Tim Walker on Kristen McMenamy, Sex, and Naked Selfies | Fashion Neurosis

Tim Walker is an English photographer. He began taking pictures as a young boy and, after leaving school, worked in the Cecil Beaton archive at the Condé Nast Library before studying photography at Exeter College of Art. After university, he moved to New York to assist Richard Avedon, before returning to England where he shot his first fashion story for Vogue aged just 25. He became known for his lavish tableaux and ambitious narrative-driven shoots on location around the world, working with extraordinary props and sets, often in collaboration with set designer Shona Heath. Walker has made six short films, including 2010’s The Lost Explorer and has created album art for artists including Harry Styles and Kate Bush. He has staged solo exhibitions at major institutions including The Design Museum, Somerset House, The Victoria and Albert Museum, and the J. Paul Getty Museum. Walker’s photographic prints are housed in private collections and in public institutions including the V&A and London’s National Portrait Gallery. His newest exhibition, Tim Walker’s Fairyland opens this week at London’s National Portrait Gallery. In this episode of Fashion Neurosis, Bella Freud and Tim Walker discuss healing heartbreak through sex, being fired by Richard Avedon, and what is Extreme Beauty. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:37 What are you wearing today? 00:03:55 Extreme Beauty 00:14:44 Photography v Pictures 00:17:53 Drawing figures 00:19:21 Kr