Open to collaborations and freelance assignments, based in Bath, Southwest, UK.

Visual Artist

My visual arts practice explores aspects of nature, place, and environment to develop personal connections with the natural world. The fragile ecosystem has led me to examine the micro world of fungi, lichen and the essential role trees play. The roots of a tree are rarely visible but never stop searching for connections.

The time and space given to connecting with nature are central to my practice, allowing moments to pause and to be present. Sometimes you have to stop to be able to start.

I use printmaking processes and still and moving images to communicate, document and develop my work. My research takes learnt aspects from courses, publications, and conversations with field experts. I work and collaborate with various community groups and nature organisations.

In recent years, my work has been selected and exhibited at the RWA, Victoria Art Gallery and commercial galleries. I am a member of Bath Artist Printmakers, associate at 44AD ArtSpace and funder of the Bath Photography Festival.

Freelance Photographer

Portrait Photography • Company branding and product photography • Architecture Photography • Documentary Photography and Photo-Essay • Please do get in touch to discuss a project.

Testimonial

• Simon has produced high-quality pictures for Bath City Farm to use on its online and print media. He really captured the essence of the farm paying attention to angle, detail and colour. He had a great way with the people he took pictures of, putting them at ease in front of the camera. Genuinely a delight to work with from all aspects. We are so pleased with the shots he took we want to use them for our Strategic Plan front page.

  Helen Fisher, General Manager, Bath City Farm

• Simon has produced many wonderful photographs for us that we are extremely pleased with; he is a charming chap to deal with, and we would certainly use his photography services again.

  Janie Clifford, Frampton Court Estate

• Simon took some great photos of the Bath Film Festival Team in 2016. He really thought through the brief and what would work for the festival and the (extremely time-poor!) team. The photos he produced were great, and he delivered them the very next day.

  Holly Tarquini, Executive Director At Bath Film Festival / F-Rated Founder

• Simon has been instrumental in repositioning and communicating Trowbridge Town Hall. He has been adept at capturing the energy of public events and the decaying beauty of our building. Beyond this, he has a positive and professional attitude that makes him a pleasure to work with.

  David Lockwood, Director at Trowbridge Town Hall

• We would like to thank WECA for the chance to work with Simon Taylor over the last few months. Simon has done a great job, photographing sites, photographing key people who have dedicated their time and resources, creating imagery for blogs and education downloads, as well as website banners. Simon has also helped by adding written and visual content to our forthcoming website, as well as publishing/publicising our work through a photographic exhibition and a forthcoming article in Bath Life magazine.

  This work is making us several steps closer to launching our website, which is a critical part of our plans to expand our work. He has also given us many ideas for making better use of visual content, to make our campaign ‘sing’. Thanks once again for this significant contribution to our non-profit organisation.

  Adam Gretton, Founder, More Trees BANES