Thomas James Hurst grew up in Mill Valley, Calif. He first picked up a camera, an old Nikormat, at the age of 21 when he went to Bosnia
in 1992. After returning to Bosnia a second time in 1993, he decided to study photojournalism at San Francisco State University.
During winter and summer breaks, he traveled to Haiti, Afghanistan and Rwanda and also interned at daily newspapers. His work was published
in Time magazine, The New York Times and The Boston Globe.
In 1997, he worked as a staff photographer for The Boston Globe. Two years later, he began working for The Seattle Times.
His work has been honored several times by World Press Photo, The Associated Press and CPOY. He has also participated in the Eddie Adams
Workshop, where he was awarded the Time magazine assignment as well as the Dan Eldon Memorial Scholarship.
He currently lives in Seattle with his wife, Angela.
