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Hofstede, Marlies (2017)

The Daydreams and Stories of Tim Walker

Master thesis | Media Studies (MA)

Tim Walker is a contemporary fashion photographer who calls himself a 'story teller'. Although many of his photographs show characteristics such as narrative and fiction a single photograph can not tell a story with a beginning, middle, and end. Because of the particular characteristics his photographs possibly lead the viewer to experience daydreams. Daydreams might take form of mental stories. In this way Walker's photographs might evoke stories in the viewers mind.

fashion photography

fiction

narrative photography

daydreaming

mental stories

Author

Hofstede, Marlies

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation

Film and Photographic Studies

Supervisors

Ruiter, M.A. de

ECTS Credits

20

Language

en