Simon Scott

Simon Scott is a photographer living in Armidale, NSW, Australia. He was born in London but grew up in Ndola, Zambia, Africa. He developed his love for photography by watching his father use an SLR to document many family holidays and special moments.

He studied Black and White photography in the UK and built up a flourishing freelance photography business in London while working as a network engineer in the telecommunications industry.

He is well travelled having spent time exploring North America, Vietnam, Australia, Europe and has recently returned to Africa 3 times in 12 months. He teaches Digital photography at the New England Institute of TAFE, runs private workshops as well as working as a successful freelance photographer.

He has photographed for Fairfax Press, ACP Magazines, Armidale Dumaresq Council, Armidale Chamber of Commerce, as well as countless local businesses. He is the chief photographer for the New England Focus Magazine.

This April 2012 he will return to Arusha, Tanzania to photograph at the School of St Jude, as well as the Ruben Ctr in Nairobi. Following that he will celebrate his 40th birthday with a trip to Rwanda and the Congo culminating in trek to photograph the Silverback Gorilla's in Virunga. 

See the article in The Australian