Simon Urwin
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I’m an award-winning travel & portrait photographer whose work has been recognised by the likes of Nikon, the Association of Photographers and Taylor Wessing.
I’ve always been fascinated by travel and have visited the four corners of the world in search of naturally beautiful, often hidden photographic stories which shine a different light on a country, and allow for a deeper understanding of its culture and traditions.
I’m passionate about immersing myself in the story, heading well off the beaten track and finding ways to connect on a deeper level with the subject. I’m fluent in Spanish, recently studied Japanese for a shoot in remote Shikoku and am now learning Arabic for some upcoming personal projects in the Middle East.
As a former TV executive and creative director at a digital agency, my production background means that I’m a natural problem solver, accustomed to managing complex, ambitious projects and delivering beautiful work, no matter how challenging the circumstances.
I’m a regular contributor to Lonely Planet Traveller and my writing and photographic stories have also been featured in publications such as Traveller magazine, Sidetracked magazine and The Guardian.
Simon Urwin: Latest magazines
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showcase magazine Nov 2018 london issue 724
Simon Urwin travel photographers
Award-winning travel photographer/writer Simon Urwin has just finished writing and shooting a six-page spread on NYC’s Lower East Side for Traveller magazine, the UK’s longest running travel magazine.
His feature on a town frozen in time in China has recently been published in Lonely Planet Traveller magazine, as have a words-and-pictures spread from Tibet in Sidetracked magazine, and a picture essay from China in The Guardian newspaper.
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showcase magazine Sep 2018 london issue 711
Simon Urwin travel photographers
Simon Urwin recently completed an epic three-week photo shoot across China and Tibet, beginning in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, and ending at Everest Base Camp.
In that time, he immersed himself in the world of Yellow Hat Sect monks, lived in a Khampa village deep in the Himalayas, and explored a hidden corner of China, barely changed since the time of the Cultural Revolution.
Images as well as stories written by Simon from the shoot will soon be appearing in Lonely Planet Traveller, Sidetracked and Traveller magazines amongst others.