To those out there who want to know, my name is Omowale Simon, Simon to most, I lived most of my life in Seattle Washington. At age nineteen after a year of Engineering School in Arizona, I joined the Air Force, and served my country of four years in Okinawa Japan. After my tour of duty was over with i moved to Oklahoma, ,and joined the Air National Gaurd and was enrolled at the University of Oklahoma to study Architecture.
After three years of study, I decided that Architecture didn't satisfy my deep desire of Art. So after transfering into the art department and persuing a degree in photography, i was called by my country to Saudi Arabia to go to war in Iraq. At this time i was newly married and the seperation from my bride, at a top secret location near the border of Iraq but a huge strain on my marriage. After 4 months of war in the desert, I came home. A year later I was divorced by my wife. During this time I developing into a more competent photographer. The lessons I learned from these experieances leave a heavy mark in my work. A mark I leave for my viewers to discover and interpret for themselves. So with all that said, i hope you enjoy my art, find the many secrets that lie within each photograph, and try to solve the enigmas that makes my art a part of me.