CNN Profiles - Tom Booth - Photojournalist | CNN

Tom Booth - Photojournalist

Tom Booth

Photojournalist

Thomas Booth is an award-winning photojournalist and editor for CNN International, based at the network's Asia-Pacific headquarters in Hong Kong.

CNN Digital Rebranding 2014
Tom Booth

CNN Digital Rebranding 2014 Tom Booth

Jeremy Freeman/CNN

Latest

Food is delivered to prisoners in their cells through a small hatch.

Rebecca Wright/CNN

Exclusive: Inside the prison that executes people for supplying cannabis

Though he is provided with a straw mat, Matthew says he prefers to sleep on the concrete floor of his cell in the maximum-security wing of Singapore’s Changi Prison.

A turtle swims in a shallow lagoon at Lady Elliot Island, off the Queensland Coast.

‘Like wildfires underwater’: Worst summer on record for Great Barrier Reef as coral die-off sweeps planet

As the early morning sun rises over the Great Barrier Reef, its light pierces the turquoise waters of a shallow lagoon, bringing more than a dozen turtles to life.

Oleksandr Havriluk with some of the Russian anti-tank mines he dug up in his fields using a metal detector.

Rebecca Wright/CNN

Clearing land mines by hand, farmers in Ukraine risk their lives for planting season

The first time Oleksandr Havriluk returned to his farm after it had been stormed and occupied by Russian troops, tears rolled down his face when he saw what they had left behind.

ivan watson izium drone footage

Armed Forces of Ukraine

‘I killed a man today’: Russian soldier accused of war crimes in absentia after audio files intercepted

A Russian soldier who allegedly shot a civilian in an extraordinary attack caught on camera by a Ukrainian drone is being accused of war crimes in absentia by the Ukrainian police.

A Mugin-5, a commercial unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) made by a Chinese manufacturer, was seen downed in eastern Ukraine.

Rebecca Wright/CNN

Exclusive: Chinese-made drone, retrofitted and weaponized, downed in eastern Ukraine

Driving deep into the forest, the hush between the towering pine trees and the clear blue skies was splintered every few seconds by the sound of distant explosions from the frontline battles for eastern Ukraine.

Steven Blesi and his friends on a hiking trip to Jeju.

Courtesy Ian Chang

‘He was curious about the world’: Friends remember American student killed in Seoul Halloween disaster

When he arrived in the South Korean city of Seoul in late August, American exchange student Steven Blesi quickly developed a wide circle of friends from around the world.

Married couple sitting outside Almaty train station with backpacks: computer programmer Sergei, 30 and his wife Irina, 27 (Rebecca Wright/CNN)

Rebecca Wright/CNN

Russian draft dodgers pour into Kazakhstan to escape Putin’s war

More than 200,000 Russians have streamed into Kazakhstan following Russian President Vladmir Putin’s conscription announcement on September 21, according to the Kazakh government. “We ran away from Russia because we want to live,” says one.

Dream Planet ring by Wallace Chan

Master jeweler invents ‘unbreakable’ porcelain

For over seven years Wallace Chan has been developing a new type of porcelain, which he claims is stronger than steel.

Ginzan Onsen tease

Ginzan Onsen: Japan’s most charming winter village?

In Ginzan Onsen, historic buildings overlook the pristine and serene Ginzan River, which flows through the center of the village. Could this be Japan’s most charming winter village?

disruptive technology in asia business of design week

Billy H.C. Kwok/Getty Images North America/Getty Images for Disney

In the hot seat: Design industry experts on what the future holds

During this year’s Business of Design Week in Hong Kong, experts answered a series of rapid-fire exchanges.

lion dance homepage wide

Lunar New Year: Meet the men who have learned to think like lions

Colorful lion dances are performed throughout the Lunar New Year to ensure good luck in the year ahead.

japan animation image 1

Inside one of Japan’s oldest animation studios

The Japanese are master animators. Their beloved anime characters walk the streets, transcend generations, and have multi-million dollar fan bases.

New Lion Dance CK2

courtesy Hong Kong Tourism Board

Traditional Chinese lion dancing gets modern makeover in Hong Kong

The traditional Chinese lion dance emphasizes posture rather than spectacle, but in Hong Kong, that’s starting to change.

Thomas Booth is an award-winning photojournalist and editor for CNN International, based at the network’s Asia-Pacific headquarters in Hong Kong.

He covers breaking news and major news events in Asia and around the world. He also works on long-form feature programs and investigative documentaries.

Booth joined CNN in 2005 as a Technical Director and Editor. He was born in the UK and raised in Hong Kong.