About

Simon is an award-winning editorial photographer living in the north of England and working internationally.  His work embraces a range of genres including portrait, heritage, landscape and documentary. 

With over 300 publication credits which include National Geographic Magazine, The Observer Magazine and The Sunday Times Magazine, Simon has had work exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery (where his work is held in the National Collection), the National Media Museum, the Imperial War Museum, Photo North Festival, UNESCO and UNICEF.

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He is a previous winner of Kodak Professional Photographer of the Year, BIPP Professional Photographer of the Year, and the only British winner of the International Art Portrait Award. In 1991 Simon was awarded a Fellowship (FRPS) of the Royal Photographic Society and, in January 2021, he was elected President and an Honorary Fellow (HonFRPS) of the Society. He is the longest serving President of the Society since the late 1800s. In February 2025 Simon was confirmed as the first ever Chartered Photographer (CPhot), the terminal qualification for professional photographers in the UK.