Contracts by day or week for USA & overseas shoots.
¥ 25 years shooting people, places, large events & industrial locations.
¥ Blends unobtrusively into situations to assimilate & record the essence.
¥ Captures numerous dynamic moments & incisive portraits in a short time.
¥ Official photographer for the last 7 years for the annual Love Ride, worldÕs largest charitable motorcycle event & single-day rally,led by Jay Leno, Peter Fonda and Robert Patrick.
¥ Achieves naturalistic & artistically satisfying results by either shooting a location situation as it exists, or setting up a scene & lighting to create maximum subject improvisation with minimum direction.
Simón Cherpitel Brief Bio
¥ Born Kansas, USA, ancestors include d'Arc family, Lorraine, France.
¥ Active in Peace Movement in California and Washington, D.C.
¥ Drama awards and studied acting with Uta Hagan in NYC.
¥ Made documentary films and early music videos for CBC-TV, Canada.
¥ Chose still photography over film with affinity for Henri Cartier-Bresson.
¥ Awarded 2 prizes and had 2 wedding pictures published by Life Magazine.
¥ Learned design while working 5 years for graphics great Herb Lubalin.
¥ Awards from NY Art Directors Club, American Institute of Graphic Arts.
¥ Shot large-scale AV shows for Weyerhaeuser and other industrials.
¥ Innovative mystical images published in Communication Arts.
¥ Writes novels and maintains Cinemacom movie poster site.
¥ Designs & produces print publications & Web projects.
¥ Member of Subud international spiritual association.
¥ Became official Love Ride photographer in 2000.