John Simpson

Back in the Seventies I did commercial photography in my home city of Manchester. Marketing Communications and Corporate Relations then seduced me away for 35 years (It was better money!).

So when retirement came along I figured that I would need a hobby and I decided to try to become a photographer again .... but this time only for the pure enjoyment. And now in Gloucestershire.

Most of my photography involves people. Many of the images will attempt to elicit an emotion. Sometimes it works, sometimes not. If you stroll through the genrés you’ll get a feel for what I like to shoot. And you'll find the majority of my individual ideas in the Project Galleries. Hope that you enjoy.

Winter Night at Didcot

Documentary

The original Great Western Railway Engine Shed was built in 1932, using loans provided by the government to relieve unemployment. Now it's the centrepiece of the Didcot Railway Centre, a unique collection of Great Western Railway steam locomotives, carriages and buildings in a 21...

Another Tango in Paris

Location, Street

On the left bank of the Seine at Quai Saint-Bernard there is a small park named after the Corsican singer and movie star Tino Rossi. It's between the Sully and Austerlitz bridges and it's become enormously popular as an impromptu dance venue from mid-afternoon into the...

Another Costa Del Sol

'Scapes, Street

Estepona is a little quieter than some other resort towns such as Malaga, Marbella and Torremolinos. Whilst there has been a good deal of tourist development in terms of sea-front amenities and hotels, the town - and most of the Western end of the...

Eezy Blues Band

Documentary, Location

Eezy Blues is a group based in Jumilhac le Grand in the North of the Dordogne, playing Blues, Rock & Soul classics from the 50s to the 80s. A great sound and ambience which really gets the predominantly French family audience on their feet. Just...

Amie Boulton

Fashion, Latest

Amie is a professional, Devon based, internationally travelled model who specialises in fashion and beauty with niches in both sixties and androgynous styling. She covers many modelling genres and has a versatile look with the ability to pose without direction; amongst photographers she's known...

Androgyny … in the back streets of Plymouth

Fashion, Location

Androgyny (n) among humans – expressed in terms of biological sex characteristics, gender identity, or gender expression – is attested to from earliest history and across world cultures. For the purpose of this project we considered it a 'look', albeit one that Alex is very...