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Tom Carter
Writer and photographer Tom Carter was born and raised in the City of San Francisco and graduated with a degree in Political Science from the American University in Washington, D.C. Following a political career with a number of high-profile state and national campaigns, Tom decided to "peek over the fence" and subsequently spent 18 months backpacking down the length of Mexico, Cuba and Central America. Most recently, Tom has spent the past four years in the People's Republic of China and has travelled extensively throughout the country's 33 provinces and autonomous regions. 

Tom Carter's work as a photojournalist and travel writer has been published in every major English-language periodical in China. He currently lives in Beijing.

Books by Tom Carter
CHINA: Portrait of a People
China Portraits (postcard set)

Author's Website
www.tomcarter.org