T5 Photography
Timeless + Connected Wedding Photography // Colorado and Beyond
Tommy Cowan
Father | Photographer | Traveler | Coach
Family | Passion | Personal
Father of 4, “Soloprenuer”, Baseball Coach, Traveler, Friend. Oh and concert goer? (Is that how you say that? I like going to Red Rocks shows is what I’m getting at). My 4 kids are my everything. I am the fifth Thomas in a row (hence T5 Photography) and my oldest son, is T6! We call him LT (Little Tommy). My second, Clyde was born on my 30th birthday and is a force to be reckoned with and the absolute light of the room when he walks in. We just introduced two new additions… TWINS! Amelia and William. Yeah, twins are hard but they are the sweetest and I couldn’t be happier to have them as my children. Not a day goes by that I am not extremely thankful to call myself their father.
Everything I do in my life involves passion. Whether it be with a camera in my hand or coaching varsity baseball at my alma mater Thomas Jefferson, passion is present. Being passionate is a must for me because it is such a driving force in my life. I'm always looking for new ways to achieve great things and that doesn't happen without having passion.
I want to make a personal connection with everyone I meet. When it comes to photography, that connection is vital. Without it, I could never capture your true self. Most people feel nervous about pictures or just flat out hate taking them. Let me show you how I've changed that for other people.
Experience
I get asked a lot about how I got started in photography. Well, if you ask my Mom or Dad, they'd tell you my whole life... at least by osmosis. Both my parents were in the photography industry and at an early age, the seed of photography was planted. What's funny, is I couldn't stand photography as a kid. If we had to stop at another covered bridge, lighthouse or wooden fence on a cross country family road trip I might have lost my mind.
In college I took a photography class and on the first day someone from the small town local newspaper came in and asked if anyone knew how to shoot sports action and if they had an extra camera. Check and check. I started shooting for the Journal-Advocate in Sterling, CO and it launched my career. I graduated from Red Rocks with my photography degree and then got linked up with some really awesome mentors and killer photographers. I have been shooting weddings and traveling the world with a Nikon camera in my hand since 2008 and don't plan on stopping anytime soon.