Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
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Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
Famed photographer and filmmaker, Timothy Greenfield-Sanders has achieved critical acclaim for his intimate portraits of world leaders and major culture figures. His portraits are in numerous museum collections including the Museum of Modern Art, The Metropolitan Museum, The Whitney Museum and National Portrait Gallery, and his feature documentary Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart was awarded a Grammy in 1999. Greenfield-Sanders has four books in print including his acclaimed XXX:30 Porn-Star Portraits. In 2006, his photographs from the war in Iraq were published and exhibited worldwide, and purchased by the United States Library of Congress.
Timothy Greenfield-Sanders was born in Miami Beach, Florida, 1952. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia University in Art History and a Master Degree in film from the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. He lives and works in New York City.