Jamie Thom set out as a mechanical engineer before indulging his passion for the outdoors and photography. During a stint as a game ranger, he turned to photography, winning a number of awards, most notably the coveted BBC/British Gas Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition in 1999. Thereafter he joined an American company producing wildlife documentaries for National Geographic and Discovery Channel Channel until his other love, golf, caused a change in focus. He is a regular contributor to Golf Digest South Africa and Compleat Golfer magazines and his images have been published in magazines, calendars and books worldwide. He lives in Johannesburg.