Tom Ang was awarded the Hamdan International Photography Award for Content Creator in 2019. He has written over 40 books on photography including 'Digital Photographer's Handbook' that been translated into over twenty languages and multiple award-winning titles such as 'Digital Photography Masterclass' and 'Photography - the definitive visual history'. He has served on juries such as Wildlife Photographer of the Year, World Photography Award, HIPA, Czech Press Photo. He has presented TV series on photography for BBC4 and his series China News Asia won an award at the New York TV Awards. He has worked as a magazine editor, picture editor, technical journalist, has exhibited internationally and was a senior lecturer in photography for over twelve years. He won the Thomas Cook award for Best Illustrated Travel Book for his photography of the Marco Polo Expedition which pioneered the modern Silk Road crossing from Europe to China.