Documentary Photography
Based in vibrant Tāmaki Makaurau, Thomas Hamill captures images that tell compelling stories through documentary and reportage sports photography. Specialising in events and sports documentation, his work brings out powerful stories and dynamic moments with authenticity and flair.
Commercial Work
Event Examples
Thomas specialises in documentary event style photography. He has experience working in many varied environments from field work on Motutapu, concerts at the Auckland Town Hall, to formal ministerial events at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron. Thomas’s greatest strength is his versatility.
For examples of the types of work Thomas undertakes please visit the commercial work page.
Recent Work
Thomas works regularly with a wide variety of organisations from Women’s Weekly, High Performance Sport New Zealand, Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, Paul and Paulie clothing, Northern Mystics and many more. To see examples of these recent shoots please visit the recent work section of this site.
Thomas uses Pic-Time to display galleries for his clients.
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2020 and My First Six Months with a Fuji
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Landscapes in the Cold With the XF90mmF2
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Old Habits Die Hard – Birding with the XF100-400mm F4.5-5.6
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A Personal Project With the Fujifilm XF33mmF1.4
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Lens Envy and Telling a Sports Story with Fujifilm
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2-8 Minutes in the Inky Black – Nature Photography Underground
Personal Galleries
Mystics Twenty One
In 2021 the Northern Mystics were crowned the ANZ Premiership Champions. I was privileged to have given behind the scenes access to the team to document the story of the year. For the full story and images click here.
Landscapes
Beauty is all around us. Landscapes with and without people from all across Aotearoa. For high quality framed or unframed prints of any of this work please use the contact page.
Birds of Aotearoa
Famed for its birds, Aotearoa is home to many endemic unique species. From the kiwi to the kea and the takahē this is an ongoing collection of birds from around the country. For high quality framed or unframed prints of any of this work please use the contact page.
Lockdown
On the 23rd March 2020 then Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern took unprecedented action and moved New Zealand to a state of lockdown in order to break the chain of transmission of covid-19. This is an image series that documents an individuals experience.