After posting a few photos on my social media from a weekend trip to Cuba, friends came to me with questions about how I was able to get such ‘up…
Erica Simone
Erica Simone
“I picked up a camera at 17 years old and I fell in love. The world began to mold into geometric composition, drawing my eye into reflections of light and complex combinations of color. The wrinkles of the elderly became mysterious historical novels, the architecture around me began to shape shift, claustrophobic flows of people in the street brought stillness into my own observations — I found myself looking at the world in a completely new way. Over the last ten years, photography has allowed me to experience many extremes of humanity: from the backstages of New York fashion shows to the still, deep forests of Cambodia; from Hollywood celebrities to hill tribes in the Himalayas, or from orphanages in South America to extravagant red carpet events. Photography helps me satisfy an incredible curiosity for life, while gracing it with unforgettable diversity. Today, the goal of my work is to render all things beautiful: both physically and spiritually, and to put a smile on people’s faces as I do it. I strive to show the strength in the weakness, to bring out softness in the harsh, and to encourage everyone to appreciate and question every single molecule of existence. We are a curious bunch of beings living on a planet in the middle of outer space… every little thing about us should be pondered, explored and cherished.”
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Cambodia’s Forgotten Souls: A Journey of Hope and Empowerment
by Erica Simoneby Erica SimoneAfter a tiring, yet exciting, 30-hour journey via Shanghai from New York City, the airplane floated down into the lingering smog of Cambodia’s capital city, Phnom Penh, while heart-warming nostalgia…