Testimonials

Below are a selection of quotes from actors and actresses who have been photographed by Simon.

"Simon is one of the most amazing photographers I have had the pleasure of working with. The results speak for themselves."
Judi Dench

"Cheers Simon. Wonderful to work with you."
Mark Rylance

"Really enjoyed the session Simon. The most interesting photo shoot I've ever done. Many thanks and see you again soon."
John Hannah

"They're brilliant. Thank you so much!"
Ralf Little

"The photos are remarkable. You have captured so many characters and so many different aspects of my own character, which I use for work. They are a work of art. I feel very privileged to have had the chance to work with you. Thank you very much."
Jessica Earnshaw

"They are great, thank you very much again!"
Sally Dexter

"Thanks very much. I'm so pleased with the pictures, and I really enjoyed working with you."
Tom Craig

"LOVE THEM!!!"
Emma Saunders

"I just wanted to say thank you again for such a great shoot on Friday. I've really struggled to find a photographer I was happy with over the years but I'm really very happy with the shots you took on Friday morning.  I'm very excited about seeing the final edits and I shall definitely be back in a couple of years when they need renewing.  Thanks again. One very happy customer."
Elizabeth Huxley

"It was so great to meet you the other day. Thank you so much for the wonderful photos, I am very pleased with them and it has taken me a while to narrow it down."
Rachel Causer

"I thoroughly enjoyed myself and I'm really pleased with the outcome!"
Dylan Devonauld-Smith

"Thank you so much - the photos look great and I really enjoyed working with you! I'm sure I will be seeing and working with you again in the future. Many thanks!"
Cate Welmers

"First of all I would like to say a huge thank you for your patience and your work! I loved every minute and I think I learned a lot!"
Szandra Asztalos

"Thank you Simon, they are really wonderful."
Natalie Bray

"The photos are just amazing! Once again, thank you so much for producing such fantastic pictures! You have done a fantastic job. We are so happy with them!"
Bernadette Gurney

"I am absolutely delighted with them and am recommending you to my friend who I think will be in touch very soon."
Deborah Kearne

"Thank you so much for the incredible experience of the shoot. I really enjoyed it!"
Abigail Arnold-Ochs

"I had a great time having my photos taken with you. As it was my first proper headshots session, I learnt a lot about how I should think and stand and focus, so thank you very much for your patience and advice. The shots also look brilliant, though that almost goes without saying."
Jack Fayter

"Thank you once again for the wonderful shoot, the photos are brilliant."
Jack Fairweather

"Thanks for the headshot session, it was great to meet you and see all the beautiful things in your house! And thank you so much for the photos- I've never had so much choice before, with so many different looks. As a result it's been a really difficult decision! But that's a good thing."
James Dangerfield

"All the very best and thank you again. I had such a wonderful time working with you, it was a brilliant session - just what I hoped it would be - and miles better than my previous headshot experience - you were the perfect director!"
Jamie Rose Duke

"Again I'd just like to thank you for the whole experience, there are so many incredible photos that choosing 6 was a challenge. I hope I made working with me easy for you. Thanks and all the best."
Duncan James McGillivray

"It was a real treat being photographed by you, thank you for all the time you took and for making this thoroughly enjoyable."
Jack Rebaldi

"Thank you so much for your time and help, they’ve come out beautifully. It was an absolute pleasure to work with you, I hope to see you again soon."
Tasmine Airey

"Thanks again for your work on my headshots. I'm over the moon with them! Thank you! They're fantastic!"
George Canning

"Thanks for the shoot I really enjoyed it!"
John Michie

"Thank you again for an amazing shoot again Simon, I look forward to seeing the edited ones!"
Giacomo Mancini

“Thoroughly enjoyed my session with you Simon. Re editing, I’ll leave it in your brilliant hands. All the best.”
Kim Howick

“Thank you so much for your time on Thursday. It was a pleasure meeting and working with you and I look forward to seeing you again soon! The photos are fantastic, so it wasn't an easy task narrowing it down to six! Nonetheless, here are my choices. I am more than delighted with them. Can't wait to see them finished so I can send them out!”
Alexei Liss

“Thanks so much again Simon, absolutely loved looking through these again and myself and my agent were raving about the quality looking through them today!”
Lyle Fulton

“First of all I wanted to thank you for your incredible work. I enjoyed our session beyond words and I know I'll come back when I'll need new headshots.” 
Giuditta Amato

“I really loved our shoot and I just want to say thank you for directing me the way you did.”
Ray Sesay

“Firstly thank you so much for the shoot. It was a real privilege to be photographed by you – a thoroughly enjoyable experience.”
Adrian Wheeler

“Just to say thank you for a brilliant session last Saturday. It was a wonderful experience.”
George Nettleton

“Grand job!  I've now received the retouched images. Absolutely delighted with them. Thank you so much once again.”
Brian Boardman

“Thanks again for all that you do. I am very happy with this selection! Wishing you well.”
Erinn Fredin 

“Thank you again for the headshot session last Monday 5th. Great to meet you and many thanks for the vast amount of brilliant material to choose from - a difficult task.”
Mark Burghagen

“Can I just say thank you ever so much again, both for your patience with me on the day (especially when I couldn't hear!) and for the incredible photos. I'm so excited for these and can't wait to have them as my official headshots! Thank you so much.”
Bryony Reynolds

“Thank you for the photographs and the whole experience on Saturday, it felt like a great learning experience and I really enjoyed the day.”
Kevin Taylor

“I would like to thank you again for last Friday, I had a fantastic afternoon and you have made my decisions extremely difficult with a wealth of incredible shots.”
Dan Sheader

“Thank you so much again for the session. It was a privilege to work with you.”
George Nettleton

“Thank you so much for the shoot on Monday, I just cannot tell you how much I enjoyed meeting, working and learning from you.”
James Barrett

“I must thank you for taking so many excellent photos, despite it causing a real task for choosing!”
Dean Elliot

“It was a real pleasure to meet you yesterday and I thank you for your great work! It was very inspiring!”
Amory Richard

“Thank you for the photos and the shoot last week what a blast!”
Francesca Cherrault

“Thanks again for Monday, I am absolutely delighted with the result and had a really lovely time working with and chatting to you.”
Jonathan Tremain

“I also wanted to say I really enjoyed working with you. You managed to make actually enjoy something I normally dread! All the best”
Natasha Killam

“I just want to say, thank you ever so much for your fantastic direction in our session the other week. It was a really great experience for me and you gave me a well needed confidence boost. 
I am extremely happy with the headshots, I couldn't have asked for any better. I very much look forward to seeing the final six.”
Jake McDaid

“Once again thank you so much for the session the other week. I really enjoyed working with you on what was a lot more of a collaborative and creative process than I expected. It was hard to narrow it down to 6, there were a lot I liked. Thank you again.”
Cal Akler 

“Thank you so much for your time the other day. Your advice and guidance was extremely thought provoking.”
George Longworth

“Thank you for a wonderful headshot session yesterday, it really was a pleasure and an inspiring way of working. I've only just sat down at my computer to look at the shots and I don't know where to start on narrowing down! They're great, above and beyond what I expected. Thanks again”
Marie Lawrence

“Finally, I wanted to say because I really think you should hear this! How happy I was with the session and how overwhelmingly happy I have been with the whole process and in the end the photos you took. I have been told by many people and by my industry liaison at LAMDA how I am lucky to have such an eclectic mix of photos; all showing different looks, via the clothing I am wearing and also facially leading to more diverse castings for each photo. 
I cannot express fully how satisfied I am and have been with your service, you worked me hard, in the end so happy with the shoot and the final result. So thank you, i'll recommend you to everyone and hopefully I will work with you again in the future!”
Adam Wilson

“Thank you so much for the session just over a week ago. I found it so interesting, and really loved working with you and meeting you. I’m also really happy with the results.”
Katharine Bubbea

"Simon invests an incredible amount of emotional energy into his sessions. The integrity of his work is gifted to those he works with.  Clearly he cares deeply for actors and you feel like he is part of your team."
Laurence Kelly 

“You're a magician! Simon Magus!! They are superb.  Thank you again!”
Stephen Boswell

“Thanks so much for the session last week; I had really valuable time with you and am incredibly happy with the results.”
Alexander Wilson

“I came to you for headshots last year. I just thought I'd drop you an email as I am still using your headshots and have just been signed by a new agent who likes the headshots you did for me so much she's recommending you to her other clients. Hopefully a few of them will take her advice as I'm still thrilled with mine!”
Bethany Leyshon

“The wonderful Mr Simon Annand!
It is nearly two weeks since we had the pleasure in meeting and working with you. I had a great time with you, and do hope to see you one day again in the future. Sending you all the very best.”
Ellie Cummings

“I enjoyed the shoot the other week very much and I'm very pleased with the photos-you are amazing!!”
Nadine Hermez

“I just wanted to say thank you; I really love the shots and what you've done with them. I'm really very happy and excited to get them up and start sending them around to agents, casting directors etc.”
Scott Westoby

“Thank you for the work we did together, for your perseverance and your honesty. It was quite the experience for me. I hope you'll remember it fondly - until next time...!”
Francesca Isherwood

“Thank you very much for the head-shot session last Wednesday, was really great working with you. You certainly got some brilliant results as far as I am concerned, which made choosing 6 images very difficult.”
Tom Ghaleb

“Thank you so much for a great headshot session the other week. I had a brilliant time and I absolutely love the shots, so I’m very happy! we are so happy with the shots and there’s a great range there too which is perfect!”
Charlotte Wyatt

“Thank you again for a brilliant headshot session. I had a really great time and enjoyed your technique of taking photos. The photos are amazing!! I am really pleased with them!! Thank you for the refreshments and making me feel at home. There were so many good ones that I was finding it hard to choose!”
Joshua Yaheya

“Thank you so much! I adore the shots and I am so happy with how they turned out. Thank you so much for making my first shoot so relaxed and enjoyable; I couldn't be more pleased. I hope I get to work with you again in the future.”
Leah Jamieson

“I was very pleased I went with you, Simon, and found the experience exhausting/challenging, but also very exciting. I have a feeling you'll be seeing many of my Central classmates following my excellent review. Let's definitely stay in contact and I'll be sure to use you when I next require a new set of headshots.”
George Hehir

“Thanks so much for a relaxed and fun day doing my headshots - you were great and so are the photos!”
Grace Holley

“The most enormous thank you for your incredible work with me on Saturday. It was absolutely brilliant and mind-blowing and unlike any photo shoot experience I have ever had. I am absolutely thrilled with the photos and had such fun choosing between them (though some difficulty!). 

I cannot thank you enough for challenging me to channel such a range of different emotions, narratives and characters and I feel this is very much reflected in the photos. It was also thoroughly interesting as an acting exercise! Thank you so much again and I very much hope to work with you again in the future. (Also a huge thank you for the utterly delicious tea and cakes!!!)”
Lara Marks

“Great! These are wonderful thank you so much! They're very powerful, much better than my last lot. I've really enjoyed working with you! I will most likely come back to you next month for some more edited shots.”
Harriet Smithers