Tim Berberich was born in Dayton, Ohio.  Tim was four when his family moved to Anchorage, Alaska in 1963.  They moved to Palmer in 1969.   Since then, Palmer has been his home.   At the age of sixteen Tim knew that photography was his heart’s passion.  He was on the Palmer High School year book staff when he saw a picture being developed and loved it!  That was the beginning of his life long pursuit. 

For Tim, it is exciting to go out and take pictures of Alaska.  He isn’t seeking the traditional pictures of Alaska.  He is always on a personal quest for the right combination of elements.  “That doesn’t happen often.  Usually you have to wait a very long time to see those constantly changing elusive elements come together in just the right combination”.  Tim is usually  hiking , snow machining, four-wheeling, or flying with his buddy Kelly  looking for that image.  Rarely, but once in awhile, he stumbles on that perfect  find, like “Tulsana Creek”. He was with his Uncle and cousins.  While the rest of the group hunted game, Tim hoped to capture his bounty.  While riding his snow machine, he just came upon, “all the right stuff”.  Tim genuinely enjoys taking his annual trips to follow the colors of fall from Palmer north to Denali, on to Tok, and then south again.  The ground cover in Denali pulses with wet, colorful beauty.  The ever abundant images on that fall journey are never the same. “Terra Firma Tapestry” is the result of one of those trips. 

Tim received his B.F.A. in Studio Photography at the University of Arizona, Tucson and has an A.A.S., in Photography from Phoenix  College, Arizona.  He has multiple awards in Photography, including the Carnegie Hall National Exhibition Competition where he exhibited for one month in Carnegie Hall.  At the Western Eye Photo Contest & Exhibition he was the First Award Winner.  Invited to exhibit at Phoenix College Art Gallery for the Western Eye show, Tim took Best in Show with his image “Mark’s Duel”.  That image now hangs on permanent display along with his Photographic Idol, Edward Weston.  Tim says, “that felt incredible”.  Tim has had many more shows, awards, and recognitions, but that pleased him the most.

Tim's most recent competition win is for the Eagle River, Alaska "Bear Paw Festival Photographic Competition".  His images "Telling Silence" took First Place and "Lake Iliamna" took runner-up.   Telling Silence is an image that clearly depicts the Knik Glacier's stunning beauty and decline.  He has spent a great amount of time documenting the ever changing glaciers and landscape of Alaska.  As Tim says, “I don’t get to make things up in my mind, I have to go out and find them”.  He loves the search and the find!