Simon Watson (photographer)
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Simon Watson is an Irish
portrait
, interior, and travel
photographer.
, in Dublin, Ireland
, but he has been living and working in Brooklyn Heights, New York
for the past few decades. He first started taking photographs after his father gave him a 35mm Nikon
camera
as a teenager. He attended Liberties Vocational School to study film
for a brief time and then went to New York with a friend and found work with photographers. He began working for photographer Mike Donnelly, and then in 1992, Simon began photographing on his own.
In 1998 he was inspired by a “remembrance of things past.” He began work on more emotional based projects, including a series of photographs of the interiors of houses, offices, and schools in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina
. After much conflict, Watson was granted access to areas of the Holocaust concentration camp Auschwitz, which had remained unseen since 1948.
Spain, Travel + Leisure
, Italian Grazia Casa, Istanbul House & Garden
, Dazed & Confused
, New York Magazine, and W Magazine, among others.
His advertising client list includes Hyatt, Master Card, Morgan Stanley
, American Express
, and IBM
.
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
portrait
Portrait
thumb|250px|right|Portrait of [[Thomas Jefferson]] by [[Rembrandt Peale]], 1805. [[New-York Historical Society]].A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. The intent is to display the likeness,...
, interior, and travel
Travel
Travel is the movement of people or objects between relatively distant geographical locations. 'Travel' can also include relatively short stays between successive movements.-Etymology:...
photographer.
Biography
Simon Watson was born in BooterstownBooterstown
Booterstown,, is a coastal townland and civil parish, situated in the Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council area of the former County Dublin, about south of the city of Dublin in Ireland.-Location and access:...
, in Dublin, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, but he has been living and working in Brooklyn Heights, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
for the past few decades. He first started taking photographs after his father gave him a 35mm Nikon
Nikon
, also known as just Nikon, is a multinational corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, specializing in optics and imaging. Its products include cameras, binoculars, microscopes, measurement instruments, and the steppers used in the photolithography steps of semiconductor fabrication, of which...
camera
Camera
A camera is a device that records and stores images. These images may be still photographs or moving images such as videos or movies. The term camera comes from the camera obscura , an early mechanism for projecting images...
as a teenager. He attended Liberties Vocational School to study film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
for a brief time and then went to New York with a friend and found work with photographers. He began working for photographer Mike Donnelly, and then in 1992, Simon began photographing on his own.
In 1998 he was inspired by a “remembrance of things past.” He began work on more emotional based projects, including a series of photographs of the interiors of houses, offices, and schools in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
. After much conflict, Watson was granted access to areas of the Holocaust concentration camp Auschwitz, which had remained unseen since 1948.
Career
His editorial client list includes Vanity FairVanity Fair (magazine)
Vanity Fair is a magazine of pop culture, fashion, and current affairs published by Condé Nast. The present Vanity Fair has been published since 1983 and there have been editions for four European countries as well as the U.S. edition. This revived the title which had ceased publication in 1935...
Spain, Travel + Leisure
Travel + Leisure
Travel + Leisure is a travel magazine based in New York City, New York. Published 12 times a year, it has 4.8 million readers, according to its corporate media kit. It is put out by American Express Publishing Corporation, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of American Express Company led by...
, Italian Grazia Casa, Istanbul House & Garden
House & Garden (magazine)
House & Garden was an American shelter magazine published by Condé Nast Publications that focused on interior design, entertaining, and gardening....
, Dazed & Confused
Dazed & Confused (magazine)
Dazed & Confused is a British style magazine, that was set up in 1992 and published monthly. Its founding editors were Jefferson Hack and Rankin...
, New York Magazine, and W Magazine, among others.
His advertising client list includes Hyatt, Master Card, Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm headquartered in New York City serving a diversified group of corporations, governments, financial institutions, and individuals. Morgan Stanley also operates in 36 countries around the world, with over 600 offices and a workforce of over 60,000....
, American Express
American Express
American Express Company or AmEx, is an American multinational financial services corporation headquartered in Three World Financial Center, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. Founded in 1850, it is one of the 30 components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The company is best...
, and IBM
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
.