姓名 Full name: Simon Ian Hill  西蒙·伊恩·希尔

职务 Position: President of Royal Photographic Society 、HonFRPS英国皇家摄影学会主席、荣誉高级会士

简历 Biography: 

Simon Hill CPhot FRGS HonFRPS is an award-winning editorial photographer living in the north of England and working internationally. His work embraces a range of genres including portrait, heritage, landscape, and documentary. He has publication credits in over 300 periodicals including National Geographic Magazine, The Observer Magazine, The Sunday Times Magazine; and almost all UK newspapers including The Guardian, The Telegraph and The Sunday Times.

Simon's work has been exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery, the National Media Museum, the Imperial War Museum, the British Museum, Photo North Festival, the Council of Europe, UNESCO (Paris) and UNICEF (New York). His portrait photography is held in the RPS New Collection and his documentary work is held in the collection of the Martin Parr Foundation.

Simon is a previous winner of Kodak Professional Photographer of the Year, BIPP Professional Photographer of the Year, and is the only British winner of the International Art Portrait Award. He is an experienced BA/MA/MFA lecturer and assessor; Simon also devotes time to tutoring and mentoring young and emerging photographers, particularly those living with mental health issues.

In 1986 Simon became one of the youngest elected Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS) and in 1991, he was awarded Fellowship of the Royal Photographic Society (FRPS). In January 2021, he was elected President and an Honorary Fellow (HonFRPS) of the Society. Simon is the longest serving President of the Society since it was granted its 'Royal' title by Queen Victoria, in 1874. In February 2025 Simon was confirmed as the first ever Chartered Photographer (CPhot) in the UK.

西蒙·希尔（Simon Hill CPhot FRGS HonFRPS）是一位屡获殊荣的英国编辑摄影师，现居英格兰北部，长期活跃于国际摄影领域。他的摄影创作涵盖肖像、文化遗产、风光和纪实等多个类型。其作品曾发表于300多种刊物，包括《国家地理》杂志（National Geographic Magazine）、《观察家》杂志（The Observer Magazine）、《星期日泰晤士报》杂志（The Sunday Times Magazine），以及几乎所有英国主流报纸，包括《卫报》《每日电讯报》和《星期日泰晤士报》。
西蒙的摄影作品曾在英国国家肖像馆（National Portrait Gallery）、英国国家媒体博物馆（National Media Museum）、帝国战争博物馆（Imperial War Museum）、大英博物馆（British Museum）、Photo North摄影节、欧洲委员会（Council of Europe）、联合国教科文组织巴黎总部（UNESCO）以及联合国儿童基金会纽约总部（UNICEF）展出。他的肖像摄影作品被英国皇家摄影学会（RPS）新收藏（New Collection）永久收藏，纪实摄影作品则被马丁·帕尔基金会（Martin Parr Foundation）收藏。

西蒙曾荣获柯达年度专业摄影师（Kodak Professional Photographer of the Year）、英国专业摄影师协会（BIPP）年度专业摄影师等奖项，并且是国际艺术肖像大奖（International Art Portrait Award）唯一一位英国获奖者。他拥有丰富的高等教育教学经验，曾担任本科（BA）、硕士（MA）及艺术硕士（MFA）课程讲师和评审。同时，他长期致力于指导和培养年轻及新兴摄影师，尤其关注有心理健康困扰的摄影从业者，为他们提供辅导与支持。
1986年，西蒙当选为英国皇家地理学会会士（FRGS），成为当时最年轻的会士之一；1991年，他获得英国皇家摄影学会会士（FRPS）资格。2021年1月，他当选英国皇家摄影学会主席（President），并获授皇家摄影学会荣誉会士（HonFRPS）称号。自英国皇家摄影学会于1874年获得维多利亚女王授予“皇家”称号以来，西蒙已成为该学会任职时间最长的主席。

2025年2月，西蒙被正式认证为英国历史上首位特许摄影师（Chartered Photographer，CPhot），这一资格标志着英国摄影行业最高的专业认证水平。