Simon Jauncey was born in Edinburgh in 1953. He was educated in Scotland & England graduating from Bristol University with a degree in Hispanic Studies His career in photography began in Caracas, Venezuela where he lived and worked for 10 years. Ahead of the digital era he was considered a leading light in the field of special effects, using darkroom and in-camera techniques to montage and blend images for Ford, General Motors, Kodak and many other multi national companies. He currently lives in Perthshire and along with architectural, food and fashion commissions, contributes regularly to magazines, such as Country Life . Simon speaks fluent Spanish and when not behind the lens pursues a parallel career as a recording and performing musician having studied Jazz and Latin music with celebrated jazz musician Gerry Weil in Caracas.