Born in California, raised in upstate New York, and educated in the Midwest and Texas.

Plan A was being a newspaper photographer. That career was spent at two different Indiana newspapers.

Plan B has been photographically and contingently academic since 2009. His photographic interests include suburban life and an abstract idea of home.

Tom was interviewed on The Real Photo Show podcast. About all of those endeavors.

Opinions are found on Substack, his new newsletter, and maybe Instagram. You can email tdleininger at gmail dot com. You can find an updated CV is here.