{"id":19190,"date":"2014-07-07T02:00:14","date_gmt":"2014-07-07T09:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=19190"},"modified":"2014-06-28T00:15:29","modified_gmt":"2014-06-28T07:15:29","slug":"video-interview-with-steve-simon-the-passionate-photographer-in-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/07\/video-interview-with-steve-simon-the-passionate-photographer-in-dubai\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Interview with Steve Simon, &#8220;The Passionate Photographer&#8221; in Dubai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g48_i5DSBpU\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>When I was in Dubai, I had the pleasure of meeting Steve Simon who wrote an incredible book titled: &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1sahA4Q\" target=\"_blank\">The Passionate Photographer<\/a>&#8220;. We talk about working on projects, finding passion, and advice for aspiring street photographers. Read more to see his incredible photos:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>America at the Edge<\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19197\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/07\/video-interview-with-steve-simon-the-passionate-photographer-in-dubai\/2014-04-23_0756-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2014-04-23_07561.jpg?fit=800%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,576\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2014-04-23_0756\" data-image-description=\"\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2342342014-04-23_0806.jpg?resize=660%2C440&amp;ssl=1 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19208\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/07\/video-interview-with-steve-simon-the-passionate-photographer-in-dubai\/2342432014-04-23_0807\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2342432014-04-23_0807.jpg?fit=800%2C533&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,533\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2342432014-04-23_0807\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2342432014-04-23_0807.jpg?fit=800%2C533&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-19208\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2342432014-04-23_0807.jpg?resize=800%2C533\" alt=\"2342432014-04-23_0807\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2342432014-04-23_0807.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2342432014-04-23_0807.jpg?resize=660%2C439&amp;ssl=1 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19209\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/07\/video-interview-with-steve-simon-the-passionate-photographer-in-dubai\/2344232014-04-23_0806\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2344232014-04-23_0806.jpg?fit=800%2C532&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,532\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2344232014-04-23_0806\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2344232014-04-23_0806.jpg?fit=800%2C532&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-19209\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2344232014-04-23_0806.jpg?resize=800%2C532\" alt=\"2344232014-04-23_0806\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2344232014-04-23_0806.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2344232014-04-23_0806.jpg?resize=660%2C438&amp;ssl=1 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Heroes and Heroines<\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19210\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/07\/video-interview-with-steve-simon-the-passionate-photographer-in-dubai\/2014-04-23_0808\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2014-04-23_0808.jpg?fit=800%2C528&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,528\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2014-04-23_0808\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2014-04-23_0808.jpg?fit=800%2C528&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19210\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2014-04-23_0808.jpg?resize=800%2C528\" alt=\"2014-04-23_0808\" width=\"800\" height=\"528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2014-04-23_0808.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2014-04-23_0808.jpg?resize=660%2C435&amp;ssl=1 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19211\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/07\/video-interview-with-steve-simon-the-passionate-photographer-in-dubai\/2342342014-04-23_0808\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2342342014-04-23_0808.jpg?fit=800%2C529&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,529\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2342342014-04-23_0808\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2342342014-04-23_0808.jpg?fit=800%2C529&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-19211\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2342342014-04-23_0808.jpg?resize=800%2C529\" alt=\"2342342014-04-23_0808\" width=\"800\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2342342014-04-23_0808.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2342342014-04-23_0808.jpg?resize=660%2C436&amp;ssl=1 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19212\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/07\/video-interview-with-steve-simon-the-passionate-photographer-in-dubai\/2343222014-04-23_0811\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2343222014-04-23_0811.jpg?fit=800%2C529&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,529\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2343222014-04-23_0811\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2343222014-04-23_0811.jpg?fit=800%2C529&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-19212\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2343222014-04-23_0811.jpg?resize=800%2C529\" alt=\"2343222014-04-23_0811\" width=\"800\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2343222014-04-23_0811.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2343222014-04-23_0811.jpg?resize=660%2C436&amp;ssl=1 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19213\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/07\/video-interview-with-steve-simon-the-passionate-photographer-in-dubai\/2343422014-04-23_0810\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2343422014-04-23_0810.jpg?fit=800%2C528&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,528\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2343422014-04-23_0810\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2343422014-04-23_0810.jpg?fit=800%2C528&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-19213\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2343422014-04-23_0810.jpg?resize=800%2C528\" alt=\"2343422014-04-23_0810\" width=\"800\" height=\"528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2343422014-04-23_0810.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2343422014-04-23_0810.jpg?resize=660%2C435&amp;ssl=1 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19214\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/07\/video-interview-with-steve-simon-the-passionate-photographer-in-dubai\/2344232014-04-23_0809\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2344232014-04-23_0809.jpg?fit=800%2C579&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,579\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2344232014-04-23_0809\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2344232014-04-23_0809.jpg?fit=800%2C579&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-19214\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2344232014-04-23_0809.jpg?resize=800%2C579\" alt=\"2344232014-04-23_0809\" width=\"800\" height=\"579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2344232014-04-23_0809.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2344232014-04-23_0809.jpg?resize=660%2C477&amp;ssl=1 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>The Republicans<\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19215\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/07\/video-interview-with-steve-simon-the-passionate-photographer-in-dubai\/2014-04-23_0801\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2014-04-23_0801.jpg?fit=800%2C546&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,546\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2014-04-23_0801\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2014-04-23_0801.jpg?fit=800%2C546&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19215\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2014-04-23_0801.jpg?resize=800%2C546\" alt=\"2014-04-23_0801\" width=\"800\" height=\"546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2014-04-23_0801.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2014-04-23_0801.jpg?resize=660%2C450&amp;ssl=1 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19216\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/07\/video-interview-with-steve-simon-the-passionate-photographer-in-dubai\/234232014-04-23_0802\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/234232014-04-23_0802.jpg?fit=800%2C547&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,547\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"234232014-04-23_0802\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/234232014-04-23_0802.jpg?fit=800%2C547&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-19216\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/234232014-04-23_0802.jpg?resize=800%2C547\" alt=\"234232014-04-23_0802\" width=\"800\" height=\"547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/234232014-04-23_0802.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/234232014-04-23_0802.jpg?resize=660%2C451&amp;ssl=1 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19217\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/07\/video-interview-with-steve-simon-the-passionate-photographer-in-dubai\/234322014-04-23_0803\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/234322014-04-23_0803.jpg?fit=800%2C548&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,548\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"234322014-04-23_0803\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/234322014-04-23_0803.jpg?fit=800%2C548&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-19217\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/234322014-04-23_0803.jpg?resize=800%2C548\" alt=\"234322014-04-23_0803\" width=\"800\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/234322014-04-23_0803.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/234322014-04-23_0803.jpg?resize=660%2C452&amp;ssl=1 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19218\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/07\/video-interview-with-steve-simon-the-passionate-photographer-in-dubai\/2342342014-04-23_0802\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2342342014-04-23_0802.jpg?fit=800%2C546&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,546\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2342342014-04-23_0802\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2342342014-04-23_0802.jpg?fit=800%2C546&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-19218\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2342342014-04-23_0802.jpg?resize=800%2C546\" alt=\"2342342014-04-23_0802\" width=\"800\" height=\"546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2342342014-04-23_0802.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2342342014-04-23_0802.jpg?resize=660%2C450&amp;ssl=1 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19219\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/07\/video-interview-with-steve-simon-the-passionate-photographer-in-dubai\/2342432014-04-23_0802\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2342432014-04-23_0802.jpg?fit=800%2C547&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,547\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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