Author Archives: Jahshabby

They’re the words you expect to hear just before jumping straight to a video link featuring a honed and prepared acceptance speech free of tears and pregnant pauses. Alas, it was not to be for, although an absent Simon got … More …

Good news for the POOL collective and their publication Blow Up which has made it into the D&AD 2012 book! Look! To say that this is something of an achievement is like saying Donald Trump’s got a bit of spare … More …

Alright there? Hope you’ve all been keeping well. Following on quite nicely from the last post, this missive is to let you all know that Simon’s collaboration with his father, the award-winning poet David Harsent, Into the Abyss, is being … More …

The good ship Harsent set sail for the Australian Writers & Art Directors Awards (AWARD) and and a good job too. The panel had seen fit to give a bronze for last year’s Ship Song project – news that helped … More …

If photography had its own Who’s Who, it would look very much like industry go-to mag Luerzer’s Archive, which has just released its 200 Best Advertising Photographers Issue for 2012.  And guess what? It would appear that Simon’s now become … More …

Hello all, been a while hasn’t it? So, while the sun beats down on an unseasonably hot London, it’s probably about time to tell you about a certain New York-based photographer’s showing in the Australian National Portrait prize. Man, we are … More …

Hello all, been a while hasn’t it? We trust that 2012 is treating you well so far and that you’re still managing to organise your lives in the absence of last year’s Harsent/Oh Play calender. Speaking of which, Wednesday 29th … More …

Simon recently visisted Hawaii. It’s a fascinating place – the group of islands was formed thousands of years ago by under-sea volcanoes that erupted and formed what remains the world’s largest mountain range. It’s a land that conjures evocative images … More …

The creative collective that make up POOL are launching their new publication Blow Up this week. Designed by Maud and the members of POOL, it captures beautifully the collective ethos of the group within its pages. To celebrate the launch … More …

As a corollary to the theory that a poor workman blames his tools, Simon took these above Salt Lake City en route to Hawaii… on his iPhone. [Click on each image to see a larger version] It’s amazing what results … More …