Timothy Ivy is a documentary and editorial portrait photographer  based in Oxford, Mississippi. His work primarily focuses on the experiences and cultures of everyday people, particularly the southern United States and has been published in various media outlets worldwide including Smithsonian Magazine, Veranda Magazine, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, Buzzfeed, Huffpost.com, The Atlantic, The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Oxford American, Ebony magazine, Jet magazine, BusinessWeek and others.