Taryn Simon

Taryn Simon is an American photographer who works out of New York. She specializes in not only photography but graphic design and text as well. She has a collection of series that follow documentary and narrative styles. Much of her subject focus on cultural and social movements and events. One of my favorite series of hers is titled The Innocents, in which she photographs former convicts in their crime site, alluding to the crime they in fact did not commit and were wrongly imprisoned. She possesses a strong skill in working with her subjects, creating a relationships with these men, and using her photography skills and the locations to really capture the story behind each innocent man. She's clever yet her work exudes a raw quality that would be hard to capture. I would love to be able to create great photos that Ms. Simon produces. To be able to deliver such strong pieces that invoke emotion requires the confidence and the creativity that Ms. Simon obviously posessess.