Ben Simmons

Ben Simmons was born and raised in Columbus, Georgia. He studied photography and psychology in the North Country of Upstate New York, then completed a Master of Fine Arts degree in photography and art history at the University of Florida. Simmons taught photography at the University of Florida, Haystack Mountain School on Deer Isle in Maine, and Penland School of Crafts in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, before relocating to Japan. Ben Simmons Photography is based on the Miura Peninsula seacoast at Sagami Bay, just south of Tokyo. Ben specializes in photo essays and book projects. Recent books include Tokyo Desire; Hong Kong: The City of Dreams; The Little Book of Tokyo; Japanese Architecture, Platinum Images of Thai Buddhism, Tokyo Megacity, The Little Book of Kyoto, Kyoto Gardens, and Kyoto: City of Zen. Visit his website at www.bensimmonsphoto.com.