Tom Tucker has been involved with photography since he was in Jr. High School. He graduated from California Institute of the Arts, where he studied music, animation, photography and the arts. A professional musician for 25 years, Tom played french horn in the Los Angeles area. He moved to Kentucky in 1995 and opened Tom’s Photo Shop in 2001, which is now in it’s eighth year of business. His varied interests include running the Hanson Chess Club, table tennis, fishing, travelling, and the Chinese language.



Member of professional organizations:

PPA Professional Photographers of America

KPPA Kentucky Professional Photographers Association

WPPI Wedding Professional Photographers International

HPPA Heartland Professional Photographers Association

IPFO International Freelance Photographers Organization

Tom is included in the prestigious Strathmore’s Who’s Who

and has won a number of awards for his work.



Portrait of Tom Tucker by

Joeseph and Louise Simone - 2006