Timothy Walker HonFRPS (born 1970) is a British

fashion photographer Fashion photography is a genre of photography which is devoted to displaying clothing and other fashion items, sometimes haute couture. It typically consists of a fashion photographer taking a picture of a dressed model in a photographic studio ...

, who regularly works for ''

Vogue Vogue may refer to: Business * ''Vogue'' (magazine), a US fashion magazine ** British ''Vogue'', a British fashion magazine ** ''Vogue Arabia'', an Arab fashion magazine ** ''Vogue Australia'', an Australian fashion magazine ** ''Vogue China'', ...

'', '' W'' and ''

Love Love encompasses a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states, from the most sublime virtue or good habit, the deepest Interpersonal relationship, interpersonal affection, to the simplest pleasure. An example of this range of ...

'' magazines. He is based in London.

Life and career

Walker was born in England in 1970. His interest in photography began at the Condé Nast library in London where he worked on the Cecil Beaton archive for a year before college. After obtaining an HBC in Photography at Exeter College of Art, Walker was awarded a third prize as The Independent Young Photographer Of The Year. Upon leaving college in 1994, Walker worked as a freelance photographic assistant in London before moving to New York City as a full-time assistant to

Richard Avedon Richard Avedon (May 15, 1923 – October 1, 2004) was an American fashion and portrait photographer. He worked for ''Harper's Bazaar'', ''Vogue'' and ''Elle'' specializing in capturing movement in still pictures of fashion, theater and danc ...

. When he returned to England, he initially concentrated on portrait and documentary work for British newspapers. At the age of 25 he shot his first fashion story for ''Vogue'', and has photographed for the British, Italian, and American editions. He has also shot notable covers for '' W Magazine,

i-D ''i-D'' is a British bimonthly magazine published by Vice Media, dedicated to fashion, music, art and youth culture. ''i-D'' was founded by designer and former '' Vogue'' art director Terry Jones in 1980. The first issue was published in the fo ...

Vanity Fair Vanity Fair may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Literature * Vanity Fair, a location in '' The Pilgrim's Progress'' (1678), by John Bunyan * ''Vanity Fair'' (novel), 1848, by William Makepeace Thackeray * ''Vanity Fair'' (magazines), the ...

Another Man Another or variant may refer to: * anOther or Another Magazine, culture and fashion magazine * ''Another'' (novel), a Japanese horror novel ** ''Another'' (film), a Japanese 2012 live-action film based on the novel * Another River, a river in the ...

'', and ''Better Homes and Gardens Magazine''. In 2019, Tim Walker shot the album artwork for

Harry Styles Harry Edward Styles (born 1 February 1994) is an English singer, songwriter, and actor. His musical career began in 2010 as a solo contestant on the British music competition series '' The X Factor''. Following his elimination, he was brough ...

' second album, Fine Line.

Exhibitions

*''Pictures,''

Design Museum The Design Museum in Kensington, London exhibits product, industrial, graphic, fashion, and architectural design. In 2018, the museum won the European Museum of the Year Award. The museum operates as a registered charity, and all funds generate ...

, London, 2008 *''Story Teller,''

Somerset House Somerset House is a large Neoclassical complex situated on the south side of the Strand in central London, overlooking the River Thames, just east of Waterloo Bridge. The Georgian era quadrangle was built on the site of a Tudor palace ("O ...

, London, 2012/2013 *''Dreamscapes,''

Bowes Museum The Bowes Museum is an art gallery in the town of Barnard Castle, in County Durham in northern England. It was built to designs by Jules Pellechet and John Edward Watson to house the art collection of John Bowes and his wife Joséphine Benoî ...

, Durham, UK, 2013. Curated by Greville Worthington. Work beyond the pages of ''Vogue'' and ''

.'' *''Wonderful Things,''

Victoria and Albert Museum The Victoria and Albert Museum (often abbreviated as the V&A) in London is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.27 million objects. It was founded in 1852 and nam ...

, London, 2019/2020, Galleries 38 and 38a Consisting of 10 rooms containing new projects, each one inspired by various artefacts from the V&A. Over the course of three years, Walker visited the V&A’s numerous storerooms, met with curators and technicians, even scaled the roof of the museum and climbed through the Victorian passages underneath it, in search of the items that would inspire each series. *''Wonderful People,'' Michael Hoppen Gallery, London, 2019/2020

Books

* ''Tim Walker.'' Stern Portfolio.

teNeues teNeues (pronounced "teh-noy-es") is a publishing company founded by Dr. Heinz teNeues in Krefeld, Germany, in 1931. It is a third-generation family firm and one of the leading book publishers in the areas of photography, design, lifestyle, and t ...

, 2006. * ''Pictures.'' teNeues, 2008. * ''The Lost Explorer.'' teNeues, 2011. * ''Story Teller.''

Thames & Hudson Thames & Hudson (sometimes T&H for brevity) is a publisher of illustrated books in all visually creative categories: art, architecture, design, photography, fashion, film, and the performing arts. It also publishes books on archaeology, history, ...

, 2012. . *''The Granny Alphabet.'' Thames & Hudson, 2013. . *''The Garden of Earthly Delights.'' *''Shoot for the Moon.'' Thames & Hudson, 2019. . *''Wonderful Things,'' V&A 2019, .

Films

Short films directed by Walker

*''The Lost Explorer'' (

BBC Films BBC Film (formerly BBC Films) is the feature film-making arm of the BBC. It was founded on 18 June 1990, and has produced or co-produced some of the most successful British films of recent years, including '' Truly, Madly, Deeply'', '' Alan Pa ...

, 2010) *''The Mechanical Man of the Moon'' (2014) *''The Muse'' (2014) *''The Magic Paintbrush'' (2016)

Music videos co-directed by Walker

Blissing Me "Blissing Me" is the second single from Icelandic singer Björk's ninth album, ''Utopia'', released on 14 November 2017 via One Little Indian Records. The song was written by Björk and produced by Björk and Arca. A two-track remix EP followed ...

" (2017) by

Björk Björk Guðmundsdóttir ( , ; born 21 November 1965), known mononymously as Björk, is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and actress. Noted for her distinct three-octave vocal range and eccentric persona, she has de ...

– co-directed with Emma Dalzell

Awards

Isabella Blow Isabella "Issie" Blow (nee Delves Broughton; 19 November 1958 – 7 May 2007) was an English magazine editor. As the muse of hat designer Philip Treacy, she is credited with discovering the models Stella Tennant and Sophie Dahl as well as prop ...

award for Fashion Creator from The

British Fashion Council The British Fashion Council (BFC) is a non-profit organization that aims to enable sustainable growth of British fashion in the global fashion economy. Founded in 1983, the BFC organizes biannual womenswear and menswear showcases, London Fashi ...

, 2008 * Infinity Award from the

International Center of Photography The International Center of Photography (ICP), at 79 Essex Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City, consists of a museum for photography and visual culture and a school offering an array of educational courses and programming. ...

, New York City, 2009 *Best short film, Chicago United Film Festival, 2011, for ''The Lost Explorer'' *Honorary Fellowship from The

Royal Photographic Society The Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain, commonly known as the Royal Photographic Society (RPS), is one of the world's oldest photographic societies. It was founded in London, England, in 1853 as the Photographic Society of London with ...

, 2012

Collections

Walker's photography is held in the archives of the following collections: *

, London Other work can be located in two permanent collection galleries, featuring two of his films - The Steadfast Tin Soldier • The Modern Media Gallery, Room 99 The Rebel Belle • Theatre & Performance, Room 104 * National Portrait Gallery, London

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Walker, Tim 1970 births Living people Artists from London Fashion photographers English photographers Fellows of the Royal Photographic Society