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Windward, Photographs by Simon Griffee is written in yellow on the bottom-left of the cover, which is a closeup of a black and white photograph of clouds.

Windward

Windward, my first photography book, is a poem for the world we inhabit. Written using light, it contains candid black and white photographs of life I have found on Earth between 2001 and 2021.

See thumbnails of all the photos in the book at Time Light Movement & Distance. See a few larger examples here on this page.

Available worldwide, generally printed locally near you via the Blurb Global Print Network.

57 photographs in 114 pages.
ISBN: 978-1-957503-01-1
LCCN: ‍2022900680

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Process

Photos from the process of making Windward.

Late nights editing while cat-sitting for Bruce Gilden.
Late nights editing while cat-sitting for Bruce and Sophie.
Editing at home in Rome.
Editing at home in Rome.
Editing in West Harlem, New York City.
Editing in West Harlem, New York City.
Cutting out thumbnails.
Cutting more thumbnails to carry around and show people.
Drawing of a photo that didn’t make it in this book, but will be in another.
Drawing of photo that didn’t get in this one, but’ll be in another.
Getting closer to the final edit.
Getting closer to the final edit.
Notes around one year before finishing.
One of many notes written over the years.
It’s finished!
It’s finished!
A few copies printed for gifts to friends.
A few copies printed for friends.