Simon lives in West Cornwall, England which is one influence on his work. He has lived in Africa, lecturing in fine art at Kenyatta University. His PhD into east African textiles relied on fieldwork photography to record cloth in cultural contexts. More recently he has made several visits to South Africa for the book project Life Itself: Photography and South Africa, (2025) interviewing the late David Goldblatt and Roger Ballen among other notable photographers. He is now working on the book project British Photography: A Bigger Picture. A number of artefacts and photographs from his archive are currently in the international touring exhibition Africa Fashion curated by the V&A Museum.

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