Tom Maday is a photographer whose editorial and commercial assignments have taken him to every corner of the globe including Africa, the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent, Latin America, Europe and throughout Asia. His clientele includes international brands and companies such as ESPN, Abbott, Sappi Paper, Motorola and TD Ameritrade. Tom has shot portraits of public figures in music, film and politics for the New York Times, Chicago Magazine, Interview, and Entertainment Weekly, to name just a few. He has also worked on location in Kenya for GE and in Botswana for Merck, documenting the companies' leadership initiatives and social programs.
Tom was previously involved with the books Great Chicago Stories and After the Fall: Srebrenica Survivors in St. Louis. In addition to his work as photographer, Tom is a partner at Trope Publishing.
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“I typically shoot with a range of cameras – Hasselblad, Leica, and Canon – and I’m always interested in learning which cameras other photographers like to shoot with. Over the years, I’ve learned to make my shooting gear as light as possible so that I can give all my focus to what’s most important in a shoot: the subject.”
Tom’s work is featured in Trope Chicago and Trope London as part of the Trope City Editions series, a collection of urban and architectural photography books of cities around the world. In the Arena, available June 2021, profiles 34 American leaders who captured their party’s nomination for the presidency but never reached the Oval Office. The book features Tom's photos of monuments, memorials and campaign memorabilia illustrating the legacy these candidates left behind.
A celebration of the individuals who worked tirelessly in an effort to uphold America’s democracy, In the Arena boldly questions our society’s perspective of those who are not victorious in their endeavors, and whether this constitutes failure or something much more honorable.
