Email: timm (@) timmsonnenschein.com

 

Timm Sonnenschein is a German-born UK based documentary photographer and educator. As a dedicated idealist his photographic work is informed by a search for social and political justice. He seeks to empathise with those he photographs and has been using photography as a tool to create critical observations of social awareness and change. His work attempts to open a dialogue, which encourages empathetic insights that aim at strengthening dignity and respect within an often divided society.

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He is the designer and co-editor of Born of Fire and the Void Buddhist zine. As a senior lecturer within Birmingham City University’s School of Visual Communication he is directing the delivery of their Wuhan, China based Birmingham Institute of Fashion and Creative Art (BIFCA) partner course. 

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He is a member of the Triratna Buddhist Order and was given the name Alokavira (Sanskrit ‘Hero of Light’) during his ordination in 2004.

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Timm is a member of the National Union of Journalists and the photo agency Report Digital.