Hi, I’m Simon Clemenger. I’m a creative photographer, videographer and content creator with over 25 years of experience producing editorial, advertising and social-first content. I started my career assisting photographer Rankin in London, building technical and creative foundations across large-scale commercial and magazine productions. Now working with global brands, major publications and music industry clients, combining traditional photographic craft with emerging AI tools to produce distinctive, high-quality visual content. I’m also the founder of HEY GIRL Magazine, an empowering fashion magazine with a mission to break stereotypes and use positivity in its content.…

Simon Clemenger

Hi, I’m Simon Clemenger. I’m a creative photographer, videographer and content creator with over 25 years of experience producing editorial, advertising and social-first content. I started my career assisting photographer Rankin in London, building technical and creative foundations across large-scale commercial and magazine productions. Now working with global brands, major publications and music industry clients, combining traditional photographic craft with emerging AI tools to produce distinctive, high-quality visual content. I’m also the founder of HEY GIRL Magazine, an empowering fashion magazine with a mission to break stereotypes and use positivity in its content.…

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Hi, I’m Simon Clemenger. I’m a creative photographer, videographer and content creator with over 25 years of experience producing editorial, advertising and social-first content. I started my career assisting photographer Rankin in London, building technical and creative foundations across large-scale commercial and magazine productions.

Now working with global brands, major publications and music industry clients, combining traditional photographic craft with emerging AI tools to produce distinctive, high-quality visual content. I’m also the founder of HEY GIRL Magazine, an empowering fashion magazine with a mission to break stereotypes and use positivity in its content.

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Work Experience

Founder & Editor at HEY GIRL Magazine
January 1, 2014 - Present
Founded and leads an independent media brand covering creativity, fashion, culture and authentic storytelling. Responsible for all creative direction, content strategy, photography and video production.
Freelance Photographer & Videographer at Self-employed
January 1, 2000 - Present
Built and sustained a 25-year independent practice shooting campaigns, editorial and events for high-profile brands and publications across fashion, beauty, lifestyle and music. Key clients include Clinique, Wella, Jameson Whiskey, Microsoft Xbox, Samaritans, Marie Claire, Dazed & Confused, The Times and Leica S Magazine. Music clients include The White Stripes, Nelly Furtado, Dannii Minogue, All Saints, McFly, Peaches, James Morrison and Kelly Osbourne — for Polydor, Sony Music and independent labels. Expanded into video production over the past decade: directing, filming, editing and colour grading branded content, social media campaigns and event coverage.
1st Assistant at Rankin Photography
January 1, 1997 - January 1, 2000
Worked directly with one of the UK’s most influential photographers across advertising, editorial and celebrity portraiture. Developed technical and creative foundations across large-scale commercial and magazine productions, collaborating with clients including Dazed & Confused and major record labels.

Education

ND Photography at Falmouth College of Art
January 11, 2030 - June 30, 2026

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Other
    Vitabiotics social media

    A short-form social video produced for Vitabiotics, created to speak directly to the brand’s audience in the Chinese market. Shot and edited for fast-paced social platforms, the piece distills Vitabiotics’ product story into a punchy, visually-led 32-second edit — balancing clean product presentation with the pace and style needed to cut through on social feeds. Part of a body of commercial video work produced for Vitabiotics across their Perfectil and Wellwoman ranges.

    Misenso — Eyewear Campaign Photography & Video
    Fashion-led eyewear photography and video for Misenso, a Swiss eyewear brand, combining cinematic lighting and natural beauty with bold creative direction to put the product at the heart of the story. Full creative production including casting and location scouting, alongside imagery built for campaign and e-commerce use, balancing aspirational styling with clean product detail. photo videographer…
    Blue Sky Eyewear — Sunglasses Campaign Photography
    Fashion-led campaign photography for Blue Sky Eyewear, blending cinematic lighting and bold creative direction to bring the product to life. The shoot focused on creating emotion and identity around the eyewear rather than just showing the product, with imagery built for both campaign and social-first use. photo…
    Blue Sky Eyewear — Sunglasses Campaign Photography
    Fashion-led campaign photography for Blue Sky Eyewear, blending cinematic lighting and bold creative direction to bring the product to life. The shoot focused on creating emotion and identity around the eyewear rather than just showing the product, with imagery built for both campaign and social-first use. photo…