| Steve Simon | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1960 Montreal |
| Nationality | American/Canadian |
| Alma mater | Dawson Institute of Photography, Concordia University |
| Known for | Documentary photography |
| Website | www |
Steve Simon (born 1960) is an American/Canadian documentary photographer.
Early life and education
Born in Montreal, Simon began having interest in photography at a very early age. He received his Certificate of Professional Photography in 1981 after attending the Dawson Institute of Photography in Montreal. He went on to complete a Bachelor of Arts in Photography from Concordia University, Montreal in 1985.
Career
Simon worked as a photographer at the Edmonton Journal, Edmonton, Canada from 1986 till 1996. He captured The Canadian Press Photo Of The Year in 1987 of the Edmonton tornado. From 1996 to 2000, Simon served as the Photojournalism Professor and head of the Loyalist College Photojournalism Program in Belleville, Ontario. While teaching photojournalism, he joined PhotoSensitive, a Canadian nonprofit photography collective. Simon began his project America At The Edge documenting the United States bordering Canada in 1996. He left his teaching job in 2000 and emigrated to New York City. He has photographed on assignment in more than 40 countries and his work has been published in The New York Times Magazine, Maclean's, and The Walrus.
Publications
- Healing Waters: The Pilgrimage To Lac Ste. Anne. University of Alberta Press. 1995. ISBN 0-88864-277-6.
- Empty Sky: The Pilgrimage to Ground Zero. Stanke. 2002. ISBN 2-7604-0914-7.
- Heroines & Heroes: Hope, HIV and Africa. Charta. 2006. ISBN 88-8158-610-X.
- The Republicans. Charta, Italy. 2006. ISBN 88-8158-561-8.
- The Passionate Photographer: Ten Steps Toward Becoming Great. New Riders. 2011. ISBN 9780321719898.
Awards
- 2001: Winner, National Press Photographers Association (USA) Photo of the Year
- 2003: Nominated, Canadian Association of Journalists-Photojournalism Award for his work on the AIDS crisis in Zambia
References
- James Baron,"Boldface Names". The New York Times. 29 November 2002. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "The Image Makers". ledevoir.com. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ Jonny Wakefield,"Former Edmonton Journal photographer recalls 'two hours of terror' during Black Friday tornado" (Interview). edmontonjournal.com. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- "Reviving the Passion in your Photography, with Steve Simon" (Interview). thisweekinphoto.com. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- "The Final Frame". Review of Journalism. 1 April 1997. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- Christopher Maughan,"Chronicling the scourge of AIDS". thestar.com. 6 June 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- Barry Tanenbaum,"Pro Tips: How the Challenges of Photojournalism Can Make You a Better Photographer". shutterbug.com. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- "Camera; Timing Is Key To Taking Good Action Pictures". The New York Times. 27 June 1982. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- "Spotted at the RCN: Bow ties on neck, Republicanism on sleeves". macleans.ca. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- Philip Berger,"Re: AIDS/Africa". thewalrus.ca. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
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Categories:- Living people
- 1960 births
- American photojournalists
- Canadian photojournalists
- Anglophone Quebec people
- Journalists from Montreal
- Concordia University alumni
- Street photographers
- Artists from Montreal
- Canadian emigrants to the United States
- 20th-century American photographers
- 21st-century American photographers
- 21st-century American Jews