He studied at Paddington College and worked originally as a medical photographer at Kings College Hospital, London. Simon is a photographic tutor for the Open College of the Arts. Apart from his work for the Moroccan Memories project, he is also working on a couple of projects: documenting the life of the small community in Elphin on the north west coast of Scotland & multi-cultural life on London streets. His website address is www.simonbarber.org.uk