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Tom Osborn
Cinematographer, Drone Pilot, Underwater
Born in Dorset, live in Bristol. Picked up a camera at 10. Learned to scuba dive at 15. Broke my back at 17. Ran a marathon in under 5 hours. Completed a Triathlon. Lived on 4 continents. Never been fired. Renovated a flat. Built an igloo. Raised abandoned puppies in Egypt. Managed an underwater movie studio in The Philippines. Hiked up mountains. Scuba dived to 100 meters. Stood on icebergs. Walked through deserts. Sweated through jungles. Wrote for dive magazines. Worked backstage in theatres. Faced off with a Bull. Bitten by a clown fish. Swam with Sperm whales. Flown drone with vultures. Been face to face with Brown Bears. Filmed arctic foxes in blizzards at -20 degrees. Filmed camels in Africa at +50 degrees. Dodged falling trees in an old forest. Scuba dived all over the world. Learnt to surf at 11 and still surf like a kook. Wear flip flops as much as possible. Free dived the Atlantic in winter with just speedos and a moustache. Have filmed in the most remote inhabited island on the planet. Rode an Arabian thoroughbred in the sands of the Middle East. Returned to college at the ripe old age of 39 and achieved a distinction in a science diploma. Became an Associate Lecturer at a University. Got engaged. Became a dog Dad to a Red Irish Setter goofball called 'Murphy'. Thrive on a challenge. Enjoy working in a team or alone. Have travelled to 51 out of 195 countries on the planet. Love an adventure. Hate being late.
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