A new exhibit at the Bermuda Society of Arts will pay tribute to the life and career of veteran photographer Tamell Simons.One Love: A Tribute to Tamell Simons will be on display in the Onions Gallery at BSoA from Friday until September 5. Live reggae music will be on offer at the exhibit opening from 5pm until 6pm on Friday.Mr Simons was respected in the community for his talents; he worked for The Royal Gazette for two decades before his death in late June.His philosophy in life was ‘One Love’ and he often signed his e-mails that way; he was also known to be a big Bob Marley fan.Gallery director Lesley Rego said they were bringing these elements together to create a show that truly honoured his life. She said: “It’s a shame we are acknowledging him after his death, but he was such a lovely person so it was something we wanted to do.“A lot of people voice their opinion on how humble he was and all the great work he did in the community and hopefully someone will carry on that work now that he is not here.”Bill Zuill, the editor of The Royal Gazette,said he had been talking about ways to honour Mr Simons’ life, when he was approached by Ms Rego with the idea to host a three-week exhibit.Mr Zuill said staff “jumped at the chance” to assist. A total of 40 photographs will be on display, taken by Mr Simons and his former colleagues, David Skinner, Mark Tatem, Akil Simmons and Glenn Tucker.This newspaper also gave other photographers on the Island a chance to participate in the show. The deadline for submissions is today; all entries must be framed or mounted and ready to hang.Mr Zuill said: “Bermuda’s photography community is reasonably small and Tamell was a big part of it. Because of the close relationships he had with his fellow photographers, it just made sense to include people who knew and respected Tamell’s work and high standards.”Mr Simons devoted much of his free time to mentoring and teaching others. In 2010 he set up a photography club, Through the Lens: See What they See, geared at helping students aged nine to 13 years old from the Pembroke Central area.He also volunteered teaching Mid Atlantic Wellness Institute clients, suffering with depression or other mental illness, the basics of photography as a tool to their own recovery.Part proceeds from everything sold at the exhibit will go to MWI’s art therapy programmes, Ms Rego said.One of the purposes of One Love is to show people the “remarkable” body of work Mr Simons and his colleagues have built over the years — from portraits, nature shots and action pictures.Mr Zuill said he hoped people of all ages and varying backgrounds would be inspired to try their hand at photography after seeing the exhibit.“I hope it will encourage people to live their dreams. Tamell’s dream was to be a photographer and he worked very hard to get there. I hope people will see what he achieved and will be inspired to pursue theirs too.“Life, as Tamell tragically demonstrated, is short and we should all pursue dreams when we have the opportunity.”Ms Rego said the show has garnered a lot of interest so far; she hopes it attracts an eclectic gathering of people.“We just encourage people to come and get to know each other, especially for Tamell. A lot of people wanted to honour him because he did so much for other people and we would just like to remember him that way.”The gallery is open from Monday to Friday from 10am to 4pm and on Saturdays from 10am to 2pm.Also on display will be Different Flavours — recent paintings by Ed Przelomski and Timely Reflections XII artwork by inmates of Bermuda’s Correctional facilities.