Simon Andrew Macarthur

British born documentary and landscape photographer, now living in New York.

World traveler.

As a life-long environmentalist and animal lover, I've always had a deep connection with nature and the land. My work is largely informed by that connection. My influences have been Sebastiao Salgardo, Irving Penn, Joseph Koudelka and Eikoh Hosoe among others.

There are no mysteries to my method; it's extremely straightforward. No special techniques or manipulation. I don't use Photoshop. I'm looking for what moves me naturally. My prints are large as they're designed to be impactful, an essential element in anyone's living room.

I had stints in commercial and magazine photography in New York and London but my heart would always drag me back to documentary photography. It's where I began.

I love shooting people in their work environments, watching a craftsman doing what he knows with consummate skill and love for the work. It can be mesmerizing. I'm constantly looking for the soul of the image.

I'm also intensely curious about why people chose to settle where they do. Why this spot as opposed to somewhere else? What drew you here? That certainly reflects in my people work.

I've always looked at photography as a tool...

Gwent College of Art and Design, Newport, Wales
Documentary Photography under Magnum photographer David Hurn.