Simon’s passion for aviation and photography were stimulated by his father and the family visits to the Farnborough Air Show. Simon first attended when he was just 7 and has only missed one show since – it is his favourite place. Other shows soon became regular features on Simon’s calendar although family life prevented attending all the possibilities – RIAT, Le Bourget, Shuttleworth, Mildenhall, and Duxford are all regulars.

With an improving career came the ability to improve equipment and all that practice turned into some pretty decent shots and Simon continues that development today. Family and career mean that Simon remains an enthusiastic amateur but he hopes that membership of ISAP will help him to now develop the connections and skills necessary to publish. Simon now lives and works in Chevy Chase, Maryland and is looking forward to developing his private hobby into a more public body of work.

Simon was thrilled to receive an honorable mention in the 2006 AvWeek photo contest, especially as this was the very first photographic competition he had entered.