Born in Hong Kong in 1977, Kurt Tong was trained as a health visitor at the Uni of Liverpool. He has worked and traveled extensively across Europe, the Americas and Asia. In 1999, Kurt co-founded Prema Vasam, a charitable home for disabled children in Chennai, India. Kurt became a photographer in 2003. He was the winner of the Luis Valtuena Int. Humanitarian Photography Award with his first story on the treatment of disabled children in India and covered stories from Female Infanticide to ballroom dancers. He gained a MA in documentary photography at the London College of Communications in 2006 and began working on more personal projects. He has since been chosen as the winner of Photograph.Book.Now competition, the Hey Hot Shot competition and Jerwood Photography Award. Kurt’s photographs have been widely published and exhibited around the world at venues including: The Royal Academy, Impressions Gallery, Fotofest in Houston and solo shows at Photofusion and Compton Verney.