Tomás Andres Donoso
Tomás Andres Donoso

January 2011

contact@tomasdonoso.com

Tomás Donoso has photographed everything from lobster divers and organic farmers to professional climbers at the peak of their careers. Currently living in Connecticut, Donoso hails from Santiago, Chile, and has spent some time in Beantown, too, while attending Boston College to study psychology and history.

His work has led him to Honduras, where he documented the life of an injured lobster diver for American Public Media’s Marketplace-WORKING SERIES. This collection of stories would go on to win the prestigious Sigma Delta Chi Award in 2008 for excellence in journalism. This story got him stuck in a tiny boat in the Carribbean with no land in sight, very little gas, and a looming thunderstorm. As he says, “Luckily, everything worked out, but I honestly felt like I was going to either drown or get eaten by sharks.”

Prior to pursuing freelance photography, Donoso worked for the National Labor Committee, a non-profit that promotes the human rights of workers worldwide, as a researcher, translator and multi-media designer. He participated in a number of hard-hitting campaigns exposing the use of sweatshop labor by major corporations and celebrities, such as Walmart and P. Diddy. Part of his work involved equipping workers with hidden cameras. The media collected was used to corroborate and illustrate the scathing exposés written by director Charles Kernaghan.

Since 2009, Tomás has dedicated his photographic energies into producing top-notch adventure stories while simulateously traveling and rock climbing as much as possible. Along the way he has been recognized by Rock & Ice and Urban Climber as a top climbing photographer. He also enjoys writing and filmmaking and has begun exploring both mediums more seriously in the past year.

Donoso is also a rep and multi-media designer for Brotherhood Winery.

Published

  • Donoso, Tomás. “Little River Canyon ft. Chris Sierzant.” Dead Point Mag: The Stash November 2011.
  • Donoso, Tomás. “Island of Opportunity: Exploring the Potential of Puerto Rico.” Rock and Ice October 2011: 44-51.
  • Donoso, Tomás. “Lee Means Business.” Dead Point Mag June - Aug. 2011: 54-60.
  • Donoso, Tomás. “Higher Exposure: A Fresh Perspective on the Gunks.” Rock & Ice Photo Issue April 2011: 38-45.
  • Donoso, Tomás. “It Is What It Is: An Interview with Andy Salo.” Dead Point Mag Dec. 2010: 42-48.
  • Donoso, Tomás. “Deep South Water Scrambling: Dodging Rocks and River Monsters in Chattanooga.” Climbing Sept. 2010: 42-49.
  • Donoso, Tomás and Daniel Yagmin. “Freaky Folklore: Tall Tales and Taller Boulders of Connecticut.” Rock & Ice July 2010: 48-55.
  • Boland, Whitney and Tomás Donoso. “Cliff Notes: The New Spot. The NRG is Kickass and Taking Names.” Rock & Ice July 2010: 14 + 16 + 18-21.
  • Osius, Alison and Tomás Donoso. “Spot Light: Phillip Schaal. Connecticut Yankee Breaks from the Pack.” Rock & Ice July 2010: 22.
  • Bisharat, Andrew and Tomás Donoso et al. “Six Questions for Climbing’s Top Photographers: Interviews about Art, Journalism, Loss, and Risk.” Rock & Ice April 2010.
  • Salo, Andy and Tomás Donoso. “Backwoods Bouldering: Rooting Around for Precious Gems in the Deep & Dirty South.” Rock & Ice Dec. 2009: 50-55.

  • Roth, Justin and Tomás Donoso. “The Koots is Loose: The Man Behind Putnam County’s Nicest Gneiss.” Urban Climber Oct. 2009: 42-48.
  • Donoso, Tomás et al. “Glass Class: Six Pro Shooters Drop Photo Knowledge for Your Domepiece.” Urban Climber Annual 2009: 64-65.
  • Donoso, Tomás. “Empire Blocks: Constructing New York’s Modern Highballs.” Rock & Ice Photo Issue April 2009: 32-39.
  • Greene, Ivan and Tomás Donoso. “Homage 27. A Project in the City.” Urban Climber Mar. 2009: 8+9 & 66.
  • LoMonaco, Claudine and Tomás Donoso. “Working Series: Romulo Greham.” American Public Media Sept. 2007.

Tomás Donoso. Moby (V5). Ice Pond, NY. Video by Steve Jumper on Vimeo.