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Simon Roberts (b.1974) grew up in Surrey and graduated with a first class BA Hons degree in Human Geography from the University of Sheffield (1996) followed by a Distinction in Photography from the National Council for the Training of Journalists (1997). Simon has carried out major works in Russia, Ukraine, America, Zimbabwe, Israel and Palestine which have been published in national and international magazines including Granta, TIME, Sunday Times Magazine, Guardian Weekend Magazine, Wallpaper*, Details, Independent on Sunday Review, TANK, Der Spiegel and Le Monde 2. He has been exhibited widely with recent shows at Photo London, Paris Photo and the Lianzhou Festival and his photographs are held in a number of private and corporate collections, including the Deutsche Borse Art Collection and the National Media Museum (UK). In recognition of his work, Simon has received the Sunday times Magazine 'Ian Perry Award' (1998), was student on the 'World Press Masterclass' in Amsterdam (2003) and identified by Photo District News as one of their 'PDN30 Emerging Artists' (2004). More recently he received a grant from the Getty Foundation (2006), won the 'Bright Spark Award' from the Magenta Foundation in Toronto (2006) and received the 'Vic Odden Award' from the Royal Photographic Society (2007) — offered for a notable achievement in the art of photography by a British photographer aged 35 or under. He was also featured in the Independent on Saturday Magazine's 'Talent Issue' as one of their rising stars for 2007. Motherland, his first monograph, was published in March 2007 by Chris Boot Ltd and has been widely exhibited. He lives in Brighton with his wife and daughter. Selected Solo Exhibitions 2008 Motherland, Belfast Exposed (Belfast, March — April) 2007 Motherland, Klompching Gallery (New York, October — December) Motherland, Photofusion (London, April — May) Motherland, Pushkin House (London, March) Motherland, The Photographer's Gallery (London, February — April) Motherland, F Galerija (Kaunas, Lithuania, February) Selected Group Exhibitions 2007 Polyarnye Nochi, AOP Document, Association of Photographers Gallery (London, August) Motherland, Les Rencontres D'Arles, Project at Nuit De L'Annee (Arles, July) Motherland, Photo London, Old Billingsgate (London, May) Motherland, Lodz Foto Festival (Lodz, May) Motherland, Deutsche Borse Art Collection (Frankfurt, March — September) AOP Photographic Awards, Association of Photographers Gallery (London, March) 2006 Motherland, Lianzhou International Photo Festival (China, December) Motherland, Magenta Foundation, Lennox Contemporary Gallery (Toronto, November) Motherland, Paris Photo Festival, Carousel du Louvre (Paris, November) Motherland, Kaunas Photo Days Festival (Lithuania, September — October) AOP Open, Association of Photographers Gallery (London, August — October) AOP Photographic Awards, SS Robin Gallery (London, July) Motherland, Descubrimientos PHE, PHotoEspania Festival (Madrid, June —July) 149th Royal Photographic Society Exhibition, Light Infantry Museum (Durham, June — July) Guardian Weekend Photography Prize Exhibition, Proud Central (London, April) AOP Awards, Association of Photographers Gallery (London, March) 2005 AOP Open Awards, Association of Photographers Gallery (London, August — October) HPA Awards, UN pavilion at 2005 EXPO (Japan) HPA Awards, UNESCO Headquarters (Paris) 2004 Eyes Wide Open, Projection at Visa Pour L'Image (Perpignan, September) 10 Years of Joop Swart Masterclass, Projection at Visa Pour L'Image (Perpignan, September) AOP Open Awards, Association of Photographers Gallery (London, August — October) 147th Royal Photographic Society Print Exhibition, RPS Gallery (Bath, June — July) The Wall, Projection at PHotoEspania (Madrid, June) 2003 World Press Masterclass Exhibition, FOAM Gallery (Amsterdam, November) Observer hodge Award, Guardian Newsroom (London, June) 2002 Desert Blast, Projection at Visa Pour L'Image (Perpignan, September) Observer Hodge Awared, Guardian Newsroom (London, June) 2000 The British People — A 1000 Faces, British Pavilion, Expo 2000 (Hanover) 1999 ARPS Distinction, royal Photographic Society (Bath, October) Anne Bolt Memorial Award, British Library Foyer (London, September) Ian Parry Award, Tom Blau Gallery (London, May) RPS Group Show, Camera Club 1885 Gallery (London, March) Selected Awards & Grants 2007 Recipient of a National Media Museum Bursary Fund, UK Vic Odden Award, royal Photographic Society, UK Shortlisted, Arles Contemporary Book Award, France Shortlisted, The Year's Best Photography Books, PHotoEspana Festival, Spain Special Prize, Lodz Foto Festiwal, Poland Document Award, Association of Photographers Awards, UK Finalist, Lange — Paul Taylor Prize, USA 2006 Individual Grant for the Arts, Arts Council England, UK Winner, Grant for Editorial Photography, Getty Foundation, USA First Prize, Professional Photographer of the Year: People/Other category, IPA Photography Awards, USA Selected for the 'Photography Now — One Hundred Portfolios', Wright State University, USA Descubrimientos PHE06, PHotoEspana Festival, Spain Selected for Review Santa Fe from the Santa Fe Center for Photography, USA Winner, Bright Spark Award, Magenta Foundation, Canada Honorable Mention, Photojournalist of the Year, NPPA Best of Photojournalism, USA Third Prize, Enviromental Picture Story, NPPA Best of Photojournalism, USA Photojournalism Award, PDN Photo Annual, USA Daily Life Single & Feature Single, Association of Photographers Awards, UK Highly Commended, Alexia Foundation Grant, USA 2005 Winner of Public Vote, OP Open Awards, UK Photojournalism Award, PDN Photo Annual, USA Honourable Mention, Magazine Picture Story, NPPA Best of Photojournalism, USA Winner of Best In Show, AOP Open Awards, UK 2004 Nomination Award, Daily Life Category, Chinese Humanity Photo Awards, China Photojournalism Award, PDN Photo Annual, USA Silver Medal, 147th Royal Photographic Society Awards, UK Selected for Photo District News' PDN 30 Emerging Artist series, USA 2003 Student on the 10th Joop Swart Masterclass, World Press Foundation, Amsterdam Honorable Mention, XIV Yann Geffroy Award sponsored by Grazia Neri Agency, Italy Highly Commended, Observer Hodge Award, UK 1998 Associateship Distinction (ARPS) to the Royal Photographic Society, UK NUJ / Anne Bolt Memorial Award for Young Photojournalist of the Year, UK Ian Parry Award / Sunday Times Magazine Young Photojournalist of the Year, UK Publications & Press 2007 XL Photography 3 — Art Collection Deutsche Borse, Hatje Cantz Motherland, Chris Boot Ltd Articles British Journal of Photography (UK), Hotshoe (UK), Next Level (UK), PDN (USA), Pozytyw (Poland), Professional Photographer (UK) Periodicals Another Magazine (UK), CKM (Poland), Conde Nast Traveller (UK), Der Spiegel (Germany), Details (US), Die Weltwoche (Germany), Details (US), Die Weltwoche (Switzerland), Esquire (UK), Facts (Switzerland), Financial Times Magazine (UK), GQ (Japan), Guardian Weekend Magazine (UK), Granta (UK), Independent on Saturday Magazine (UK), Independent on Sunday Review (UK), Kilimanjiro (UK), La Republica (Italy), Le Monde 2 (France), Life (US), Neon (Germany), Observer Magazine (UK), President's Choice (Canada), Se Og Hor (Norway), Saturday Telegraph Magazine (UK), South China Morning Post Magazine (Hong Kong), Scotsman Magazine (UK), Sunday Times Magazine (UK), Tank (UK), Time (US), Vi Menn (Norway), Vogue (Russia), VSD (France), SL Semenal (Spain)
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