Rocky Mountain School of Photography Gallery is pleased to announce the upcoming exhibit, Tom Robertson: Cycling Photographs.
 
With an extensive background of varying capacities in the realm of all-things-bicycle, it is no surprise that the mass of Tom Robertson’s work includes cycling photographs. While he refers to his work primarily as documentary (in that he “loves to document”) and he consistently makes mention of his draw towards “motion,” his photographs convey a special intimacy of how deeply he knows his subject matter. Just as they are raw with the grit of hard riding, one can almost smell the sweat on the riders and feel the elements touching their skin; the photographs present a romantic allure in which Tom has captured grace in movement and elegance in form. The Cycling Photographs marry the cyclists and the landscape into one – balancing the stillness and natural beauty of the land with the fleeting, natural beauty of the bicycle and rider.

Tom has worked as an assistant for RMSP since completing the Career Training Program in 2008. He brings technical and instructional support in the Career Training Program and Workshops. He currently resides in Missoula, Montana and works as an independent and freelance photographer. His work has been exhibited locally and nationally, as well as in publications including Adventure Cyclist Magazine, Montana Headwall and Bicycling, among others. He regularly contributes to online publication blogs for Hellgate Cyclery and Freeman Transport. An avid cyclist himself, Tom also worked as a cartographer for Adventure Cycling Association for 14 years and has guided trips around the country.