Simon Fraser has been a professional photographer since 1986, specialising in science, nature and the environment and has worked on commissions and stock assignments worldwide. He lives with his wife and young family in the Northumberland National Park in the far north of England and enjoys mountaineering, cross country skiing, organic gardening and beekeeping.
"My interest in photography developed gradually, over a number of years. Initially, I used a camera to record climbs and travels in various parts of the world, from my first expedition to the High Atlas mountains of Morocco at the age of sixteen, to extended periods spent in the Himalayas, during and after my time at the University of Southampton, where I read Archaeology and History.
My mountaineering experience led to employment with the British Antarctic Survey for three years in the early 1980s, working as a field safety guide with geologists, glaciologists and geophysicists in remote locations in Antarctica. The years spent in summer and winter in the world’s greatest wilderness were a valuable experience, and inspired my decision to pursue photography as a career.
Although a landscape photographer by instinct, I have covered many science and nature subjects, from medical research to global warming, volcanic eruptions to honeybees. One of the things I love about photography is that it provides opportunities to spend time in nature, both close to home, and in far flung locations around the world.
It is almost impossible nowadays not to be aware of the serious impact human beings have had on the natural world, a sobering reality which we often feel powerless to influence. As public awareness and concern about environmental issues continues to grow, I am confident that photographers can make a contribution towards the common goal of a sustainable future for all, by creating informative and powerful images".
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