After a 38-year career treating patients on the children’s wards at Barnet General Hospital, Royal Free Hospital and Edgware General Hospital, Simon finally got to nurture these passions in an academic setting following his retirement.
He said: “This project came out of a deep interest I’ve always had in politics, inequality and how global systems power are maintained. I wanted to explore how empire still echoes in our modern world, its architecture, its symbolism, its legacy. Through my photography, I’ve tried to depict the opulence of imperialism without glorifying it. Hopefully, people will walk away reflecting on the weight of history, and not just its aesthetics.”
At 70, Simon is not slowing down, and he wants more people to take up new adventures as they grow older.