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Documentary & Wedding Photographer
Simone Jimena Rudolphi
is a news, wedding and documentary photographer and educator based in the UK. She tells stories related to our human interaction with the enviornment and social justice. Her first major longterm story documents the Campaign to Protect Pont Valley in County Durham from 2018 onwards up to the last coal ship leaving the Port of Tyne. Her way of engaging with people, listening with intention and encouraging mutually supportive networks are reflected in the intimate, in depth visual stories.
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'Enough Is Enough' Rally In Sunderland
SUNDERLAND, ENGLAND - AUGUST 02: Far-right activists hold an 'Enough is Enough' protest on August 02, 2024 in Sunderland, England. After the murders of three girls in Southport earlier this week, misinformation spread via social media and fuelled acts of violent rioting from far-right actors across England. While they prefer to be called 'concerned parents', their actions point to racial hatred with a particular focus on Islamophobia thus targeting mosques.
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The Big Local, Gateshead
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Artist Residency Spring 2023, Gateshead
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Gopshop Women's Group
Cyanotype in Action
Audio-visual example of my Newcastle City Council Arts Team funded Artist Residency (September to December 2024) at Newcastle Bangladeshi Association edited with collected sound and images from the residency as well as original documentary photography and sound by Michelle Allen.
Cyanotypes were our (new) skill and an appropriate means to tell stories of everyday life, heritage, roots and faith, in part inspired by Begum Rokeya's writings - especially one of the earliest Utopian short novels written: Sultana's Dream (1905) which included use of solar power and working in tune with nature to mitigate disasters like floods and drought.
More examples of our works to follow ... the main piece was a collective kantha (Bangladeshi blanket with specific embroidery). The project thrived on collaborative engagement with other artists including a poet, a painter and a photographer.
"You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have."
—Maya Angelou
Statement of Ethics
“Human dignity shall be inviolable.” Article 1 Section 1 (1) places human dignity at the very beginning of the German constitution (Basic Law / GG), a paragraph that has deeply influenced by life from a young age and thus very important in my practice as a German-born photographer wherever I find myself making work and collaborating with people.
In my photographic practice and everyday life, I acknowledge the inviolable and inalienable human rights of everyone as the basis for all I do. I promise to promote this universal right enshrined in the post-war German Grundgesetz (constitution) with my work. This respect of the untouchable dignity of others is the basis for peace and justice in our world and l endeavour to lead by example.
I will make work with utmost care and attention to respecting the dignity of all and a focus on collaboration. In practice this will mean honest, ongoing conversations and dialogue how images are made, used, and distributed with those featured in my images. I am hoping to build my projects on democratic, collaborative foundations which include detailed research beyond the obvious.
I strive to reduce my negative impact on the living planet around me. I am a Carbon Literacy Trust certified Climate Aware Photographer. In practice, that means going the extra mile by public transport, minimising plastic use and reducing consumption of unnecessary materials as well as always creatively upcycling/reusing materials for workshops.
I will be accountable by seeking feedback democratically and meaningfully. I will listen with care and intention to hear others and by acting pro-actively to resolve any issues arising.
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