About

Photos by Simon Painter

Not of oils or watercolour but a painter of light….did you see what I did there?

I am fascinated by the textures and colours created by moving my camera in various ways during the exposure to blur or paint the scene onto the camera sensor.

All of my images are single shots created in camera. I will use a Hoya neutral density filter when I need to reduce the light getting into my camera to give me time to move it!

The inspiration for this technique was, initially, my overwhelming love of trees and their huge importance to our world and it's future. Subsequently I have applied this technique to urban landscapes and other subjects.

I am a creative explorer and I’m always restless to ask the question "what if". In the representation of trees, in my motion landscapes, I’ve sought to try and animate the energy and presence of these sentinels that stand and watch over us humans with a such dignity and calmness. It’s a pity the same can’t be said of us a lot of the time.

I’ve enjoyed a career as a music composer and producer for over 30 years blending technology and organic elements and I use this same experimental ethos in my photographic art.

In 2017 I was proud to have my image "Fractal Leaves" commended in The Sony World Photography awards.

The whole process of capturing an image is an amazing and wonderful thing. I love working with people to create an atmosphere for their work or event that reflects what they want to convey and throwing in my creative ideas if it’s appropriate. I also relish the technical challenge of creating images for clients that represent their business or project in the best possible way. As much as I enjoy the taking of shots I’m also totally committed to a professional level of service from start to finish of any project.

I continue to look for ways to express my passion for our world and the beauty within it.



I love taking photographs but it isn’t complete unless I make a connection with you.

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Simon Painter talks about why he chooses to take images using camera movement.

See my Instagram feed below.

Autumn Tree Texture - After many overcast days the sun came out to turn up the colour of the autumn leaves. This was shot with the Fujifilm X-T5 and the 10-24mm lens and a Hoya ND filter. Check out my youtube channel for my thoughts on the Fujifilm X
Leaf On Grass - As the name would suggest this is a leaf on grass. The stalk of the leaf provided a wonderful texture to play with during this single exposure shot. In the 8 seconds that the shutter was open I rotated the camera in small increments f
Splatter - This is a spin and zoom shot looking up through the leaves of a tree. I pushed up the saturation to bring up the colours as the sun set. #surreyphotographer #fujifilm #igerssurrey #fujifulmuk #hoyafilters #abstract #atmospheric #leafy #I
Heather Circle - I went to The Devil's Punchbowl last night but instead of walking where I normally go I walked onto Hindhead Common which was covered with beautiful heather. Here's a little sample. It was just being caught by the last minutes of sun
Meteor - I stood there looking at the sunset through the trees and then held my breath and pressed the shutter. In the 2 seconds the shutter was open I zoomed the camera down and across, accelerating as I moved so the trace of the sun became finer to
Bicolour Trees - This was a winter shot where the sun was hitting the trees making them really stand out. It was taken with the Fujifilm X-T5 and is a 1.5 second exposure. Very simple verticle camera movement smooths out the details accentuating the

For licensing, prints or for anything else please email me at simon@simephotography.co.uk