Tim Walker | |
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Born | 1970 |
Education | Exeter College of Art and Design |
Occupation | Photographer |
Years active | 1994 - Present |
Notable work | Wonderful Things exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, Harry Styles' Fine Line album photoshoot |
Timothy Walker HonFRPS (born 1970) is a British fashion photographer who regularly works for Vogue , W and Love magazines. [1] [2] He is based in London. [3]
Walker was born in England in 1970. [4] 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. [4] After obtaining an HBC in Photography at Exeter College of Art and Design, Walker was awarded a third prize as The Independent Young Photographer Of The Year. [5]
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. [4] When he returned to England, he initially concentrated on portrait and documentary work for British newspapers. [5] At the age of 25 he shot his first fashion story for Vogue, and has photographed for the British, Italian, and American editions. [4] He has also shot notable covers for W Magazine, i-D, Vanity Fair, Another Man , and Better Homes and Gardens Magazine. [3] [6]
In 2019, Tim Walker shot the album artwork for Harry Styles' second album, Fine Line. [7]
Walker's photography is held in the archives of the following collections:
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
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