Akos Simon's life and work might be summed up in one word―connection. His images connect us to a place where woman is goddess, and her beauty is timeless, transcendent. There is a softness, a soulful-ness, an otherworldliness that only an artist can express. Capturing that in a beauty advertisement is Akos' strength―and the industry knows it. And there is another, more personal aspect to his stunning work. This self-described shy dreamer uses his photography as a "visual way of complimenting women." It's a mythical thing for him, an emotional connection to a part of himself he couldn't reach by studying math and physics in Switzerland as a young man. "I wanted to tickle the other side of my brain," he says.
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