Thomas Dean was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland.  He moved with his family to the United States of America when he was 3 ½ year old.  His formative years were spent in the Downriver community of Lincoln Park, Michigan.

Thomas graduated from Eastern Michigan University with a degree in Communications. He later went on to become a Senior Director of Data Product Management and Development for a major telecommunications company.

After college, Thomas turned to photography and writing as a creative outlet.  He soon found that photography was far more than snapping a picture.  Photography became away to communicate his emotional response to the subjects he photographed.

Today, Thomas pursues photography and writing full time.