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eter Simon, is a nationally acclaimed photographer, photojournalist,
author, music historian, and instructor who has turned his
unique collection of enthusiasms into a highly entertaining
and insightful career of articles, books, cd's, fine art prints,
and calendars. Over the course of his nearly 40 year career
he has covered an eclectic range of subjects documenting everything
from the spirit of the free love and protest-filled 1960'
and the greatest names in rock 'n' roll, reggae and pop music
to the scenic beauty of his beloved Martha's Vineyard, the
action of major league baseball, and stunning portraits of
people from the everyday to the most celebrated personalities
of our time.
Peter Simon's work has been in many newspapers and magazines
throughout the years, including Time, Newsweek, People,
Village Voice, Atlantic Monthly, Cape Cod Life, Boston Magazine,
New York Magazine, The New York Times, and Rolling Stone.
A resident of Martha's Vineyard since 1973, he has been a
contributing photographer for the Vineyard Gazette for twelve
years, and the Martha's Vineyard Times since 1984. In 1980,
he published On the Vineyard (Doubleday), which was
the start of a series including On the Vineyard II (Simon
Press, 1990), and On the Vineyard III (Simon Press,
2000). In addition, among the other 9 books Peter Simon has
published are Decent Exposures (Wingbow Press, 1973),
Carly Simon Complete (Knopf, 1975), Reggae Bloodlines
((Doubleday, 1976), Playing in the Band (St. Martin's
Press, 1983) and The New York Mets: 25 Years of Baseball
Magic (Henry Holt, 1987). In 2001 Little Brown published
a comprehensive retrospective of his life work as a handsome
coffee table book, I and Eye.
His photographs have appeared at various island galleries
over the years, including On the Vineyard gallery, The
Field Gallery, The Old Sculpin Gallery, and off-island,
he has had one-man shows at The Nikon House and Niekrug
Gallery in New York, and the Kiva Gallery
in Boston.
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