Tim Hetherington

Tim Hetherington was born in Liverpool, UK, in 1970. He studied literature at Oxford University and initially worked in book publishing. He changed to photography through a post-graduate diploma course in photojournalism at Cardiff in 1996, and first worked for ‘The Big Issue', a magazine sold by the homeless, and later as a regular contributor to ‘The Independent'.

As a freelance photographer and filmmaker, his interest lies in creating diverse forms of visual narratives from long-term projects. He spent the last eight years focused on stories in Africa, living in both Sierra Leone and Liberia.

He a recipient of a Fellowship from the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (2001-4), a Hasselblad Foundation grant (2002), and two World Press Photo awards (2000/2002). Hetherington was a participant of the 2002 World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass.

Click here to hear Tim talk about the World Press Photo of the Year.

Click here for an interview about his award winning series.

See also Tim's personal website: www.timhetherington.com