Career
Simon worked as a photographer at The Edmonton Journal , Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, from 1986 to 1996. [4] [5]
He captured The Canadian Press Photo Of The Year in 1987 of the Edmonton Tornado. [4] From 1996 to 2000, Simon served as the Photojournalism Professor and head of the Loyalist College Photojournalism Program in Belleville, Ontario. [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. [7] 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] The Walrus , [11] and other media.
In 2004, Simon started his American Political Convention project with his coverage of the Republican National Convention in New York City. [12] His book, The Republicans was released soon after, focusing on the attendees, media and protests that highlight political identity in American life. [12]
In June 2008, Simon became one of four contributing photographers for The Digital Journalist, along with Peter Turnley, David Turnley and James Whitlow Delano. [3] [13]
In 2024, Simon continued his long-term project documenting American political conventions, capturing both the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee; and the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. [14]
Simon has delivered lectures and presentations at numerous prominent institutions, conferences, and events globally. [6]
Educator
From 1996 to 2000, Steve Simon was the Photojournalism Professor and head of the Loyalist College Photojournalism Program in Belleville, Ontario. [3] During his tenure, he designed and taught various courses, including Documentary Photography, Electronic Imaging, Ethics, Staff Photography, and Freelance Photography. [3]
Following his work at Loyalist College, Simon joined the faculty at the International Center of Photography (ICP) in New York from 2007 to 2010. There, he taught core courses in the Documentary Practice and Visual journalism Program. [3]
In 2009–2010, Simon created and taught the Editorial Photography course for the Masters of Professional Studies program at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York City, as part of their Digital Masters Program. He continued his involvement at SVA as a Thesis Advisor in 2016. [3]
Currently, Simon leads photography workshops around the world through his company, PhotoEducate.com. He is a faculty member at Maine Media in Rockport, Maine, where he conducts both online and in-person workshops, providing mentorship to photographers of all levels. [3]
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