extensive travels have taken him to many celebrations worldwide where he consistently creates strong and powerful images at each event.

More of his work can be seen on his website at TomBourdon.co.uk

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