Simon Davidson:
Burnout
Simon Davidsons' passion and intimate knowledge of car culture shines through in his personal work. Great photos are made from the inside. It doesn’t matter what the subject is, you need to be right in there, not just among the crowds but part of the scene. From the smoke and seeming chaos of burnout competitions to the strictly regulated world of the speed trials held on the vast expanses of shimmering salt at Lake Bonneville, USA, and Lake Gairdner in South Australia, Simon Davidson is part of the scene.

His personal work documenting Australian muscle and custom car culture has led to shooting national ad campaigns for major car companies. He is also regular contributor to Australia’s top motoring magazines. Simon will be attending Speedweek at Bonneville again this year to add to his project on the world of landspeed racing.
simon davidsons burnout series

Since his first solo exhibition Salt & Smoke 2 years ago, interest in Simon’s work has gone global with his work being featured in numerous art, design and photographic publications and sites across the world. His images can be found hanging on the walls of private residences throughout Australia, Europe and the USA.

Simon Davidsons’ passion and intimate knowledge of car culture shines through in his personal work. Great photos are made from the inside. It doesn’t matter what the subject is, you need to be right in there, not just among the crowds but part of the scene. From the smoke and seeming chaos of burnout competitions to the strictly regulated world of the speed trials held on the vast expanses of shimmering salt at Lake Bonneville, USA, and Lake Gairdner in South Australia, Simon Davidson is part of the scene.

simon davidsons burnout series

Originally Born in New Zealand, raised in Sydney, Simon Davidson discovered photography at the age of 25. His early years of photography were spent in the darkroom developing film and hand printing black and white images. Later moving to New York in the late nineties to assist fashion and celebrity photographers before returning to Australia in the new millennium.

Simon has been selected to show his Burnout series at the 9th International Biennial of Deign Saint-Etienne (France) which will take place from March 12 – April 12 2015.

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