Teaching Philosophy: Chambers teaches technique to attain a certain level of craftsmanship and competence, but more importantly, to nurture the psyche to a level where the technique becomes second nature, so the subconscious prevails over the conscious (the physical doing). For him, this is where creativity is found within all of us. Technique is only a means to that end, but many would-be artists and serious photographers flounder, because they have become good craftsmen only, by mastering just the technique and not themselves (their subconscious).>>
	Featured Photographer at PhotoRequest (Interview): Chambers was the Featured Photographer at PhotoRequest (no longer online). His interview begins, "This is a difficult question to answer, since we really don't know until we either experience a particular situation or have some kind of revelation through exposure. I suppose I had a reasonably good idea or feeling when a friend of mine placed a camera in my hand in 1972. At that moment, the hardware (a Pentax, by the way) seemed to beckon me. It was as if I was six years old holding a shiny, red ball, and I had to play, play, play! And twenty-five years later, I'm still playing ...">>
	Featured Artist at Avenue Gallery (Interview): Chambers was the Featured Artist at Avenue Gallery (no longer online) about his mixed media/interactive piece, Mother's 45s. The gallery curator, Morgan says, "Every person on this planet has a mother. This fact makes it easy to relate to Tom R. Chambers' exhibit, Mother's 45s. The collection is one of the most powerful and heartfelt works that Avenue has had the opportunity to display. Just as exciting was the chance to find out more about the person who created it. Prepare to explore the consciousness of an extraordinary artist ...">>
	Dyer Street Portraiture to Pixelscapes: A Retrospective: Chambers was invited by the Fine Arts Department, New Media, Beijing Film Academy (BFA) (Beijing, China) (April 8, 2005) to give a retrospective lecture, Dyer Street Portraiture to Pixelscapes, to students and faculty. This twenty-five year retrospective took a look at Chambers' evolution from conventional documentary photography to his current work with digital and new media art. The news release reads, "He will also talk about Focus Gallery, his online gallery for other artists who are working with digital generation and manipulation as an art form, and mention the International Digital Art Awards (IDAA), an Australian-based arts organization for which he serves as an executive committee member, juror and new media director ...">>
	United States Peace Corps Volunteer: Chambers joined the United States Peace Corps in September of 1992. The three years that followed have been the best and most fulfilling in his career. The promotions people at the organization say, "It's the toughest job you'll ever love." He agrees somewhat with this ad campaign. His job wasn't the toughest, but it was certainly something he loved doing, and he will remember it as a self-satisfying experience. He was satisfied not only with helping others, but also with the freedom he had to project his individual characteristics and talents.>>
	IDAA Juror Statements: Chambers is Executive Committee Member for the IDAA (International Digital Art Award [based in Australia]), and he was also Juror for the 2003, 2004 and 2005 IDAA exhibitions. He was instrumental in expanding the content of the IDAA to include New Media Art, and served as online New Media Director (2004 - 2005). He was also instrumental in helping to bring the 2005 IDAA Exhibition to Beijing, China under the auspices of the Beijing Film Academy. The IDAA seeks to be the standard for digital art via online and hard copy exhibitions. His IDAA Juror Statements follow ...>>
	RIT Photo Forum: Chambers coordinated the HYPERLINK - Worldwide Photo Forum exhibition for RIT's (Rochester Institute of Technology) Photo Forum. He says, "This may be the first time that individuals have come together through this kind of hyperlinkage process on the Web to share and project a common interest - in this case, the medium of photography. This holistic approach tests the true potential of cyberspace to be able to merge space from different points on the globe." News coverage: Focus (Filmag, The Philippines, January 26, 1998) follows ...>>
	An American teacher's experience near Zhengzhou, China: Chambers spent two academic years (2003-2004 and 2004-2005) teaching at Sheng Da College (near Zhengzhou, China), and this subdomain features his interactions with the students and travelogue about various cultural/historical locations in China. This travelogue is significant in the sense that most of the traveling and sightseeing was through his student connection, which enabled him to experience China in a very personal way with various students and their families at home and within the surroundings.>>
	Chambers' tribute to the 911 victims: Chambers, like almost everyone else in the world, was deeply affected by the terrorist attacks on 9-11-2001. He put together a new media art piece as a tribute to those victims of the attacks. He says, "Regenerative in Its aftermath, America has Osama bin Laden, the suspected mastermind of the attacks, and his al-Qaida Network deeper in hiding." President George W. Bush's Address to a Joint Session of Congress (Thursday - 9/20/2001) is listed as well as pertinent social services links and viewer responses to his tribute.>>
	Links: A History Of Photography: Beginnings Till 1920s, The American Museum of Photography, PhotoForum, PhotoSeminars, ProFotos, PhotoArts, Atchison Photo Links, FocalFix, The Mining Company (Photography), The Motley's Electronic Art Gallery, Eyelumination Studio, SPE, International Press Association, National Press Photographers Association, Professional Photographers of America, LeVall Art Gallery (Russia), Art Gallery of Novosibirsk (Russia), The Axis, Indian Arts Research Center, ArtNet, Digital Art Museum, Digital Salon, MOCA, IDAA, Center for Digital Art, DigitalArtOrg, IADAS, Digital Art Center, Digital Art Resource for Education (DARE), Digital Art Source ...>>