British, 1988
Tommy Trenchard is an independent photographer and writer based in Cape Town, South Africa.
Since 2012 he has been documenting humanitarian and environmental stories from across the African continent and further afield for many of the world’s leading magazines and non-profits. He covers a broad range of topics, from stories of crisis, conflict and environmental destruction to stories of positive change and the people driving it.
Tommy works in both text and photography for media outlets including NPR, The New York Times, The Guardian, the Sunday Times Magazine, Stern Magazin and Geo France among many others, as well as international non-profits such as MSF, Save the Children, Oxfam, Greenpeace and the Red Cross.
His photography has also been recognised by several international awards including the World Press Photo Awards, POYi, the Amnesty International Media Awards, NPPA’s Best of Photojournalism Award and Wildlife Photographer of the Year among others.
He is available for assignments worldwide.