Tim Hetherington was born in Liverpool, UK, in 1970. He is based between London and New York, and is a contributing photographer for Vanity Fair magazine.

His interest lies in creating diverse forms of photographic communication from long-term projects and his experiments have ranged from digital projections at the Institute of Contemporary Art in London, to fly-poster exhibitions in Lagos, to handheld device downloads. Recent projects include 'Healing Sport', 'Blind Link Project', and 'Liberia'. He is currently working on a project about a group of US soldiers in Afghanistan.

He is the recipient of a Fellowship from the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (2000-4), a Hasselblad Foundation grant (2002), and four World Press Photo prizes, inlcuding the World Press Photo of the Year at this years awards.

The project 'Healing Sport' was published in 'Tales of a Globalizing World' by Thames and Hudson (2003) as part of group project, funded by the Swiss government. His book about Liberia, 'Long Story Bit By Bit', will be published by Umbrage in 2009.

As a film maker, he has worked as a cameraman and director/producer. Recent work includes credits on 'Liberia: an Uncivil War' (2004, winner of IDFA special jury prize, IDA 'Courage Under Fire' award) and 'The Devil Rides on Horseback' (2007). His work in Afghanistan was awarded this years Overseas Press Club award for best spot news.