Tim Walker
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Life and career
Walker was born in England in 1970.cite-ref-0-4-0[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.cite-ref-0-4-1[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.cite-ref-1-5-0[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.cite-ref-0-4-2[4] When he returned to England, he initially concentrated on portrait and documentary work for British newspapers.cite-ref-1-5-1[5] At the age of 25 he shot his first fashion story for Vogue, and has photographed for the British, Italian, and American editions.cite-ref-0-4-3[4] He has also shot notable covers for W Magazine, i-D, Vanity Fair, Another Man, and Better Homes and Gardens Magazine.cite-ref-2-3-1[3]cite-ref-6[6]
In 2019, Walker photographed the album artwork for Harry Styles' second album, Fine Line.cite-ref-7[7]
Walker's Wonderful Things exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London in 2019–2020 consisted 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.cite-ref-theguardian-8-0[8]cite-ref-independent-9-0[9]
Exhibitions
• Dreamscapes, Bowes Museum, Durham, UK, 2013. Curated by Greville Worthington. Work beyond the pages of Vogue and Vanity Fair.cite-ref-13[13]cite-ref-14[14]
• Wonderful Things, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2019–2020, Galleries 38 and 38acite-ref-theguardian-8-1[8]cite-ref-independent-9-1[9]
• Wonderful People, Michael Hoppen Gallery, London, 2019–2020cite-ref-15[15]
Publications
• Pictures. teNeues, 2008. ISBN 3832733280
• The Lost Explorer. teNeues, 2011. ISBN 9783832794460
• Story Teller. Thames & Hudson, 2012. ISBN 9780500544204.
• The Granny Alphabet. Thames & Hudson, 2013. ISBN 9780500544266.
• The Garden of Earthly Delights.
• Shoot for the Moon. Thames & Hudson, 2019. ISBN 9780500545027.
• Wonderful Things, V&A 2019, ISBN 9781851779710.
Films
Short films directed by Walker
• The Mechanical Man of the Moon (2014)
• The Muse (2014)
• The Magic Paintbrush (2016)
Music videos co-directed by Walker
Awards
• Best short film, Chicago United Film Festival, 2011, for The Lost Explorercite-ref-19[19]
• Honorary Fellowship from The Royal Photographic Society, 2012cite-ref-20[20]
Collections
Walker's work is held in the following permanent collections:
• Victoria and Albert Museum, London: 9 prints (as of 19 December 2023)cite-ref-21[21]cite-ref-22[22]
• National Portrait Gallery, London: 2 prints (as of 19 December 2023)cite-ref-23[23]
References
cite-note-independent-barr-22. ↑ "V&A to show biggest-ever exhibition of fashion photographer Tim Walker". The Independent. 21 March 2019. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
cite-note-2-33. ↑ "Tim Walker". artreview.com. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
cite-note-0-44. ↑ "Tim Walker". Tim Walker. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
cite-note-1-55. ↑ "Tim Walker". British Vogue. 19 July 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
cite-note-66. ↑ citerefstoppard2022Stoppard, Lou (26 April 2022). "Exclusive: Harry Styles Reveals the Meaning Behind His New Album, 'Harry's House'". Better Homes & Gardens. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
cite-note-77. ↑ citerefgreenwood2019Greenwood, Douglas (5 November 2019). "everything you need to know about harry styles' new album cover". i-D. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
cite-note-independent-99. ↑ "Tim Walker at the V&A Review: A bewitching ode to art, artefact and fashion". The Independent. 18 September 2019. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
cite-note-1010. ↑ "Tim Walker-Pictures". Design Museum. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
cite-note-1111. ↑ "Tim Walker: Story Teller exhibition at Somerset House". Somerset House. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
cite-note-1212. ↑ citerefcochrane2012Cochrane, Lauren (18 October 2012). "Tim Walker: Story Teller exhibition at Somerset House". Wallpaper. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
cite-note-1313. ↑ "Tim Walker 'Dreamscapes', Bowes Museum, Durham".
cite-note-1414. ↑ "Tim Walker: Dreamscapes". Art Fund. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
cite-note-1515. ↑ "Tim Walker - Works". Michael Hoppen Gallery. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
cite-note-1717. ↑ "British Fashion Awards- 2008". British Fashion Council. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
cite-note-1818. ↑ "Infinity Awards 2009". International Center of Photography. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
cite-note-1919. ↑ "Chicago United Film Festival Website".
cite-note-2020. ↑ "Royal Photographic Society Awards 2012" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2013.
cite-note-2121. ↑ "Search Results | V&A Explore the Collections". Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
cite-note-2323. ↑ "Tim Walker - Person - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk.
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