Tim Clayton
Born Leeds, England in 1960.
Trained in the darkroom and then as a Trainee Photographer on the Yorkshire Evening Post and The Yorkshire Post in Leeds from 1976-1990.
Emigrated to Australia in 1990 to work for the Sydney Morning Herald.
Became full time Sports Photographer for the SMH in 1992.
His many assignments have included six Olympic Games, four Rugby World Cups, Coverage of the Australian Soccer team in Iran, Uruguay, South Korea, Japan, the Solomon Islands and the FIFA World Cup in Germany.
Daily life stories in Uganda, Romania, France, Italy and The Philippines.
During this time he has won eight World Press Awards including three first place awards in 1994, 2004 and 2007.
In 2003, The Observer Sport Magazine, UK, put four of Tim's pictures into it's magazine showing the 50 best sports pictures ever.
He is a keen campaigner on ethics in photo-journalism and has recently begun assisting in photo workshops and discussion groups to help the profession reach an acceptable ethical standard while also helping the next generation of photo journalists in their development.
He left the Sydney Morning Herald in 2008 to pursue a freelance career.
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Portfolios
Recreational Rio
Tinku Festival, Bolivia
The Fighting Cholitas' of El Alto, Bolivia
Winter Olympics Vancouver 2010
Sports Singles Portfolio
Jen and Jane 'A Love Story'
Festival of the Virgen de la Candelari, Bolivia
Royal Ascot. Reflecting A Divided Nation
The Extraordinary Land Divers of Pentecost
'Sunday Bloody Sunday'... Philippine cockfighting
Copsa Mica..The Forgotten Town
Romanians
The Parisians-Separate Lives
Abstract Impression of Sport
US Open Tennis
The Ashes 2009
World Swimming Championships Rome 2009
'Bob' Images from the Four-man Bobsleigh Competiti
Australian Open Tennis Melbourne 2009
Roland Garros 2009
Wimbledon 2009
Chinese at the Olympics
Olympic Games Beijing 2008
