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Through the Eyes of TIM WALKER
On graduation in 1994,
Tim Walker worked as a freelance photography assistant in
London before moving to
New York City as a full time assistant to
Richard Avedon.
On returning to England, he initially concentrated on portrait and
documentary work for UK newspapers. At the age of 25, he shot his first
fashion story for
Vogue and has continued to work to much acclaim ever since. The
Victoria and Albert Museum and the
National Portrait Gallery
in London include the photographs of Tim Walker in their permanent
collections. Walker staged his first major exhibition at the Design
Museum, London in 2008. This coincided with the publication of his book
‘PICTURES’ published by teNeues. In 2008 Walker received the ‘Isabella
Blow award for Fashion Creator’ from The
British Fashion Council. In May 2009 he received an
Infinity Award from the
International Center of Photography in New York. In 2012 Walker received an Honorary Fellowship from the
Royal Photographic Society.
In 2010 Walker’s first short film, ‘The Lost Explorer’ was premiered at
Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland and went on to win best short film
at the Chicago United Film Festival, 2011. 2012 saw the opening of
Walker’s ‘STORY TELLER’ photographic exhibition at Somerset House;
