Tim Walker will be the author of the 2018 Pirelli Calendar which will be shot in the coming weeks in the British capital, where Walker lives. While waiting for the official launch of the next The Cal™', which as usual will take place in November, ?nothing leaks out on how the photographer will interpret the new Pirelli Calendar, after the 2017 one shot by Peter Lindbergh, but what is certain is that Walker is known for the absolute originality of his sets, which have often made him define "dreamlike" and "surrealist". Graduated with honors in Photography at Exeter College of Art, Walker began his long career immediately winning the third prize of 'The Independent Photographer of the Year'. After graduating in 1994, Walker worked as a freelance photographer's assistant in London before moving to New York to assist Richard Avedon. Back in London, he first concentrated on portraits and documentaries for the British press and at the age of 25 he did his first fashion shoot for Vogue. Since then, and for over a decade, Walker has worked for a string of international Vogues, as well as shooting for W Magazine and Love Magazine.
His first exhibition of international relevance dates back to 2008, at the Design Museum in London, and in the same year he published his book 'Pictures' with teNeues. Two years later, in 2010, he approaches 'short' films, a world he continues to explore today: his 'The Lost Explorer' is first presented at the Locarno Film Festival and then wins the award for best short at the Chicago United Film Festival of 2011. In 2012 he inaugurated his photographic exhibition 'Storyteller', at Somerset House in London, a year which also in this case coincides with the publication of his book: “Storyteller”, published by Thames and Hudson. The following year, the collaboration with Lawrence Mynott and Kit Hesketh-Harvey instead leads to the publication of "The Granny Alphabet", a collection of portraits and illustrations that celebrate grandmothers. Walker was awarded the British Fashion Council's Isabella Award for Fashion Creator in 2008, the International Center of Photography's Infinity Award in 2009 and an honorary fellowship from the Royal Photographic Society in 2012. The Victoria & Albert Museum and National Portrait Gallery, London include Walker's photographs in their permanent collections.
