Tom Dawkins

I’m Tom Dawkins, a 17-year-old Hobart based photographer with a strong passion for digital photography. My experience in photography started in aviation photography, and I spent several years photographing and recording aircraft movements both at Hobart Airport and across Australia and Internationally. My interest in this area dropped off in early 2025, so I started using my camera to go for walks around Hobart suburbs, taking photos of anything and everything. This eventually led to me getting my first event photography opportunities through school, and in the back half of 2025 I shot Taroona High School’s music, art, science, and theatre events for them. I also started to pick up some other shooting work, photographing events for Youth ARC and the South Hobart Resilience Fair. I have since built up a client list including Maritime Museum Tas, Hobart Exercise Physiology, and Dress for Success, and this year have also begun shooting events for Hobart College. Amongst these and other opportunities, I have continued to do personal photography projects around the street, macro, night, and portrait spaces, as well as a project with a friend pairing photography with creative writing. I have also run a photography workshop. All my photography is currently done on a Nikon D90, using a variety of lenses. I’m a former flight training student, and alongside continuing my schooling (currently in year 11 at Hobart College) my interests outside of photography include motorsport, basketball, ice hockey, history, and a broader interest in the media/communications space.