Tom R. Chambers was invited to give a lecture titled "Dyer Street Portraiture to Pixelscapes" at the Beijing Film Academy about his evolution from documentary photography to digital and new media art over the past 25 years. The lecture focused on Chambers' current work with Pixelscapes, digital images created from arrangements of individual pixels. Chambers has exhibited his photography and digital art worldwide and received recognition for several documentary projects. He has also taught photography and curated exhibitions.