Mike Simons Photojournalist

I am a staff photographer for the Tulsa World. My profile pic is by Abraham and his sister (last kids that asked to play with my camera 📷.) That's them in the banner pic! 

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World Cup watchin at Empire Bar #tulsa #worldcup #soccer

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Search for 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre burials winding down until next year - Just as the City of Tulsa began a 2 o'clock news conference, workers in heavy equipment covered the last of the exposed graves with dirt.  The current phase of the project, started in late October, uncovered an additional 32 burials in the southwest corner of Oaklawn Cemetery identified as a Black potter’s field, State Archeologist Kary Stackelbeck said. Eight were exhumed for further study. https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/racemassacre/search-for-1921-tulsa-race-massacre-burials-winding-down-until-next-year/article_a4d5f530-6786-11ed-a2f5-4f0c94231298.html#tracking-source=home-top-story #tulsa #tulsaracemassacre 

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The only name he’d give me is Car Wash like the tattoo on his arm. He washes windows at food trucks in east Tulsa for tips and donations. #makeportraits #tulsa https://www.instagram.com/p/BzREJf7Dp1D/?igshid=13iynynnzeq79

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West Tulsa shopping: Greg and Chelby shop at the Dollar Tree in the Crystal City Shopping Center daily. New to town, they were living in a motel and daily shopping was easier. They moved to town for Chelby to attend welding school. #westtulsa #tulsa #makeportraits #dollarstore https://www.instagram.com/p/BzQc9LWDOFc/?igshid=1c7ezda9mjlzc

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Hominy, Ok. plays Class A football. Driving by the stadium and locker room this morning, I had some time to kill and saw the kids gathering for summer pride workouts. Had to stop. Good luck this season! #okpreps #hominy #oklahoma #football https://www.instagram.com/p/BzJbPdtj81w/?igshid=1w91zhzql5ao

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Gregory stretches during his morning workout in #turley. Turley is, without a doubt, my favorite place to roam and meet people. #tulsa #photojournalism #stretch #calisthenics https://www.instagram.com/p/BzA2GjpDgqi/?igshid=1itd2qi89w1jt

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Amanda Delgado found her horse Athenian Lady a few years ago starving in a field with skeletons of other horses. She didn't just want to nurse the horse back to health, she wanted to make her a star show horse. Mission accomplished! #pinto #horse #horseshow #athenianlady #tulsa #equestrian https://www.instagram.com/p/Byxbcu5j614/?igshid=1g8vm9szpdqmd

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I learned one thing from my time with Kristin Chenoweth today. It must be exhausting to be her. So much energy, happiness and excitement all the time. She was so nice and a joy to photograph!! https://www.instagram.com/p/BytOYGCjlOe/?igshid=1l6s1nh3udlaz

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Horse show. https://www.instagram.com/p/Byn9wNSDAp-/?igshid=le4ls23o91ox

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Supporters and opponents of the 287(g) program crowd the Tulsa County Commission meeting to make their feelings heard. The Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office is one of dozens of local law enforcement agencies participating in the 287(g) program, which uses local law enforcement to identify and process undocumented immigrants for deportation proceedings. #ice #immigration #tulsa #undocumented #immigrant https://www.instagram.com/p/ByitfxFF2iF/?igshid=1wqvkwsjgcebd

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Legs. #nola #neworleans #streetphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/Byf09QFDWb9/?igshid=q96kaytt6hgd

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Storm coverage in Muskogee and Webbers Falls. So much water. #okwx #weather #oklahomaweather #flood https://www.instagram.com/p/BxzWSyxDoWA/?igshid=1je218d31d76u

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The Hop Jam featuring #Hanson, #PhantomPlanet, #wilderado #theweeks #joshuaandtheholyrollers more at tulsaworld.com https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxrv0KLDNNN/?igshid=11yql6vcl26c8

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Running to the car to transmit on deadline when I saw Matthew. Deadline can wait when you see a subject like him. He buys most of his clothes at thrift shops. #makeportraits #photojournalism #tulsa #blue #streetphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/BxqvTHnDVLB/?igshid=1863s6ebu523o

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I spent a couple hours with Buddhist Monk Sutham Nateetong who is walking across America on Route 66. This assignment was a lot of fun. See more at https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/gallery-buddhist-monk-walks-across-america-on-route/collection_8603e9cd-7ff1-5ba0-a598-a7d2dc08b002.html#1

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A re-enactment of the Station of the Cross for #goodfriday at St. Francis Xavier in #tulsa https://www.instagram.com/p/Bwc4Pp-nqkq/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=10j1io8ojrbxc

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Burning a trash pile: West Tulsa #tulsa #photojournalism #newspapering https://www.instagram.com/p/Bwm1j8cnPbz/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=m07r815wngq6