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Simon's Introduction

Simon John has been a DOP/Cinematographer/Photographer for more than 20 years film and tv industry worked with Emmy Award Winning Film-maker Sharmeen Obaid - Chinoy work featured on international broadcasts such as HBO,CNN, Channel4, Glamour MagzineRead more

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Photography & VideographyVideographerCinematography

Teaching Profile

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EnglishHindi

Multilingual educator

2 languages spoken

About Me

I have more the 20 year experience media and films production.I have successded to build a substantial clients based within the Middle East region reaching different countries such as Dubai, Qatar and Bahrain My work featured on major international and Pakistan broadcasts such as HBO,CNN, The Graudian News, PBS - FRONTLINE, Glamour Magzine, Channel 4,Bahrain Tv include, CNBC Pakistan and DAWN NEWS TV Channel.. I have employed as a Senior Cameraman two year with Academy Award and Emmy Award Winning Film-maker Sharmeen Obaid - Chinoy Films and Outlawed in Pakistan film worked as cameraman with by Hilke Schellman and Habiba Nausheen, for which he won an Emmy award in the research category in 2014.

Teaching Approach

I share my 20 year experience teach videography and photography through a creative, hands-on approach. My sessions are focused on real-world practice, not just theory. step-by-step — from camera basics to advanced techniques — making sure they learn by doing, not just watching. My goal is to help each student discover their unique visual style.

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Photography & Videography

2 Levels
beginner
Advance Levels

Videographer

2 Levels
Beginner
Advance Levels

Cinematography

1 Level
Advance Levels

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Work Experience

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2023 - 2025

Director of Photography

August 2023 - July 2025

clique Video Production

Worked as Director of Photography create different social media content videos and photo different client and post production

2022 - 2023

Diretor of Photography

January 2022 - July 2023

Mii2 video Production Bahrain

Worked as Director of Photography tvc, promotion videos, photography, shooting concept story board and video editing

2020 - 2022

Director of Photography

February 2020 - November 2022

I heart film Bahrain

Worked as Director of Photography TVC, music video, Corporate Films, Mega structures Documentary,Photography

2015 - 2017

Videographer/Photographer

June 2015 - September 2017

Resolution Video Production (Qatar)

Worked as videographer/Photographer Resolution Productions is a multiple International award-winning media production company with a reputation for creative excellence. Since its launch in 2007, Resolution has become Qatar's leading producer of content — from TV commercials to documentaries,and corporate films, for some of Qatar's and the world's leading brands.

2011 - 2013

Senoir Cameraman

December 2011 - December 2013

Soc Film (sharmeen obaid-chinoy)

worked with as a Senoir Cameraman worked with Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is a Pakistani Oscar Academy Awards filmmaker different documentary project international and locally television talk show 'Aghaz e Safar ''Ho Yaqeen' documentary series The Dream Catcher' for Chime for Change I have shoot interviews with Christian families whose family members have become victims of Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, members of the Hazara Shia community in Quetta who are constantly under threat from Sunni militants, female university students in Quetta who survived a suicide attack on their bus as it was blown up by a female suicide bomber, families of polio workers killed by the Taliban in Karachi, activists who are working to curb honor killings in the Baloch community, workers who have gained freedom from bonded labor in remote parts of the Sind province, Malala Yousafzai’s teachers, classmates, and her two close friends who also came under fire with her in Swat, and survivors of rape, sexual harassment, and domestic violence in the province of Punjab

2007 - 2011

Senior Cameraman

January 2007 - December 2011

Dawn News Tv Channel

Worked as a senior cameraman in Features department Dawnnews TV. I Have work experience in covering Live shows,Studio lighting, Documentaries,Coparte Video, Magazine shows, responsible for managing lighting, programming, making duty roster, story development, consulting with technical team and advising for new equipment in markets like Cameras, Lights, Mics and all other studio related equipment

2021 - 2007

Videographer/Photography

January 2021 - December 2007

Cnbc Tv channel

Make News packge & Feature based programs,Studio lighting for Shows, Live stock market Talk Shows and corporate Films. Television Business Productions, now Known as CNBC Pakistan. TeleBiz was the pioneering production facility in Pakistan that produced daily broadcast content for PTV CNBC Asia and Zee Europe.

Qualifications

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2024

Intermediate

Allama Iqbal Degree College