Welcome to Tom’s personal page.
Photographer, Filmmaker, Marine Biologist, Author
About Tom Vierus
Tom is a conservation/wildlife photojournalist, filmmaker, marine biologist, cinematographer, video editor, and author.
Originally from Germany, Tom has travelled to over 42 countries. He lived in South Africa, where he finished high school, spent a year deepening his dive training in Egypt, and has been living and working in Fiji for over six years. The South Pacific is also where he is based throughout most of the year.
Tom is a member of the International League of Conservation Photographers and the Ocean Artists Society and was named ‘German Science Photographer of the Year’ in 2016. His films were screened at more than a dozen film festivals, including four times at the Wildlife Conservation Film Festival in New York (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022).
In 2020, he founded Pacific Media House, a visual production company covering film and photography in all three dimensions. His clients include the largest organisations in the world, including the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and many others.
Tom’s photographs and videos are represented by the Nature Picture Library and the International League of Conservation Photographers. Tom also actively contributes to scientific literature and has published several peer-reviewed papers on wildlife in Fiji.
In 2024, on assignment in Papua New Guinea, Tom captured the first-ever photograph of the New Britain Goshawk, a rare bird that hadn’t been sighted for over 55 years.
“We can’t overestimate the impact of photos and videos as a tool for conservation. We need powerful visuals to make people aware and eventually care to protect our planet”
Explore recent work.
The first photo ever.
In 2024, while on assignment for WWF-Pacific in Papua New Guinea, Tom made history with one of his photos. For the first time ever, he photographed the New Britain Goshawk, a rare bird that was on the “Lost Species” list. This great conservation news went viral and where shared by dozens of news outlets across the world, garnering hundreds of millions of social media impressions.
Read the WWF Press Release here.
The story was covered by more than one hundred different outlets across the world including:
Recent Film Work
Directed, shot and edited by Tom.
The Shark Reef Marine Reserve in Fiji
Tom’s first photobook was published in early 2024. It is the culmination of more than five years of work coming together: more than a hundred dives and weeks of research, conducting interviews, and sorting through thousands of images.
Tom’s first coffee table book.
“Bringing you photos and videos from across the world. Contact Tom today if you need content from difficult-to-reach places or remote locations where few would go.”
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Past and present clients:
Tom has collaborated and continues to work with with many of the largest nature, conservation, and development organisations
