Tim Flach

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Tim Flach is a British photographer famous for his photographs of animals. He has published several books of photographs.

Tim Flach
NationalityBritish
EducationCentral St. Martin's
Occupationphotography
Websitetimflach.com (requires Flash)

Life

Flach was born in London, where he works and lives with his wife and son.[1][2] He studied Communications Design at the North East London Polytechnic (1977-80), and then Photography and Painted Structures at Central St. Martins (1982-83).[3]

Work

Flach works in a studio in Shoreditch, in the East End of London. Many of his photographs are of captive animals and are taken under highly controlled conditions with the help of a large support team.[4]: 155  For his book Endangered, published in 2017, he also photographed some wild animals in their natural habitat.[5]

His work has been commissioned and featured by publications such as National Geographic,[6] Creative Review,[7] The New York Times,[8] The Guardian[9] and The New Scientist.[10] He has lectured at universities worldwide,[11] as well as at institutions such as the Zoological Society of London[12] and the St Petersburg International Economic Forum.[13] He has released five books to date: Equus (2008), Dogs: Gods (2010), More than Human (2012), Evolution (2013) and Endangered (2017).

Awards and recognition

Publications

  • Equus (2008). New York; London: Abrams. ISBN 9780810971424
  • Dogs (2010). New York; London: Abrams. ISBN 9780810997646
  • More Than Human (2012). New York; London: Abrams. ISBN 9781419706677 (text by Lewis Blackwell)
  • Evolution (2013). Hamburg: Stern Gruner + Jahr. ISBN 9783652001588
  • Endangered (2017). New York: Abrams. ISBN 9781419726514 (with Jonathan E.M. Baillie and Sam Wells)

Exhibitions

  • Equus II, Independent Photographers Gallery, Battle, England, 2009[21]
  • Dogs Gods, Bailly Contemporain, Paris, France, 2011[22]
  • Dogs Gods, Dubinsky Fine Arts, Zurich, Switzerland, 2011[23]
  • More than Human, Osborne Samuel Gallery, London, England, 2012[24]
  • International Tashkent Photo Biennial, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 2014[25]
  • More than Human, Kyotographie International Photography Festival, Shima Gallery, Kyoto Japan, 2014[26][27]
  • Equus, L'Abbaye de L'Epau, Normandy, France, 2014[28]
  • Retina, Scottish International Photography Festival, Edinburgh, UK, 2015[29]
  • Wonders of Nature, Gasometer Oberhausen, Oberhausen, Germany, 2017[30][31]
  • Endangered, St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), St Petersburg, Russia, 2017[32][33]
  • Endangered, Osborne Samuel Gallery, London, UK, 2017[34]
  • Endangered, Zingst Photo Festival, Postplatz, Germany, 2018[35]

References

  1. ^ "Tim Flach". Heist. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Tim Flach - Photographer Magazine". Photographer Magazine. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2018. {{cite web}}: |first1= missing |last1= (help)
  3. ^ Wuersch, Christoph. "Biography Tim Flach Dubinsky Fine Arts". www.dubinsky.com. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  4. ^ Cheryce Kramer (2005). Digital Beasts as Visual Esperanto: Getty Images and the Colonization of Sight. In: Lorraine Daston, Gregg Mitman (editors), Thinking with Animals: New Perspectives on Anthropomorphism. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231130387. Pages 137–171.
  5. ^ Katharina Kropshofer (23 October 2017). Tim Flach's endangered species – in pictures. The Guardian. Accessed August 2018.
  6. ^ Berlin, Jeremy (10 October 2017). "Horses Make Facial Expressions Just Like Humans". Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  7. ^ Lucas, Gavin (20 October 2010). "Tim Flach's Dogs - Creative Review". Creative Review. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  8. ^ Richardson, Whitney (1 April 2014). "An Evolving View of Animals". Lens Blog. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  9. ^ Kropshofer, Katharina (23 October 2017). "Tim Flach's endangered species – in pictures". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  10. ^ Hamzelou, Jessica (25 October 2017). "Pied tamarin doesn't look too happy about its extreme close-up". New Scientist. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  11. ^ "BIPP Blog - Tim Flach FBIPP - UK Tour for BIPP!". Bipp.com. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  12. ^ "Endangered: Species behind the lens". Zoological Society of London (ZSL). 26 October 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  13. ^ D'Allesandro, Maria Michela (1 June 2017). "Four cultural events you should attend at this year's St Petersburg International Economic Forum". Prospekt Magazine. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  14. ^ Honorary doctorates for fashion industry doyenne, pioneering photographer and renowned walking artist. Norwich University of the Arts. Accessed April 2018.
  15. ^ a b Honorary Fellowships (HonFRPS). The Royal Photographic Society. Accessed April 2018.
  16. ^ "BIPP :: British Institute of Professional Photography > Awards > Judges". Bipp.com.
  17. ^ Tim Flach. D&AD. Accessed April 2018.
  18. ^ "Search - Graphis". Graphis.com. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  19. ^ "Tim Flach Photographer - All About Photo". All-about-photo.com. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  20. ^ Sim, David (22 July 2015). "Tim Flach: Expressive animal portraits go on show at Retina Photography Festival in Edinburgh". International Business Times UK. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  21. ^ "Tim Flach/Equus II - Exhibition at Independent Photographers Gallery in Battle". ArtRabbit. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  22. ^ Wuersch, chriswuersch.com, Christoph. "Biography Tim Flach Dubinsky Fine Arts". Dubinsky.com. Retrieved 13 December 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  23. ^ "Dubinsky Fine Arts". Dubinsky.com. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  24. ^ "More Than Human: Animal Portraits by Tim Flach at Osborne Samuel Gallery, Mayfair - tikichris". tikichris. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  25. ^ Tukhtabaeva, Regina (11 October 2015). "International Tashkent foto bienale 2014 | San'at | Archive of San'at magazine". sanat.orexca.com. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  26. ^ Press release, Kyotographie. Reproduced here (PDF) within the website of 2e Bureau. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  27. ^ "Kyotographie: A photography festival descends upon Kyoto", Spoon and Tamago, 8 April 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  28. ^ "« Equus by Tim Flach » at the Abbaye de l'Epau, Yvré L'Evêque". Plumevoyage.fr. July 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  29. ^ "Retina :: Retina 2015". Retinafestival.com. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  30. ^ Märdian, Sarah. "Wonders of Nature - Gasometer Oberhausen". Gasometer.de. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  31. ^ "Wunder der Natur - Bis 3. Dezember 2017 verlängert!". 28 October 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  32. ^ D'Alessandro, Maria Michaela (1 June 2017). "Four cultural events you should attend at this year's St Petersburg International Economic Forum". Prospekt Magazine. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  33. ^ "Life in Harmony: 'It's Never Been More Important to Connect to Natural World'". sputniknews.com. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  34. ^ "Tim Flach: Endangered | Osborne Samuel". Osbornesamuel.com. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  35. ^ "Zingst-EN". Chromaluxe.eu. Retrieved 17 August 2018.