Tom Olson retired to the Hill Country town of Comfort, Texas, in 2024.

Mr. Olson is a writer, reporter, and photojournalist uniquely qualified to tell these stories because of his experience as a combat veteran, US Navy hospital corpsman, nurse, paramedic, and firefighter. He is a veteran of domestic and international responses to national disasters and crimes, where he coordinated the search efforts for lost or missing victims.

Mr. Olson still works part-time as a writer, reporter, and photojournalist. His work has been published recently in The Kerrville Daily Times, The Boerne Star, and The Fredericksburg Standard, where he still works today. His career in journalism started in 1984 when, at 14, he worked at the Alvin Sun and Advertiser. Throughout the years, his works have been published via United Press International (UPI) and his freefall photography in Skydiving and Parachutist magazines.

On July 6, 2025, his professional journalism stopped, effectively embargoed, while he and Abby joined the Ingram Volunteer Fire Department in its area of operations, searching for victims of the flood on the north and south banks of the Guadalupe River in its area of operations.

If you would like to engage Mr. Olson to conduct event or promotional photography, you can reach him at:

Tom Olson
Reporter, Photojournalist, Photographer
Commercial Pilot (SEL, UAS)
Lone Star Press
Comfort, Texas 78013
url: https://LoneStar.press
mail: Tom@LoneStar.press
tel: 281-236-2506

Portfolio is available upon request.