In addition to being a renowned interior designer, Tom Hays is also a noted photographer. His portraiture is often requested by clients of his interior design firm in New York City and has been purchased by private collectors for inclusion in fine art photography collections the world over. In addition to exhibitions of fine art photography in Manhattan, Thomas Hays' portraits, landscapes, and still life images from Asia, Africa and the subcontinent have been exhibited at shows featuring some of the world’s most renowned photographers, which is rare among New York City interior designers.