Travel Photography How To

Some of you may remember Tom Anderson (AKA MySpace Tom), the Founder of MySpace who sold his social network to Rupert Murdock back in 2005 for a cool $580 million. Ever since, Anderson’s motto is “stop working and start playing” and he’s done that by pursuing a passion for photography.

 

A post shared by Tom Anderson (@myspacetom) on Mar 2, 2017 at 10:08pm PST

Anderson, now 46, was actually an avid photographer before leaving MySpace, and since “retiring” he’s traveled to over 40 countries across the globe in pursuit of his artistic passion.

 

A post shared by Tom Anderson (@myspacetom) on Mar 24, 2017 at 9:56pm PDT

Back in his MySpace days Time Magazine included Anderson in their list of the 100 most influential people in the world. And now he’s acquired international acclaim for his beautiful travel and landscape photography.

 

A post shared by Tom Anderson (@myspacetom) on Jan 26, 2017 at 9:48pm PST

Anderson’s creative side got its start at the University of California at Berkeley where he completed a Masters program in Film and Critical studies after graduating with an undergraduate degree in English and Rhetoric.

 

A post shared by Tom Anderson (@myspacetom) on Jul 27, 2016 at 9:00pm PDT

Despite his motto to “stop working,” Anderson is not only busy as a photographer, but he’s also a partner in the Blue Heron architectural firm and has designed five houses including his home in Las Vegas. Not one to stay in one place for too long, he also has homes in Hawaii and Los Angeles.

 

A post shared by Tom Anderson (@myspacetom) on Mar 31, 2016 at 8:26pm PDT

It’s a tough life but someone has to do it, right? You can find more of Anderson’s fine photography on his Instagram page, and don’t forget to follow us on Instagram at @ShutterbugPix where we’re sharing our favorite photos from our followers. And for some great tips on how to take great landscape photographs yourself, be sure to look at the tutorial we posted earlier this week.

Via Some Life