Lean Timms

Ahh! I’m on @nataliewalton ’s Imprint podcast! I feel so honoured to have had this chat with Natalie (even though I was sooo nervous and it left me with a bit of a vulnerability hangover). I adore listening to Natalie’s podcast, how wild it felt to be on the other side! Natalie asked great questions. I shared a lot of my backstory, about how I transitioned from a performing arts high school teacher to being photographer, my gratitude for mentorship, how much I love teaching my workshops and whole lot of other things - IdontevenknowwhatIsaid 😅 I’m just going to try and counteract any uneasiness with a good dose of humility and pop the link in my profile, in case you’d like to have a listen. And if not this episode, and you’re unfamiliar with Imprint, do go listen to the other episodes, they’re full of gems. Here’s a few behind the scenes photos of some of the moments that I touched on during the podcast, from my life AP (after photography 😂). I’m feeling a bit reminiscent. Best 10 years of my life. Lean. X 1. Photo of me at home, by @zoelena_ 2. BTS in Greece on @meni.valle ’s Ikaria cookbook shoot with @stephanie_somebody on the styling 3. Double trouble on a photography retreat in France with @flore_vallery_radot 4. Shooting on location for a book in Florida with @melissa.m.farrell 5. On a hotel travel story assignment in the Atacama Desert, Chile with @tierrahotels 6. I typed ‘camera’ into my photos app search bar and this came up. My darling spirit daughter Alia, who I love the most. 7. Landing on a seaplane to begin an editorial assignment in South West Tassie for @qftravelinsider 8. My friend and mentor @bethkirby - the most generous human. Case in point, a Snapchat I found from my 30th birthday where she flew me to Fäviken in the north of Sweden for dinner. 9. Hotel campaign assignment with @jagat.co for @qualiaresort - fast shoots are fun shoots 10. A much slower paced moment, still very fun. Photo and styling by @lynda.gardener

Places, spaces and faces of 2025. I love my job so much. Happy New Year everyone! 1. Kyoto, Japan 2. Ticino, Switzerland 3. Milano, Italy @ceresio7 4. Hobart, Nipaluna, Tasmania @ogee.hobart 5. Modena, Italy @casamarialuigia 6. Amsterdam, Netherlands @pulitzer.amsterdam 7. Mollymook, Yuin country, Australia @bannistershotels 8. Yanderra, Gundungurra country, Australia @jonimaflowers 9. Cassis, France 10. Huon Valley, Lutruwita, Australia @thebowmont 11. Hamilton Island, Ngaro country, Australia @thesundayshotel 12. Paris, France 13. Stockholm, Sweden 14. Bundanoon, Gundungurra country, Australia @osbornhouse_ 15. Amstel, Netherlands @overamstelboerderij 16. Gold Coast, Kombumerri country, Australia @langhamgoldcoast 17. Thessaloniki, Greece 18. East Coast, Tasmania @piermont 19. Canberra, Ngunnawal and Ngambri country, Australia @barrochford 20. Margaret River, Wadandi Boodja, Western Australia @eclipseexpeditions

Stockholm, you are lovely in the spring.

A perfect sleepover in my favourite city @stockholmstadshotell

In the German countryside with Laura. @analogue_stories_ Butterfly ranunculus, a new moon in Aries, that denim jacket, wild chives, sweet Carry, night bike rides, shooting stars, the first lilac, pancake chats, Pretty Girl, the dream scarf on spring loan. Fügung - now forever in my word treasure. cc: @_designtales_ @_foodstories_

Always meet your heroes. Especially when they are as warm and welcoming as Marieke @verdenius and Laura and Nora of @_designtales_ @_foodstories_ . From a very lovely Saturday in Berlin where I serendipitously found myself watching these three make pretty and delicious in Laura’s apartment, ready to host @thegatherists . I was immediately transported to a past Instagram life - a slower time of gatherings and table settings and excitedly photographing quiet bts moments. Beautiful, connected, inspiring and oh so nice.

One of the best parts of living in Europe is being able to jump on a train to meet up with one of my bestest friends halfway between her place (Switzerland) and mine (Sweden) for a semi spontaneous, somewhat random, weekend in Hamburg.

Dream location @casamarialuigia , shot on a magic day last July for the platnum issue of @qftravelinsider . Featuring @laratgilmore , @jessrosval , @algattoverdecasamarialuigia , @massimobottura . Forever thankful to you for this assignment, @jo.bainbridge .

About a month and a bit too late, but thank you @condenasttraveller for including these two pics in your Feb issue.

It’s taken me a minute to digest The Tasmania Photography Workshop - workshop number two from this trip. The magnitude of magic felt and the converting that magic into a post to share here, feels a bit overwhelming tbh. It does every workshop. Let me push through that and share this collection of photos and moments with you. @thebowmont was our inspiring and photogenic base camp in Tasmania for the two days. It hosted fifteen photography loving humans from far and wide who were able to let loose and indulge in two days of intensive learning and sharing in and obsessing over the art of photography. These photos make it look like we just ate and drank the entire two days. We kind of did. We were non stop spoiled by @_michellecrawford and her next level cooking, styling and all rounded hospitality. We enjoyed a two day menu full of the finest summer produce, all thoughtfully sourced directly from local Huon Valley farms, with Soa and Leo helping in the kitchen / behind the scenes. Our very special guest speaker was the delightful @kirstengalliott who had us mesmerised by taking us on a time-warp of heyday glossy publications, then through to the relevance and bts of editorial photography today. We also had a last minute visit from @tasmaniacdistillers at the end of our first day to pour our well earned apéro. AND THEN! We had a surprise dinner on our final evening, which Michelle and I had so much fun dreaming up. We invited the insanely talented chef @lilly_trewartha to cook dinner and Sue and Roger of @foodtourist fame to bring us the finest French natural wines. The surprise unfolded alfresco on the river jetty, with some seriously delicious canapés and a very impressive French sparkling, followed by a sit down dinner of a menu fit for royalty, served up by @_lauradyba and Elsa in the summery Bowmont garden - with all our new friends. I’m SO thankful for every part that made this workshop what is was. Especially for the connections made and creativity unleashed among our gorgeous group. My goodness, that part felt good. Let’s do it again soon. I’ll be shouting from the rooftops of my mailing list as soon as the next workshop plan is sorted. Love Lean. XX

Two photography workshops in two weeks! And as to be expected, I’m high as a kite from the magic of it all. Here is a gallery memento to share from workshop number one (in calendar order, I could never choose an actual number one!) There were so many highlights - our workshop group were talented, kind, curious and so eager to learn. @osbornhouse_ was our playground for two days of photography deep dive heaven. We were all spoiled by the hotel’s very deserving Michelin Key hospitality and the most beautiful interiors and location to photograph. @hughstewart_ joined us on the afternoon of the first day and shared many a wild photographic career story with us, all the while talking us through and showing us his signature portraiture style and taking all our portraits. Lucky us. Our two days were jam packed with many delicious, beautiful and inspiring things - black cockatoos! Apero sunsets! Unleashed creativity, lunches and morning tea’s fit for kings and queens, excellent group questions and chats, the unlocking of camera superpowers, new friends, the list goes on. Unfortunately the workshop didn’t. As always, it went far too quickly and now, the workshop withdrawals are real. Gallery momento from workshop number two up next. Lean. X On Gundungurra and Dharawal country.

Left my happy new home, my snow loving Ned, and tulip season to fly to Australia for a few weeks of work. Already can’t wait to be back.