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Biography
Nate Simms was born in Washington, D.C. and lived in Charlottesville, Virginia; Athens, Greece; and Chicago, Illinois before his family moved to Troy, NY in 1978, Nate was Nate with camera eight years old . After graduating from Troy High School in 1988, he attended Middlebury College in Vermont and majored in psychology. Upon graduation in 1992, he moved on to compete on the World cup circut in snowboard racing for eight years.

Nate is currently the Head Men's Tennis Coach at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs where he has been since the fall of 2006. Prior to his position with Skidmore College, Nate spent six years as Head Women's Tennis Coach and Assistant Alpine Ski Coach at Middlebury College in Vermont.

From 1992 to 2003, Nate spent his summers in the Capital Region working for the 15-Love Tennis Program, a not-for-profit organization that provides free tennis and life-skills classes for local youth.

Nate took up photography in 1996 with the goal of using his images to promote land conservation.