Tim Flach

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Tim Flach
Born
London
NationalityBritish
OccupationPhotographer
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Tim Flach is a British photographer who specialises in studio photography of animals. He has published several books of photographs.

Life[]

Flach was born in London, where he works and lives with his wife and son.[1][2]

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;[3]:155​[4]​ he sometimes employs techniques more usual in human portraiture.[5] For his book Endangered, published in 2017, he also photographed some wild animals in their natural habitat.[6]​

His work has appeared in National Geographic,[7] Creative Review,[8] The New York Times,[9] The Guardian[10] and The New Scientist.[11] He has lectured at various universities,[12] and at institutions such as the Zoological Society of London[13] and the St Petersburg International Economic Forum.[14]

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)

References[]

  1. ^ "Tim Flach". Heist. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  2. ^ milan (29 January 2016). "Tim Flach - Photographer Magazine". Photographer Magazine. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ May-Ying Lam (4 September 2014) Photographer Tim Flach’s latest work aims to offer a guide to the animal kingdom. Washington Post. Archived 25 August 2018.
  5. ^ Sim, David (30 December 2015). "Tim Flach: Expressive animal portraits go on show at Retina Photography Festival in Edinburgh". International Business Times UK. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  6. ^ Katharina Kropshofer (23 October 2017). Tim Flach's endangered species – in pictures. The Guardian. Accessed August 2018.
  7. ^ Berlin, Jeremy (10 October 2017). "Horses Make Facial Expressions Just Like Humans". Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  8. ^ Lucas, Gavin (20 October 2010). "Tim Flach's Dogs - Creative Review". Creative Review. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  9. ^ Richardson, Whitney (1 April 2014). "An Evolving View of Animals". Lens Blog. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  10. ^ Kropshofer, Katharina (23 October 2017). "Tim Flach's endangered species – in pictures". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  11. ^ Hamzelou, Jessica (25 October 2017). "Pied tamarin doesn't look too happy about its extreme close-up". New Scientist. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  12. ^ "BIPP Blog - Tim Flach FBIPP - UK Tour for BIPP!". Bipp.com. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  13. ^ "Endangered: Species behind the lens". Zoological Society of London (ZSL). 26 October 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  14. ^ 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.

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