Photographer/filmmaker Timothy Greenfield-Sanders is known for his strikingly intimate portraits of world leaders and major cultural figures. From Presidents to porn stars, artists to Oscar winners, Greenfield-Sanders’ work defines a certain cultural photographic canon of our time.
Greenfield-Sanders has produced and directed thirteen feature documentaries, winning numerous awards including a Grammy Award for his 1998 film Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart, two NAACP Spirit Awards in 2009 for The Black List: Volume 1 and in 2020 for Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am and three Emmy nominations.
In 2015 he was awarded the Legend Award by Pratt Institute. His most recent exhibition, Identity Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, The List Portraits, was at the The Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles. His latest film, The A List: AAPI is currently in production for HBO.
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