Tom Williams’ art practice explores relationships between humans, environments and societal frameworks through expanded documentary photographic projects. His recent work has incorporated increasingly experimental processes and co-creative methods to make visual narratives.
In 2019 Tom was the inaugural recipient of the NSW Minister for the Arts' Award for Visual Storytelling for his Family Album project, culminating in an exhibition at the State Library of NSW.
Tom's photographic work has been featured in festivals and galleries in Australia, South East Asia and Latin America. These include the CCP Documentary Photography Award, the Reportage Festival of Photojournalism, Foto Freo, The Angkor Photography Festival (Cambodia), Head On Photo Festival, Elizabeth Street Gallery and Sydney Theatre Company.
He was awarded the 7th CCP Documentary Photography Award for his long term project 'Neighbourhood'. His work has also been exhibited in solo exhibitions at The Colour Factory Gallery (Melbourne), Photospace Gallery, School of Art, ANU (Canberra); and Wollongong City Gallery.
His work has appeared in numerous publications, including The Guardian Australia, Sydney Morning Herald, Monocle Magazine, Corpus Magazine and Neighbourhood Paper. His photographic series have also been published in New Philosopher Magazine, Take Magazine, Good Weekend and The Big Issue.
I acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which I live and work. I pay my respects to the stories, traditions and living cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and acknowledge that sovereignty has never been ceded.