Tom Löwe is a filmmaker and writer from

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combat veteran, Lowe is best known as the director of ''TimeScapes'' (2012), a 40-minute non-verbal-narrative film. He was named Astronomy Photographer of the Year in 2010. Löwe is also the author of ''Spin'', a

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based on his experience working as a political aide in California. He is a former director of public affairs for the

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, and a former producer of the public affairs roundtable

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. In November 2010, Löwe served as 2nd Unit Director and 2nd Unit Director of Photography on

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's feature film '' Visitors''. Löwe spent five years working as a 2nd Unit Director on

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''. Löwe is the founder and proprietor of the largest timelapse community on the internet, Timescapes. In 2010 and 2011, Löwe shot a 40-minute non-narrative film entitled ''TimeScapes'' in the Southwestern United States. The film was published in 2012 in different formats. In July 2017, Löwe announced his second film, ''AWAKEN''.

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