Lyle Owerko

Lyle Owerko
Born	Lyle Owerko Calgary, Canada
Alma mater	Pratt Institute
Occupation	Photojournalism, Director
Notable credit(s)	His TIME cover picture of WTC attack have been called one of the most important in 40 years.
Website	owerko.com

Lyle Owerko is a filmmaker and photographer whose work has ranged from Sundance Channel to Time to MTV. His photos are collected by many business, entertainment and celebrity clients. They have been used in several films including Henry Singer's The Falling Man and The Omen (2006 film), as well as books such as Jonathan Safran Foer's Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. His work is also included in the permanent archive of the Library of Congress in Washington DC. Owerko travels extensively around the world each year shooting assignments and personal work. He resides in New York City.

Lyle Owerko was raised in Calgary, Canada. He studied at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, where he earned a Masters in Science degree in the communication arts program.

In 2005 Princeton Architectural Press published Jennifer New's book Drawing From Life, which featured Owerko's journals as well as those of Mike Figgis, David Byrne, Carol Beckwith and Maira Kalman.

In 2006 Owerko traveled to Africa as part of Dr. Jeffrey Sachs’ Millennium Promise initiative, documenting the lives of the Lau people of Sauri, Kenya. Current initiatives range from the multi-media exhibition, to an art installation of large-scale portraits of the Samburu Warrior tribe.

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