Tim Walker was born in England in 1970 and developed an interest in photography that led to his first shoot for British Vogue aged twenty-five. He is a professional photographer and filmmaker known for his imaginative imagery influenced by fairytales and a thirst for adventure, having photographs published in Vogue, Vanity Fair, W, LOVE, Another Man and i-D and having shot music videos and album covers for Kate Bush, Harry Styles and Björk. His first short film, The Lost Explorer, premiered at Locarno Film Festival in 2010.