Shimon Karmel

Shimon is an internationally published and award-winning photographer (Photo France NRJ Award 2010, Photolife Emerging Pro Award 2009, CAPIC XPOSE Award 2010 and 2014, Applied Arts Photo Award 2014 and 2018) specializing in music, celebrity, beauty, advertising, and editorial photography. Originally trained as an actor and then as a professional cosmetologist, Shimon’s diverse background in the film and beauty industries has given him a unique perspective on his craft, an eye for cosmetic detail, and an acute understanding of being on both sides of the camera.

He has worked with some of the following clients, publications and organizations: Applied Arts Magazine, Decibel Magazine, Converse USA, Rolling Stone, Elle, Variety, Exclaim Magazine, The Montreal Mirror, Uptown (Winnipeg), Axis Pedals, The National Film Board of Canada, Drum Magazine, Rockartel Apparel, Vancouver Film School, Metal Blade Records, Paper Bag Records, Photo (France), Sans Soucie Fashion, Rockstar Weekly, Photolife, Clairvoyant Pictures, Raven West Films, Price Waterhouse Coopers, EMG Pickups, The Province (Vancouver), The Vancouver Sun, Winnipeg Free Press, Edmonton Journal, Xtra Vancouver, Ouch Magazine, Modern Salon, Review Magazine, Beatroute BC, British Vogue, Mogo, Terrorizer Magazine.

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