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Testimonials (22)

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  Henrik Adamsen says:

  "Tom does amazing work.. It's really as simple as that!
  
  Henrik Adamsen"

  24th August, 2009

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  WUNDERFOOL says:

  "I know u got a lot of testimonials so i will keep it brief!
  
  A W E S O M E & T A L E N T E D
  
  Here on FlickR and your own site are both amazing.
  Keep it up and i will keep learning.
  
  Best wishes
  
  Marcel"

  7th August, 2009

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  Kirsty Mitchell says:

  "Tom Hoops is relentless........ His pictures fill my thoughts and favourite box day after day. It is a difficult thing to combine incredible street photography, with wit and style....to then roll it into a forceful artistic identity. Tom is undoubtedly one of my favourite photographers on Flickr, and continues to inspire me with every new picture. His 'blacks'.... his 'whites'...... belong in greater places. Its been a pleasure to get to know him and his work....oh, and ps - he's also a very cheeky monkey!
  *** (ONE YEAR AND A BIT LATER......... Ps- He's 'Hoople-Doople-Tastic' and too bloody talented. I'm just adding this bit so my comment won't be lost under the bloody mountains of other testimonials :) heheheh) Love ya Hooples, so glad you're back on flickr !!!!!!! )"

  8th June, 2009

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  falsalama says:

  "apple pie and custard"

  15th May, 2009

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  Emre Ucar says:

  "I wish I could shoot like Tom....A master.."

  9th January, 2009

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  maggiedeephotographer says:

  "Tom, I am in awe of your work..beyond brilliant..you seek to capture things that most people just don't even see in their daily life..raw, gritty, life portraits...I am a huge fan."

  11th January, 2009

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  markantonyphotos says:

  "If I was cornered and told I had to choose one single favourite photographer from my hours trawling through flickr it would be Tom Hoops. Raw, contrasty, gritty, varied work often with detail I can only dream capturing. Does it for me. Cheers Tom."

  3rd October, 2008

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  frank.freytag says:

  "one of my top faves in the flickr cosmos"

  19th September, 2008

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  Men as Art says:

  "Extraordinary! Tom's has a fresh eye for all things human."

  26th August, 2008

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  biLLy GoMeZ says:

  "mind boggling brilliance on a regular basis... a stream that simply keeps on giving, exploring, pushing all boundaries... subscribe to the daily wonder and be inspired by it, i know i am... he's one of the best this site has to offer... take the ride and tell a friend... you won't regret it."

  15th August, 2008

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  Gavin Murphy says:

  "I found Tom through Kirsty who I found through Facebook (ahh the beauty of internet interaction) and have been so grateful to have seen some of his images.
  
  Every time I log in and seeing new images fills with me with a little rush to see what brilliance he has come out with next.
  
  Hope you don't mind me adding you as a contact Tom!
  
  Keep up the excellent work..."

  3rd July, 2008

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  softli163 says:

  "Seeing the work of tom.hoops from me at the first sight, I shake for him, deep humanity shows loving care for, inner world is excavated, embody from his image works invariably to people, perhaps this individual is insignificant, they live on the bottom of the society, but the meaning in most essence of the person that they reflect on one's body, thank you, tom.hoops, I will often come to read your works."

  16th June, 2008

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  Neshamah says:

  "So far I have never popped into someone's photo stream and spontaneously responded by writing a testimony. So this is a first. As I cruise through Tom's shots I get the eerie feeling of seeing humans for what they really are: animals. Is this an insult? Of course not! This is what we are…the species of Homo Sapiens, such warm-blooded animals and certainly reptilian at times. With great intensity Tom makes me see straight into our human vulnerability with all of its imperfections and strength. This is terrifying and beautiful. His message to me is underscored through his black and white grit shots, dramatic angles and crop and marvellous use of light. Thanks. I will be back."

  3rd June, 2008

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  reconstruction says:

  "only a few months in flickr, and we found here a guy we can call a classic and a master already. a reinventor of strett photography, i think what he's doing with humans faces, expressions, and perceptions is matchless. his images are the voice of a society, unnoted to some of the ocidental word, but so significant and essencial to the depth and bottom of human condition.... he must be seen for a million, if possible."

  29th May, 2008

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  Jonathan Taylor Photography says:

  "Something special is going on here with Tom's apparently newly discovered ability to take pictures with a strong sense of uniqueness, empathy and individual flare."

  20th May, 2008

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  philbertobehan says:

  "Perspective,lighting,subjects, everything is perfect.A very unique stream by a very unique photographer !!!"

  19th May, 2008

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  M. Ryder S. says:

  "Tom’s photographs are the pictures I’ve always wanted to take: gritty, contrasty portraits that pack a punch like a shot of Jack and 151. What an incredible blend of negative space, lighting, composition and processing… I love the raw reality found in his photographs—and the empathy he has with his subjects. Beautiful work!"

  16th May, 2008

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  Ami.Hoops says:

  "Well done.....you did it"

  3rd May, 2008

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  [gmk] says:

  "Tom has a unique way of capturing the emotion hidden beneath the surface of all his 'subjects'. Sensitive and yet powerful street close-ups, make reviewing his latest work a true addiction.
  
  A great hunter of random souls and street light generous enough to share his shutter view with the rest of us."

  2nd May, 2008

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  sam_samantha says:

  "so you go through your contacts photos and you comment and you fave them as always, but then you see Tom's photostream and the images you see stops you on your tracks...the faces, the expressions, the mood, the ambiance hits you without a warning...Tom's stream is like an action movie on steroid...it never stops to haunt you with the expressions...never knew the elasticity of the human visage, til I ran into Tom's stream...wonderful, sublime, thought provoking, and just excellence all the way!!! Thanks Tom for being you! and master at his craft!!!"

  21st April, 2008

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  Qamar* says:

  "So glad I found tom's stream. Another world beautifuly photographed, straight to my desktop."

  18th April, 2008

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  d小田原 says:

  "Wittingly or not, Tom appears to have set out to achieve the impossible, that is to capture (some of) the essence of Thailand's complex society and its people.
  
  I want him to succeed.
  
  Mostly through black-and-white portraits that are at times only people's faces, mere flecks of light against a black background, he paints the darker side of Bangkok. The unglamorous, un-ritzy side that none of us really want to see but that old Thailand hands are so familiar with.
  
  There is struggle and sorrow in these pictures. But there are smiles too. And there is hope that shines through. Tom seems to have surprised some of us who thought we were beyond surprise when it comes to the City of Angels. He continues to do so.
  
  I am looking forward to more of the same but perhaps I am even more keen on a wider range of subjects, on trying to penetrate more and broader levels of Thai society capturing more of the essence of the Land of Smiles and what it means to be Thai.
  
  Bon voyage, Tom.
  
  Shanghai, 10 April 2008"

  9th April, 2008

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