BIO

I was born in Birmingham England in 1967 and raised near Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset.

At the age of 19, I borrowed my father’s camera and traveled around

Greece. This was the very beginning of my interest in photography.

It was around 1989, that I came across the photographic work of John

Claridge, a world-renowned advertising photographer. His work had a

very big impact on me and ultimately inspired me to make photography my

Career.

In 1990 I started up my own photographic business doing advertising work,

and shortly afterwards I received my first big break – shooting

Lifestyle images on location for Clark’s shoes.

Many assignments followed and I was on my way to becoming a full

Professional.

Over the years I have photographed a range of people – from heads of

Industry to TV celebrities. I have also travelled to many locations that

would normally have been inaccessible if it were not for my camera.

2005 saw me change direction and shoot less people based work and

concentrate on shooting locations & cars (another passion of mine).

Constantly exploring new imaging technologies and developing new

techniques I became one of the first car photographers in the UK shooting specialist HDR images for the CGI Rendering of cars.

In 2007, I started to sell my work in several galleries to cater for the ever-increasing interest that has grown for my work as fine art.

In 2008 I started a photographic training website called prophotoinsights which gave a behind-the-scenes look at professional photo shoots and the retouching that goes into making those images.

My work has won many awards and been featured in all the major photographic press in the U.K. and been commissioned and published by many Nationally and Internationally known clients worldwide.

In 2021 I started to sell my fine art photography online at www.photographyart.simonplant.co.uk and gained an increasing following for my work.

As of writing I’ve been a photographer for well over 3 decades and retoucher for well over 2.

I live here in Somerset with my wife, 3 children & a nutty dog called Willow.

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A small selection of clients includes….

AOL

American Airlines

Bank Of England

British Airways

Clarks Shoes

Delta Airlines

Enviroment Agency

Hallmark

Headworx Clothing

IBM

Microsoft Multimedia Publishing

Minnesota Orchestra

National Geographic.

National Rivers Authority

Orange

Oxford University Press

Severn Trent Water

Time Magazine Online

Welsh Tourist Board