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Tom O Scott

Tom O Scott - Biography

Although he grew up around art, especially German Expressionism, Tom O Scott became an active participant in the arts at the tender age of 52. You are most likely to find him on the beach, searching for patterns in the sand left by the receding tides. While he photographs a wide variety subjects, his real love is sand. In fact, many of his photographic friends call him the "Sandman."

Scott has been very active in several art organizations in San Diego County, including the North County Photographic Association and the La Jolla Art Association. In addition he has won many awards in photographic competitions throughout the United States. His work hangs in galleries around the country, and is in private and corporate art collections in several states.

Scott won first place in photojournalism in the first annual Black & White Spider Awards. In the third annual Black & White Spider Awards, two of his portfolios were nominated for prizes. And in the fifth annual Black & White Spider Awards, one of his photos was nominated in the Abstract category, and another won 3rd place in the Nature category. His work is featured in The World's Greatest Black and White Photography: A Collection of Photographs from Black and White Spider Awards, published in 2006.

Utilizing his knowledge of the internet and database management, Scott developed new web sites for the North County Photographic Society, the La Jolla Art Association, and of course, this site.

Scott uses both film and digital cameras for his work.