Hello! I'm Simona Wordeman, previously published as Simona Saeverud. I was born in Czech Republic, used to reside in Norway, and currently live in California.

My photographic journey spans back to 2009, when I started working with music artists while traveling the world. I was involved with the Rock Hard magazine [Czech and Slovakian edt.] and used to run the website Metalpictures.net from the time period 2009-2016, which was focused on music photography and contained over 14,000 photographs taken at various shows and festivals all around Europe. My main focus, however, eventually shifted away from the music scene to other areas of my interest. 

Would you like to order a print, work with me, or just say hello? - Feel welcome to email me. 

I am available for assignments worldwide.

2018-2019   New Media – Video, Multimedia, Performance
            (MFA candidate)
            Faculty of Fine Arts
            University of Ostrava, CZ

2014-2018   Creative Photography (BFA)
            Faculty of Fine Arts
            University of Ostrava, CZ

SOLO EXHIBITION
2018   Ostrava, CZ    Beredskap 
2015   Olomouc, CZ    Hoard. collect. file. index. II 
2015   Olomouc, CZ    Hoard. collect. file. index.
2013   Brno, CZ       Degeneration Next festival 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017   Brno, CZ       F! – festival of photography
2017   Ostrava, CZ    OstravaPhoto — int. festival
2017   Zlin, CZ       Photogether gallery
2016   Prague, CZ     Pokoje 5
2015   Prague, CZ     Pokoje 4
2015   Ostrava, CZ    OstravaPhoto — int. festival
2015   Ostrava, CZ    Vítání jara 

VIDEO SCREENINGS
2019/10/27  Los Angeles, CA, USA
2019/10/30  El Paso, TX, USA
2019/10/31  Austin, TX, USA
2019/11/01  Dallas, TX, USA
2019/11/02  Houston, TX, USA
2019/11/04  Tampa, FL, USA
2019/11/05  Miami, FL, USA
2019/11/06  Orlando, FL, USA
2019/11/07  Atlanta, GA, USA
2019/11/08  Lexington, KY, USA
2019/11/09  Columbus, OH, USA
2019/11/10  Baltimore, MD, USA
2019/11/11  Philadelphia, PA, USA
2019/11/12  Brooklyn, NY, USA
2019/11/13  Boston, MA, USA
2019/11/14  Hamden, CT, USA
2019/11/15  Lancaster, PA, USA
2019/11/16  Lakewood, OH, USA
2019/11/17  Detroit, MI, USA
2019/11/18  Madison, WI, USA
2019/11/19  Minneapolis, MN, USA
2019/11/20  Chicago, IL, USA
2019/11/22  Denver, CO, USA
2019/11/23  Salt Lake City, UT, USA
2019/11/24  Boise, ID, USA
2019/11/25  Bozeman, MT, USA
2019/11/27  Bellingham, WA, USA
2019/11/29  Seattle, WA, USA
2019/11/30  Portland, OR, USA
2019/12/01  Arcata, CA, USA
2019/12/02  San Francisco, CA, USA
2019/12/03  Sacramento, CA, USA
2019/12/04  Las Vegas, NV, USA
2019/12/05  Mesa, AZ, USA
2019/12/06  San Diego, CA, USA
2019/12/07  Santa Ana, CA, USA
2019/12/08  Fresno, CA, USA 
2020/11/04  San Luis Obispo, CA, USA
2021/10/22  Los Angeles, CA, USA
2021/10/23  San Diego, CA, USA
2021/10/24  Mesa, AZ, USA
2021/10/25  Flagstaff, AZ, USA
2021/10/26  Albuquerque, NM, USA
2021/10/27  El Paso, TX, USA
2021/10/28  Odessa, TX, USA
2021/10/29  San Antonio, TX, USA
2021/10/30  Austin, TX, USA
2021/10/31  Dallas, TX, USA
2021/11/02  Indianapolis, IN, USA
2021/11/03  Cincinnati, OH, USA
2021/11/04  Philadelphia, PA, USA
2021/11/05  Norfolk, VA, USA
2021/11/06  Baltimore, MD, USA
2021/11/07  Brooklyn, NY, USA
2021/11/08  Boston, MA, USA
2021/11/09  Buffalo, NY, USA
2021/11/10  Detroit, MI, USA
2021/11/11  Chicago, IL, USA
2021/11/12  Madison, WI, USA
2021/11/13  Davenport, IA, USA
2021/11/14  Omaha, NE, USA
2021/11/15  Denver, CO, USA
2021/11/16  Salt Lake City, UT, USA
2021/11/17  Boise, ID, USA
2021/11/18  Seattle, WA, USA
2021/11/19  Portland, OR, USA
2021/11/20  Ukiah, CA, USA
2021/11/21  Oakland, CA, USA
2022/03/06  Oakland, CA, USA
2024/05/08  Santa Cruz, CA, USA
2024/05/09  Fresno, CA, USA
2024/05/10  Santa Ana, CA, USA
2024/05/11  Las Vegas, NV, USA
2024/05/12  Salt Lake City, UT, USA
2024/05/14  Cheyenne, WY, USA
2024/05/15  Denver, CO, USA
2024/05/16  Lincoln, NE, USA
2024/05/17  Sioux Falls, SD, USA
2024/05/18  Des Moines, IA, USA
2024/05/19  Milwaukee, WI, USA
2024/05/21  Indianapolis, IN, USA
2024/05/22  Knoxville, TN, USA
2024/05/23  Columbia, SC, USA
2024/05/24  Atlanta, GA, USA
2024/05/25  Raleigh, NC, USA
2024/05/26  Norfolk, VA, USA
2024/05/28  Brooklyn, NY, USA
2024/05/29  Boston, MA, USA
2024/05/30  Bensalem, PA, USA
2024/05/31  Pittsburgh, PA, USA
2024/06/01  Cincinnati, OH, USA
2024/06/02  Cleveland, OH, USA
2024/06/05  Little Rock, AZ, USA
2024/06/06  Dallas, TX, USA
2024/06/07  San Antonio, TX, USA
2024/06/08  Houston, TX, USA
2024/06/09  Austin, TX, USA
2024/06/11  Albuquerque, NM, USA
2024/06/12  Scottsdale, AZ, USA
2024/06/13  Los Angeles, CA, USA
2024/06/14  Oakland, CA, USA
2024/06/15  Portland, OR, USA
2024/06/16  Seattle, WA, USA

ART PERFORMANCES & HAPPENINGS
2021   “Gganbu”
       @ Death Valley, CA, USA
2019   w/ Ateliér tvůrčí fotografie & Imrich Veber
       @ PLATO [contemporary art gallery, Ostrava, CZ]
2019   “Kopa byrokratickejch sraček” w/ Dylan Wordeman
       @ San Luis Obispo, CA & Ostrava, CZ
2019   “Dawning II”
       @ Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Ostrava [CZ]
2019   “Dawning”
       @ South Moravia, CZ 
2018   w/ EXHUMED [music group, US]
       @ Obscene Extreme
       [int. music festival, Trutnov, CZ]
2017   “Integrating art into Google Maps”
       @ Ostrava, CZ
2017   w/ IN SAČEK VERITAS [art group, CZ]
       @ Malamut [int. performance festival, Ostrava, CZ]
2017   “Kopa sraček” w/ B.H.
       @ Ostrava, CZ
2012   w/ NASUM [music group, SE]
       @ Hellfest [int. music festival, Clisson, FR]

VIDEOGRAPHY
2024   EXHUMED [music group, US] —
       video compilations for the band's 2024 US tour
2023   TEETHING [music group, ES] — “Like The Movies” –
       footages in a music video
2021   EXHUMED [music group, US] —
       video compilations for the band's 2021 US tour
2020   EXHUMED [music group, US] —
       “Dr. Philthy’s Video Vault” series intro
2020   EXHUMED [music group, US] —
       “Ultimate Death Revenge”
2020   EXHUMED [music group, US] —
       “Ultimate Death Revenge” trailer
2020   EXHUMED [music group, US] —
       “Exhumed’s COVID-19 PSA ft. Dr. Philthy”
2019   EXHUMED [music group, US] —
       video compilations for the band’s 2019 US tour
2019   “Kopa byrokratickejch sraček”
       @ San Luis Obispo, CA & Ostrava, CZ
2019   “Dawning” @ South Moravia, CZ
2018   “Beredskap II” @ Western Norway, NO
2018   “Beredskap” @ Western Norway, NO
2018   “Flydalsjuvet” @ Geiranger, NO
2018   “Účtenkovka” @ Ostrava, CZ
2017   “Kopa sraček” @ Ostrava, CZ
2017   “Sånn er livet” @ Leirvik, Stord island, NO

MUSIC PERFORMANCE
2016   TÖNDRA – Languid Enmity –
       “Suspended In Dust” [22m 22s]

MUSIC ALBUM COVERS & DESIGN
2018   HØR.NÆRT – Heart Is Nearest
2018   TÖNDRA – High Excursion 
2017   TÖNDRA – Stillness, the Ruler of Movement
2016   TÖNDRA – Languid Enmity
2015   HEIDEN – Na svůj příběh jsme sami
2014   MORGUE SON – Večernice ~ Proplouváš

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2020   Pořád spolu 
       [art catalogue]
2019   KUKAČKA VIII. — Život je jinde /
       CUCKOO VIII. — Life is Elsewhere [art catalogue] 
2019   Игорь Елинек —
       В мире авторской песни и песенных произведений
       В. Высоцкого [book]
2018   Hledání hranic malby v post-mediálním prostředí
       [book/art catalogue]
2018   Ivo Sumec — Malba | Painting | 2011-2018
       [book/art catalogue] 
2018   Michal Kalhous — Fotografie
       [book] 
2018   Diplomky — Faculty of Fine Arts,
       University of Ostrava [art catalogue] 
2017   KUKAČKA VII. — Pravidla hry /
       CUCKOO VII. — The Rules of Play [art catalogue] 
2017   PLATO Ostrava, Office for Art —
       Pomíjivé Hovory / Ephemeral Talks
       [art gallery project] 
2017   Miroslav Pech — Američané jedí kaktusy
       [book] 
2017   OstravaPhoto — International Festival
       of Photography [art exhibition catalogue] 
2017   Michal Kalhous — Pro tebe byl tento svět stvořen 
       [art exhibition catalogue] 
2017   Jackson Guitars — 2017 Guitar & Bass Guide
       [guitar catalogue] 
2016   Diplomky — Faculty of Fine Arts,
       University of Ostrava [art catalogue] 
2016   Jackson Guitars — 2016 Guitar & Bass Guide
       [guitar catalogue] 
2015   BRUTAL ASSAULT 1996-2015 (20 years)
       [book] 
2013   Degeneration Next festival
       [wall calendar] 
2012   B.C. Rich guitars
       [guitar catalogue] 
2012   Brutal Assault festival
       [cards/calendars] 
2012   Ghost Cult magazine
       [magazine cover]
2011   7 Gates magazine
       [magazine cover]
2011   Brutal Assault festival
       [cards/calendars] 
2010   Brutal Assault festival
       [cards/calendars]

PRINTED MAGAZINES
FotoVideo [CZ], Young Guitar [JP], Hail Yourself! Magazine [US], Ghost Cult [UK], 7 Gates [PL], Vlasta [CZ], Full Moon [CZ], Protimluv [CZ], Rock Hard [CZ/SK], Rock&All [CZ], Pařát [CZ], Spark [CZ], OU@live [CZ], Frýdecko-Místecko 5plus2 [CZ]

SELECTED CLIENTS & COLLABORATIONS
University of Ostrava [CZ]
Protimluv — publishing house [CZ]
Vltava Labe Media — publishing house [CZ]
Bork — graphic design & marketing agency [CZ]
PLATO Ostrava, Office for Art — art gallery [CZ]
Kukačka [Cuckoo] — art in public spaces [CZ]
OstravaPhoto — int. festival of photography [CZ]
Vlasta — magazine for modern women [CZ]
Rock Hard — music magazine [CZ/SK]
Full Moon — music magazine [CZ/SK]
Brutal Assault — int. music festival [CZ]
Obscene Extreme — int. music festival [CZ]
Degeneration Next — int. music festival [CZ]

SELECTED MUSIC FESTIVALS COVERED FOR PRESS
Breda Barst [NL], Brutal Assault [CZ], FortaRock [NL], Graspop [BE], Hellfest [FR], Incubate [NL], Inferno [NO], Masters Of Rock [CZ], Metal Invasion [DE], MetalDays [SI], Metalfest [CZ], Obscene Extreme [CZ], Rock The Beach [FI], Sonisphere [CZ], Summer Breeze [DE], Summer Nights [AT], Tuska [FI], With Full Force [DE]

INTERVIEWS
2015  “Our Decisive Moment” — documentary about
      concert photography by Maria Sawicka [PL] 
2012  Pařát magazine, #43 [CZ/SK] 

OTHER
2020  BŘITVA [music awards, CZ] —
      nomination in category “persona of the scene”
2018  CZECHIA —
      [project by Králíková/Plamitzerová/Karásková, CZ]
      model for Ostrava’s dress
2015  BŘITVA [music awards, CZ] —
      nomination in category “persona of the scene”