Explorer. Pilot. Thinker. Author. A life lived beyond borders.
Tomasz Major is a man in perpetual motion — guided by intellect, instinct, and conviction. Splitting his time between Nice and Berlin, though never grounded for long, he moves across disciplines with ease: from modern art to aviation, polar sailing to radical economics. What binds these journeys is a singular belief — that life must be lived boldly, beautifully, and with unrelenting purpose.
Tomasz Major is the author of the critically acclaimed bilingual monograph: “Light, Colors, Angels. The French Riviera: An Artistic Journey” / “Lumière, Couleurs, Anges. La Côte d’Azur: Un Voyage Artistique” — a sweeping visual and narrative journey through the golden age of Riviera modernism. From Matisse to Chagall, Bonnard to Picasso, the book explores how light and color shaped 20th-century art. It has become a go-to reference for collectors, curators, and art lovers drawn to the creative soul of the Côte d’Azur.
As a polar sailor, Tomasz has redefined the boundaries of navigation. Between 2017 and 2019, he completed two daring expeditions to Antarctica — one of them in the depths of the Antarctic winter, a feat attempted by only a handful of sailors in history. He has crossed the furious Drake Passage four times, rounded the deadly waters of Cape Horn three times, and sailed as far as Rudolf Island — the northernmost point of Eurasia, buried deep in the frozen vastness of the Russian Arctic. His voyage under sail to 82° N stands as a rare achievement, placing him among the elite ranks of contemporary polar sailors.
Founder of www.iceland4x4.com, Tomasz Major is the force behind the bestselling guide: “Iceland 4x4: The Complete Explorer’s Guide”, alongside a collection of high-precision 4x4 travel maps, now a must-have for adventurous overlanders. His work has helped reshape Iceland as a responsible frontier for modern exploration.
A passionate aviator and founder of www.VFR-Europe.eu, Tomasz is a trailblazer in modern general aviation. His bestselling aviation handbook: “VFR Phraseology for General Aviation in Europe” is the definitive guide to radio communication for pilots navigating European airspace.
He is also the creator of www.aircamp.pl, a platform promoting ultralight, sustainable, and digital aviation. He has authored five influential guides that help transform how Europe flies:
From 2003 to 2011, Tomasz orchestrated over 60 exploratory expeditions across six continents. He crossed the Sahara solo, plunged into the jungles of Borneo, Papua, Sumatra, and Amazonia, and trekked through the depths of Uganda, Rwanda, and Patagonia. Since 2012, he has led private expeditions to the last wild sanctuaries on Earth, seeking out species near extinction, collapsing ecosystems, and landscapes at the brink of disappearance. His mission: to witness, to document, and to awaken.
Tomasz Major is a global keynote speaker with the Global Speakers Bureau, where he inspires audiences with talks that fuse adventure, foresight, and urgency.
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Beyond the stage, he is a dedicated humanitarian. Tomasz supports projects that help young people escape poverty through education, entrepreneurship, and cross-border employment. As a business angel, he empowers visionary inventors, guiding some of the most innovative and complex technological projects to market.
Tomasz Major is a fierce and articulate critic of consumerism and late-stage capitalism. His essays and public interventions challenge the myths of endless growth, the rise of automation without ethics, and the erosion of human agency in the algorithmic age. He asks the most urgent question of our time: What future are we really building — and for whom?
Tomasz Major lives many lives — and invites you to follow the trail of each.
Step inside his world — where maps end, the real journey begins.