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Steve Simon
Born1960
Montreal
NationalityAmerican/Canadian
Alma materDawson Institute of Photography, Concordia University
Known forDocumentary photography
Websitewww.stevesimonphoto.com

Steve Simon (born 1960) is an American/Canadian documentary photographer.[1]

Early life and education

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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.[2]

Career

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Simon worked as a photographer at The Edmonton Journal, Edmonton, Canada from 1986 till 1996.[3] He captured The Canadian Press Photo Of The Year in 1987 of the Edmonton Tornado.[3] From 1996 to 2000, Simon served as the Photojournalism Professor and head of the Loyalist College Photojournalism Program in Belleville, Ontario.[4]

From 1996 to 2000, Simon was Photojournalism Professor and head of the Loyalist College Photojournalism Program in Belleville, Ontario. [5] While teaching photojournalism, Simon joined PhotoSensitive, a Canadian nonprofit photography collective.[6]

Simon began his project America At The Edge documenting the United States bordering Canada in 1996.[7] [8] He left his teaching job in 2000 and emigrated to New York City.[8] He has photographed on assignment in more than 40 countries and his work has been published in The New York Times Magazine,[9] Maclean's,[10] and The Walrus.[11]

Publications

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  • 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 and honors

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  • 2001 - Winner of the National Press Photographers Association (USA) Photo of the Year in 2001.[2]
  • 2003 - His work on the AIDS crisis in Zambia was nominated for the Canadian Association of Journalists-Photojournalism Award[2]


References

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  1. ^ James Baron,"Boldface Names". nytimes.com. 29 November 2002. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "The Image Makers". ledevoir.com. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ "Reviving the Passion in your Photography, with Steve Simon" (Interview). thisweekinphoto.com. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  5. ^ "The Final Frame". rrj.ca. 1 April 1997. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  6. ^ Christopher Maughan,"Chronicling the scourge of AIDS". thestar.com. 6 June 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  7. ^ Barry Tanenbaum,"Pro Tips: How the Challenges of Photojournalism Can Make You a Better Photographer". shutterbug.com. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Canadian Documentarian Steve Simon" (Interview). theonlinephotographer.typepad.com. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  9. ^ "Camera; Timing Is Key To Taking Good Action Pictures". nytimes.com. 27 June 1982. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Spotted at the RCN: Bow ties on neck, Republicanism on sleeves". macleans.ca. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  11. ^ Philip Berger,"Re: AIDS/Africa". thewalrus.ca. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
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