Simon Andrew MacArthur

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Public Projects (7)
Location: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Nationality: British
Biography: Born in Claverham, England—Simon Andrew MacArthur is a documentary photographer whose work is focused on visually interpreting the world through an environmental lens.  In 1984, Simon completed a BA in Documentary Photography from The... read on
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Heraklion
As someone who has a great deal of difficulty just staying still, the impulse that makes people stay in one place is a mystery in itself and what I seek to tap into, that “hereness”. Is it work, monetary hardship, love of family, natural beauty? As I roam, I look for that which keeps others anchored. Along the way I’ve been witness to incredible displays of dignity as people go about their lives in the most mundane of settings. There’s astonishing beauty contained in the every-day, if you know where to look. I purposely seek out people at work for this very reason, in the full knowledge that we are so frequently defined by what we do.  It has been such fertile territory for me. There’s a very special aura about someone totally immersed in doing something that they know how to do with expert ease. These unguarded moments can be visual poetry.
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East of East, North of North

By Simon Andrew MacArthur — I've seen much of the world but there have been some gaping holes. I fixed one of them this year with a three-month sojourn through Thailand,..
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The Alis

By Simon Andrew MacArthur — The Ali's are refugees from Sri Lanka fleeing religious persecution who were offered asylum in the UK. They found housing in a relatively depressed..
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Senescence

By Simon Andrew MacArthur — A glimpse inside a home for the aged in the UK. Many of the men were retired seamen with little means of support in their old age, other than a..
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Dry Dock

By Simon Andrew MacArthur — Synopsis This project is a study of a small, family-owned dry dock in Newport, Wales, that is fighting market forces threatening to drive it out of..
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HOME

By Simon Andrew MacArthur
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South From Mombasa

By Simon Andrew MacArthur — As someone who has a great deal of difficulty just staying still, the impulse that makes people stay in one place is a mystery in itself and what I..
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