Many Grandmothers in Sub-Saharan Africa have buried their own adult children who died from AIDS and are now raising grandchildren, even great-grandchildren.
Steve Simon is an award-winning documentary photographer and author of five critically acclaimed photography books including The Passionate Photographer, which was chosen as one of Amazon’s "Top Ten Art and Photography Books."
He has photographed on assignment in more than 40 countries and his work has been published in the New York Times Magazine, Mother Jones, Colors, Life, Time, Le Monde, Harpers, Macleans, Walrus and many others.
Steve is best known for his work focusing on the human condition, capturing life as he encounters it. He shines a light on important subjects and issues.
Awards Selected Photographic Collections
9/11 Memorial Museum, New York
George Eastman House, Rochester, New York
Houston Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas
Comune Di Verona, Verona, Italy
Fraser-Milner Collection, Toronto, Canada.
Canadian Archives, Government of Canada.
Solo Exhibitions
2008 America At The Edge, Leica Gallery, New York
2008 America At The Edge , Sol Mednick Gallery, Philadelphia
2006 Heroines & Heroes, Gallery One, Toronto, Canada.
2006 America At The Edge, Muestra Fotografica, Zapala, Argentina.
2005 The Republicans, Gallery One, Toronto, Canada.
2005 America At The Edge, Museo Fine Arts - Rafaela, Santa Fé, Argentina.
2004 America At The Edge, Escuela Argentina De Fotografia, Buenos-Aires Argentina.
2004 Empty Sky-The Pilgrimage To Ground Zero, Realtime Gallery -Distillery District,Toronto, Canada.
2003 America At The Edge, Blowup Photogalerie, Montreal, Canada.
2003 Happy Birthday: Canada Days, Contact Photo Festival, Gallery One, Toronto, Canada.
2002 Allegiance-The Half King, New York, New York.
1996 Healing Waters-The Pilgrimage To Lac Ste. Anne, Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Canada.
Teaching Experience
International Center of Photography, New York
School of Visual Arts, Digital Masters Program
PhotoPlusExpo, New York City
Gulf Photo Plus, Dubai
CAJ Global Journalism Conference, Toronto
University of the Arts, Philadelphia
Art Institute of Chicago
Ohio State University, Columbus
University of South Carolina, Columbia
Ryerson University Photography, Toronto
Edmonton Art Gallery
Global Health Council Conference, Washington, DC
Apple Corporation, Cupertino, CA
Brooks Institute of Photography, Santa Barbara
News Photographers Assoc. of Canada, Ottawa
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
Dom Fotographie, Liptovsky Mikulas, Slovakia
Visa Pour L’Image, Perpignan, France
SUNY Fredonia, Buffalo
NYU, New York
University of Texas, Austin (twice)
Berkley Graduate School of Journalism, Oakland
University of Wisconsin, Madison (twice)
