tim Gibbs

Tim’s interests and career span many creative disciplines: as an advertising director, photographer, film maker, radio broadcaster, writer and
publisher. Beginning his career in the film industry in the UK after completing a degree course in film and photography at the Polytechnic of Central London. His work in renowned and diverse: with a portfolio that includes high profile advertising clients, P&G and Unilever most notably coming back time and again, numerous short films and documentaries and pro-bono work for the United Nations, UNIFEM, the EPA and Medecins Sans Frontiers among others. He has won awards at D&AD, One Show, Clio, Cannes, New York Festivals and across Australia in film and photography categories. Two years ago he published a retrospective of his life in photography titled “Caught Between Shadows & Light”. Last year he created a major multi-media project for Reconciliation Australia, which included web content, photography, TV Commercials and a traveling conversation piece known simply as ‘the Booth’ that toured for three months with renown Australian bands Silverchair and Powderfinger on the ‘Across the Great Divide’ tour. He has held two one man exhibitions of his photography and is a member of Ludlites, a group of art photographers practicing ‘plastic camera’ photography, exhibiting annually at the Blender Gallery, Paddington. He maintains his ‘foot in both camps’ status, working extensively in the commercial world of fashion and beauty creating TVC campaigns for Sunsilk, Olay, Sheridan Sheets and MacQuarie Bank this year as well as developing an interactive TV and on-line concept dedicated to furthering the cause of reconciliation with Australia’s Indigenous population. His latest offering for Reconciliation Australia ,“Fresh Eyes”, is another multi- media campaign driven by a 60 second TV and Cinema commercial that Tim directed and DOP’d himself, featuring a host of top Australian Celebrities including Jack Thompson, Andrew Denton and the legendary Jimmy Little. He has also recently completed a major documentary project with world renown photographer Anne Geddes entitled New Beginnings due for release in Fall 2010. Currently temporarily residing in the UK, researching a new documentary project Tim’s quest for challenging creative opportunities is ongoing. His energy has yet to find its limits.