Simon Holliday

Hello. I'm Simon Holliday.

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I live in Bristol, UK, where I make photographs, work as Head of Development at Coull, and by night, fight crime from my base deep in the city's sewer system.

After studying Philosophy at Bristol University, I worked at Vision Interactive in Bristol, and then spent three years at DDB London. I am a founder member of Nameless Media Group, and a partner at Double Shock Recordings.

Over the years I have been privileged to produce work for some great individuals and businesses, such as Allied Domecq, BBC, Derren Brown, Future Publishing, The Guardian, Hat Trick Productions, Lloyds TSB, Morgan Stanley, NHS, Objective Productions, Smirnoff, Sony, Tesco, and Volkswagen.

I keep a blog of interesting stuff that I find.

According to last.fm, I have recently been listening to Midlake, Nick Drake, TRAAMS, Sebadoh, Young Fathers, Pohl and Boards Of Canada.

Get in touch: simon dot holliday at gmail dot com - you can also find me on Flickr, Twitter, Facebook, Google+, and LinkedIn

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Recent Photography

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Photograph: [Untitled]; Bristol, October 2012. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Bristol, October 2012.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Shop window, Gloucester Road, Bristol, March 2012. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Shop window, Gloucester Road, Bristol, March 2012.
Photograph: Parkgate; Parkgate, The Wirral, August 2011. By Simon Holliday.
Parkgate; Parkgate, The Wirral, August 2011.
Photograph: Aden; Second in a set of portraits commissioned for Coull (coull.com). By Simon Holliday.
Aden; Second in a set of portraits commissioned for Coull (coull.com)
Photograph: [Untitled]; "My name's Keith, but people call me Fagin, because I'm Jewish and I look the part. I came to Bristol for a party and never left. My daughter says I have a face that's not so much 'lived in' as 'squatted in'". By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; "My name's Keith, but people call me Fagin, because I'm Jewish and I look the part. I came to Bristol for a party and never left. My daughter says I have a face that's not so much 'lived in' as 'squatted in'".
Photograph: Untitled Candid Street Portrait #26; Cardiff, May 2012. By Simon Holliday.
Untitled Candid Street Portrait #26; Cardiff, May 2012.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Shrewsbury, August 2013. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Shrewsbury, August 2013.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Barcelona, June 2013. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Barcelona, June 2013.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Barcelona, June 2013. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Barcelona, June 2013.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Bristol, January 2013. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Bristol, January 2013.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Bristol, September 2013. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Bristol, September 2013.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Clifton, Bristol, October 2012. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Clifton, Bristol, October 2012.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Todd Trainer / Shellac, The Fleece, Bristol, November 2013. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Todd Trainer / Shellac, The Fleece, Bristol, November 2013.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Bristol, November 2013. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Bristol, November 2013.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Helen Money, The Fleece, Bristol, November 2013. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Helen Money, The Fleece, Bristol, November 2013.
Photograph: [Untitled]; York, August 2011. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; York, August 2011.
Photograph: Sunbather / Blue Sky; Brandon Hill, Bristol, April 2011. By Simon Holliday.
Sunbather / Blue Sky; Brandon Hill, Bristol, April 2011.
Photograph: Steve; Third in a set of portraits commissioned for Coull (coull.com). By Simon Holliday.
Steve; Third in a set of portraits commissioned for Coull (coull.com)
Photograph: Weston #8; Weston-super-Mare, June 2011. By Simon Holliday.
Weston #8; Weston-super-Mare, June 2011.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Bristol, September 2013. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Bristol, September 2013.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Weston-super-Mare, February 2013. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Weston-super-Mare, February 2013.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Bordeaux, France, August 2011. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Bordeaux, France, August 2011.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Zola. Bristol, September 2013. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Zola. Bristol, September 2013.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Bristol, September 2013. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Bristol, September 2013.
Photograph: Atlantic Bay; Broadmead, Bristol, June 2011. By Simon Holliday.
Atlantic Bay; Broadmead, Bristol, June 2011.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Diamond Jubilee Beacon, The Downs, Bristol, June 2012. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Diamond Jubilee Beacon, The Downs, Bristol, June 2012.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Broadmead, Bristol, December 2011. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Broadmead, Bristol, December 2011.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Bristol, September 2013. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Bristol, September 2013.
Photograph: [Untitled]; English Defence League demonstration, Bristol, July 2012. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; English Defence League demonstration, Bristol, July 2012.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Bristol, January 2013. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Bristol, January 2013.
Photograph: Feral Cat #9; One of a group of feral cats living in the village of Neuillac, Charente, France. August 2011. By Simon Holliday.
Feral Cat #9; One of a group of feral cats living in the village of Neuillac, Charente, France. August 2011.
Photograph: Egyptian Grasshopper (Anacridium Aegyptium); Totana, Spain, September 2011. By Simon Holliday.
Egyptian Grasshopper (Anacridium Aegyptium); Totana, Spain, September 2011.
Photograph: Squabbling Starlings; Exmoor, Somerset, February 2011. By Simon Holliday.
Squabbling Starlings; Exmoor, Somerset, February 2011.
Photograph: Scott; First in a set of portraits commissioned for Coull (coull.com). By Simon Holliday.
Scott; First in a set of portraits commissioned for Coull (coull.com)
Photograph: [Untitled]; Bench, Isla Plana, Murcia, Spain, September 2012. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Bench, Isla Plana, Murcia, Spain, September 2012.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Diamond Jubilee celebrations, The Downs, Bristol, June 2012. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Diamond Jubilee celebrations, The Downs, Bristol, June 2012.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Totana, Spain, September 2011. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Totana, Spain, September 2011.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Totana, Spain, September 2011. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Totana, Spain, September 2011.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Sierra Espuña mountains, Murcia, Spain, September 2011. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Sierra Espuña mountains, Murcia, Spain, September 2011.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Weston-super-Mare, February 2013. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Weston-super-Mare, February 2013.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Riverside Garden Centre, Southville, Bristol, April 2012. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Riverside Garden Centre, Southville, Bristol, April 2012.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Bristol, March 2013. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Bristol, March 2013.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Bristol, June 2012. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Bristol, June 2012.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Allerford, Somerset, March 2013. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Allerford, Somerset, March 2013.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Middle of Nowhere, Exmoor, Somerset, April 2011. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Middle of Nowhere, Exmoor, Somerset, April 2011.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Somerset, March 2013. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Somerset, March 2013.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Praying Mantis, Spain, September 2013. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Praying Mantis, Spain, September 2013.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Millennium Square, Bristol, June 2012. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Millennium Square, Bristol, June 2012.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Bristol, June 2011. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Bristol, June 2011.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Room 101, York Priory Guest House, York, August 2011. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Room 101, York Priory Guest House, York, August 2011.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Praying Mantis, Spain, September 2011. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Praying Mantis, Spain, September 2011.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Bristol, November 2013. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Bristol, November 2013.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Bristol, November 2013. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Bristol, November 2013.
Photograph: Forest Sunset; National Trust reserve, Formby, Merseyside, November 2010. By Simon Holliday.
Forest Sunset; National Trust reserve, Formby, Merseyside, November 2010.
Photograph: Untitled Candid Street Portrait #7; Broadmead, Bristol, March 2011. By Simon Holliday.
Untitled Candid Street Portrait #7; Broadmead, Bristol, March 2011.
Photograph: Mary Holliday, 1917-2011. By Simon Holliday.
Mary Holliday, 1917-2011.
Photograph: Untitled Candid Street Portrait #5; St. Stephen's Street, Bristol, March 2011. By Simon Holliday.
Untitled Candid Street Portrait #5; St. Stephen's Street, Bristol, March 2011.
Photograph: Will; Bristol, August 2012. By Simon Holliday.
Will; Bristol, August 2012.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Clifton, Bristol, October 2012. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Clifton, Bristol, October 2012.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Bristol, July 2012. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Bristol, July 2012.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Weston-super-Mare, February 2013. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Weston-super-Mare, February 2013.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Weston-super-Mare, February 2013. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Weston-super-Mare, February 2013.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Avon Gorge, Bristol, January 2012. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Avon Gorge, Bristol, January 2012.
Photograph: Weston #11; Weston-super-Mare, June 2011. By Simon Holliday.
Weston #11; Weston-super-Mare, June 2011.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Bedminster, Bristol, June 2012. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Bedminster, Bristol, June 2012.
Photograph: Untitled Candid Street Portrait #16; Bristol, October 2011. By Simon Holliday.
Untitled Candid Street Portrait #16; Bristol, October 2011.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Cardiff, May 2012. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Cardiff, May 2012.
Photograph: [Untitled]; April 2012. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; April 2012.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Barcelona, June 2013. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Barcelona, June 2013.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Re-entering UK airspace, somewhere over the English Channel, September 2012. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Re-entering UK airspace, somewhere over the English Channel, September 2012.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Spider Monkey, Bristol Zoo, September 2012. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Spider Monkey, Bristol Zoo, September 2012.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Hotwells, Bristol, April 2012. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Hotwells, Bristol, April 2012.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Bristol, January 2013. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Bristol, January 2013.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Cartagena, Murcia, Spain, September 2012. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Cartagena, Murcia, Spain, September 2012.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Christmas Steps, Bristol, September 2012. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Christmas Steps, Bristol, September 2012.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Bristol, October 2012. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Bristol, October 2012.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Shop window, Gloucester Road, Bristol, March 2012. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Shop window, Gloucester Road, Bristol, March 2012.
Photograph: Parkgate; Parkgate, The Wirral, August 2011. By Simon Holliday.
Parkgate; Parkgate, The Wirral, August 2011.
Photograph: Aden; Second in a set of portraits commissioned for Coull (coull.com). By Simon Holliday.
Aden; Second in a set of portraits commissioned for Coull (coull.com)
Photograph: [Untitled]; "My name's Keith, but people call me Fagin, because I'm Jewish and I look the part. I came to Bristol for a party and never left. My daughter says I have a face that's not so much 'lived in' as 'squatted in'". By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; "My name's Keith, but people call me Fagin, because I'm Jewish and I look the part. I came to Bristol for a party and never left. My daughter says I have a face that's not so much 'lived in' as 'squatted in'".
Photograph: Untitled Candid Street Portrait #26; Cardiff, May 2012. By Simon Holliday.
Untitled Candid Street Portrait #26; Cardiff, May 2012.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Shrewsbury, August 2013. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Shrewsbury, August 2013.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Barcelona, June 2013. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Barcelona, June 2013.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Barcelona, June 2013. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Barcelona, June 2013.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Bristol, January 2013. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Bristol, January 2013.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Bristol, September 2013. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Bristol, September 2013.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Clifton, Bristol, October 2012. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Clifton, Bristol, October 2012.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Todd Trainer / Shellac, The Fleece, Bristol, November 2013. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Todd Trainer / Shellac, The Fleece, Bristol, November 2013.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Bristol, November 2013. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Bristol, November 2013.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Helen Money, The Fleece, Bristol, November 2013. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Helen Money, The Fleece, Bristol, November 2013.
Photograph: [Untitled]; York, August 2011. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; York, August 2011.
Photograph: Sunbather / Blue Sky; Brandon Hill, Bristol, April 2011. By Simon Holliday.
Sunbather / Blue Sky; Brandon Hill, Bristol, April 2011.
Photograph: Steve; Third in a set of portraits commissioned for Coull (coull.com). By Simon Holliday.
Steve; Third in a set of portraits commissioned for Coull (coull.com)
Photograph: Weston #8; Weston-super-Mare, June 2011. By Simon Holliday.
Weston #8; Weston-super-Mare, June 2011.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Bristol, September 2013. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Bristol, September 2013.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Weston-super-Mare, February 2013. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Weston-super-Mare, February 2013.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Bordeaux, France, August 2011. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Bordeaux, France, August 2011.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Zola. Bristol, September 2013. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Zola. Bristol, September 2013.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Bristol, September 2013. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Bristol, September 2013.
Photograph: Atlantic Bay; Broadmead, Bristol, June 2011. By Simon Holliday.
Atlantic Bay; Broadmead, Bristol, June 2011.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Diamond Jubilee Beacon, The Downs, Bristol, June 2012. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Diamond Jubilee Beacon, The Downs, Bristol, June 2012.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Broadmead, Bristol, December 2011. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Broadmead, Bristol, December 2011.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Bristol, September 2013. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Bristol, September 2013.
Photograph: [Untitled]; English Defence League demonstration, Bristol, July 2012. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; English Defence League demonstration, Bristol, July 2012.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Bristol, January 2013. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Bristol, January 2013.
Photograph: Feral Cat #9; One of a group of feral cats living in the village of Neuillac, Charente, France. August 2011. By Simon Holliday.
Feral Cat #9; One of a group of feral cats living in the village of Neuillac, Charente, France. August 2011.
Photograph: Egyptian Grasshopper (Anacridium Aegyptium); Totana, Spain, September 2011. By Simon Holliday.
Egyptian Grasshopper (Anacridium Aegyptium); Totana, Spain, September 2011.
Photograph: Squabbling Starlings; Exmoor, Somerset, February 2011. By Simon Holliday.
Squabbling Starlings; Exmoor, Somerset, February 2011.
Photograph: Scott; First in a set of portraits commissioned for Coull (coull.com). By Simon Holliday.
Scott; First in a set of portraits commissioned for Coull (coull.com)
Photograph: [Untitled]; Bench, Isla Plana, Murcia, Spain, September 2012. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Bench, Isla Plana, Murcia, Spain, September 2012.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Diamond Jubilee celebrations, The Downs, Bristol, June 2012. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Diamond Jubilee celebrations, The Downs, Bristol, June 2012.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Totana, Spain, September 2011. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Totana, Spain, September 2011.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Totana, Spain, September 2011. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Totana, Spain, September 2011.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Sierra Espuña mountains, Murcia, Spain, September 2011. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Sierra Espuña mountains, Murcia, Spain, September 2011.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Weston-super-Mare, February 2013. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Weston-super-Mare, February 2013.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Riverside Garden Centre, Southville, Bristol, April 2012. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Riverside Garden Centre, Southville, Bristol, April 2012.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Bristol, March 2013. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Bristol, March 2013.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Bristol, June 2012. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Bristol, June 2012.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Allerford, Somerset, March 2013. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Allerford, Somerset, March 2013.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Middle of Nowhere, Exmoor, Somerset, April 2011. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Middle of Nowhere, Exmoor, Somerset, April 2011.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Somerset, March 2013. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Somerset, March 2013.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Praying Mantis, Spain, September 2013. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Praying Mantis, Spain, September 2013.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Millennium Square, Bristol, June 2012. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Millennium Square, Bristol, June 2012.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Bristol, June 2011. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Bristol, June 2011.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Room 101, York Priory Guest House, York, August 2011. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Room 101, York Priory Guest House, York, August 2011.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Praying Mantis, Spain, September 2011. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Praying Mantis, Spain, September 2011.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Bristol, November 2013. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Bristol, November 2013.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Bristol, November 2013. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Bristol, November 2013.
Photograph: Forest Sunset; National Trust reserve, Formby, Merseyside, November 2010. By Simon Holliday.
Forest Sunset; National Trust reserve, Formby, Merseyside, November 2010.
Photograph: Untitled Candid Street Portrait #7; Broadmead, Bristol, March 2011. By Simon Holliday.
Untitled Candid Street Portrait #7; Broadmead, Bristol, March 2011.
Photograph: Mary Holliday, 1917-2011. By Simon Holliday.
Mary Holliday, 1917-2011.
Photograph: Untitled Candid Street Portrait #5; St. Stephen's Street, Bristol, March 2011. By Simon Holliday.
Untitled Candid Street Portrait #5; St. Stephen's Street, Bristol, March 2011.
Photograph: Will; Bristol, August 2012. By Simon Holliday.
Will; Bristol, August 2012.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Clifton, Bristol, October 2012. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Clifton, Bristol, October 2012.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Bristol, July 2012. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Bristol, July 2012.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Weston-super-Mare, February 2013. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Weston-super-Mare, February 2013.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Weston-super-Mare, February 2013. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Weston-super-Mare, February 2013.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Avon Gorge, Bristol, January 2012. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Avon Gorge, Bristol, January 2012.
Photograph: Weston #11; Weston-super-Mare, June 2011. By Simon Holliday.
Weston #11; Weston-super-Mare, June 2011.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Bedminster, Bristol, June 2012. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Bedminster, Bristol, June 2012.
Photograph: Untitled Candid Street Portrait #16; Bristol, October 2011. By Simon Holliday.
Untitled Candid Street Portrait #16; Bristol, October 2011.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Cardiff, May 2012. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Cardiff, May 2012.
Photograph: [Untitled]; April 2012. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; April 2012.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Barcelona, June 2013. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Barcelona, June 2013.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Re-entering UK airspace, somewhere over the English Channel, September 2012. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Re-entering UK airspace, somewhere over the English Channel, September 2012.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Spider Monkey, Bristol Zoo, September 2012. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Spider Monkey, Bristol Zoo, September 2012.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Hotwells, Bristol, April 2012. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Hotwells, Bristol, April 2012.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Bristol, January 2013. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Bristol, January 2013.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Cartagena, Murcia, Spain, September 2012. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Cartagena, Murcia, Spain, September 2012.
Photograph: [Untitled]; Christmas Steps, Bristol, September 2012. By Simon Holliday.
[Untitled]; Christmas Steps, Bristol, September 2012.