Simon King

The next video in our ILFORD Photo #MyFilmStory series gives us a peek into the story of Simon King.

A documentary photographer, educator, writer, and bookmaker. Simon's most recent and ongoing work explores communities, cultures, and migrant stories in London, as well as spiritual and ritualistic practices across Britain and Northern India.

His photographs reveal subtle shared truths, highlighting the commonalities that connect seemingly disparate practices.

View all the videos in the MyFilmStory playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

More about Simon

Although he started photography with digital tools, by 2019 he had embraced black and white film almost entirely, a medium whose constraints resonated with his evolving vision. The finite frames, deliberate pacing, and tangible honesty of physical negatives became essential to his practice, demanding a deeper engagement with each moment.

His work reveals a nuanced equilibrium between humour and humanity, where levity never diminishes gravity, nor does solemnity eclipse wit. His effort is toward a unified perspective, one that acknowledges life’s contradictions, embracing light, shadow, and the vast spectrum in between.

Featured cameras and film:
I use mainly rangefinder cameras, primarily a Leica M6, also M4, occasionally paired with a Contax, and Nikon F especially for ultra-telephoto and other scenarios when a rangefinder won’t accomplish what I need (not often!). Main lenses are 21mm, 35mm, 50mm, 90mm.
The video shows me with only the rangefinder cameras, and the black and white film images shown are assorted across mainly ILFORD Delta Professional 100, 400, FP4 PLUS, and HP5 PLUS in 35mm.

Check out Simon's socials
  / simonking_v  
https://streetdances.wordpress.com
   / @simonking_v  

Video footage kindly recorded by:
Aarnav Sood,
Amanda Dombroski,
Sagar Kharecha

Music Credit
Song: Undertow
Composer: Scott Buckley
Website:    / musicbyscottb  
License: Free To Use YouTube license youtube-free