About Jamie

ABOUT JAMIE THOM

 

Jamie Thom began his career as a mechanical engineer before turning to his passion for wildlife and photography. He took a post as a game ranger at MalaMala Game Reserve where he had the opportunity to shoot wildlife on a daily basis and after a few years had won a number of awards for his work. His most notable achievement was winning the BBC/British Gas Wildlife Photographer of the Year, run by the Natural History Museum in London, with his image 'Leopard with Moon Rising' - the most coveted title in wildlife photography internationally. He also won the Eric Hosking Award (Best portfolio) in the same competition for two years running as well as a number of Agfa Top50 awards.

 

After 4 years of living in the game reserve he joined an American company filming and directing wildlife documentaries for National Geographic and Discovery Channel. He filmed a documentary on man-eating lions and then filmed and directed two movies, one on cheetah and another on man-killers, (large mammals that kill man).

 

Ultimately he turned back to his passion - photography and travel, and now owns and runs the CONSERVATION SAFARI COMPANY organising safaris and tours to various parts of Africa.