Welcome to Tom’s personal page.
Photographer, Filmmaker, Marine Biologist, Author
As featured in:
About Tom Vierus
Tom is a photojournalist, filmmaker, marine biologist, cinematographer, video editor, and author. His work focuses broadly on conservation stories, human-nature interactions, and ocean-related topics.
Tom is an Associate Fellow at 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 over a dozen film festivals, including four times at the Wildlife Conservation Film Festival in New York (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022).
Originally from Germany, Tom has travelled to nearly 50 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.
In 2020, he founded Pacific Media House, a visual production company covering film and photography in all three dimensions. His clients consist of the largest organisations in the world, including the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the Pacific Community (SPC), 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 in the marine ecology field.
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.
GET THE E-BOOK
THE SHARK REEF MARINE RESERVE IN FIJI
“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 or the scientific article published in March 2025.
The story was covered by more than one hundred different outlets across the world including:
Books and Guides
Tom’s first photobook, The Shark Reef Marine Reserve in Fiji, was published in early 2024. In mid-2025, Tom published his second book, The Fiji Islands - A Visual Journey, along with a foldable bird guide to Fiji’s most common and endemic species.
“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.”
Recent Film Work.
Directed, shot, and edited by Tom.
Past and present clients
Tom has collaborated and continues to work with with many of the largest nature, conservation, and development organisations
SUPPORT TOM’S WORK AND VISIT HIS STORE // FINEART PRINTS & BOOKS
