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From Clach A' Choilich: The Magazine of the Clan MacThomas Society, VOL. 5 NO. 4,
2000.
Jamie Thom Wins the BG Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition, 1999.
The BG Wildlife Photographer of the Year title is awarded for the single image judged
to be the most striking and memorable of all photographs entered for the
Competition.
"Winning this Competition is the one thing in life I ever wanted to achieve - it's like a
dream come true." - Jamie Thom
Jamie Thom began taking photographs at the age of seventeen under the guidance
of his father. While studying mechanical engineering and working in the vehicle
manufacturing industry, he got to know his neighboors well, who were keen
gameviewers and photographers. He became interested in this immediately, making
regular trips to Kruger National Park. Wildlife and photography soon became more
important than engineering, and he began to pursue his new interests. He was
accepted at Mala Mala where he trained to be a ranger, and has been there for
three years. Jamie has had three photographs accepted in the Top Fifty of the Agfa
Awards for wildlife photography, and won the Eric Hosking Award in the BBC Wildlife
Photographer of the Year Competition in 1998.
As a game ranger at the Mala Mala Game Reserve in South Africa, Jamie has found
his working environment to be a rich source of opportunities for superb photography.
He comments: "It has been a real pleasure spending many hours in the pristine bush
of Mala Mala monitoring the lives and behavior of lion prides, leopards, and all the
other animals that inhabit this tract of land. Above all, living and working at Mala
Mala has enabled me to fulfil my passion for wildlife photography."
Jamie is heavily involved with the conservation and expansion of wildlife sanctuaries
in Africa and would like to devote more energy to alleviating the plight of the
continent's endangered species.
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