TIM DIRVEN

Tim Dirven was born in 1968 in Turnhout, Belgium.

He is living in Brussels.

He studied photography at the Saint Lucas Institute in Brussels from 1988 till 1992. His studies in Belgium were followed by a specialisation year in documentary photography at the FAMU-Institute (Academy of Performing Art) in Prague.

In 1994 Tim Dirven started working as a freelance photographer. He makes daily reports of Belgian news items and works for Belgian newspapers (De Morgen, De Tijd and l'Echo) as well as for magazines (Knack and Wilfried).

During the years he made reports all over the world. Tim's pictures are sharp observations of everyday life. He mainly photographs with a focus on the invisible side or the side of society that is not often shown. His pictures tell intimate stories about ordinary people.

Since 2000 Tim Dirven has been a member of the London based agency Panos Pictures.

His photographs where shown in many international exhibitions and museums.

His first photography book “Yesterday’s people” was published in june 2006 by the Museum of Photography of Antwerp.

His second photography book “Karkas” was published in september 2017 by Lannoo.