Benedict Brain
Benedict Brain is a UK based photographer, journalist and artist. He graduated with a degree in photography from the Derby School of Art in 1991 (now University of Derby), where he was tutored and inspired by photographers John Blakemore and Olivier Richon, amongst others. He is an Associate of the Royal Photographic Society and also sits on the society’s Distinctions Advisory Panel.
Until July 2018 Benedict was editor of Britain’s best-selling consumer photography magazine, Digital Camera Magazine. As a journalist he met and interviewed some of the world’s greatest photographers and produced articles on a wide range of photography related topics, presented technique videos, wrote in-depth features, curated and edited best-in-class content for a range of titles including; Amateur Photographer, PhotoPlus, N-Photo, Professional Photography and Practical Photoshop. He currently writes a regular column, The Art of Seeing, for Digital Camera magazine.
Latest articles by Benedict Brain
The art of seeing #13: Working with less can help you see more
By Benedict Brain published
Art of seeing Benedict Brain reflects on his recent switch to a medium-format camera system
The art of seeing #12: The same subject but an endlessly changing appearance
By Benedict Brain published
Art of seeing Benedict Brain meditates on the ocean and originality as he finds himself all at sea
The art of seeing #11: You can see what you expect... or just see
By Benedict Brain published
Art of seeing Back on the road, Benedict Brain travels to Borneo – where he finds beauty in the banal
The art of seeing #10: Photography isn't always comfortable
By Benedict Brain published
Art of seeing Benedict Brain gets up close and personal in Miami Beach as he makes portraits with a macro lens and ring flash
The art of seeing #9: Taking a picture to capture an idea
By Benedict Brain published
Art of seeing Benedict Brain gets down and dirty with metaphors and flash in the landscape
The art of seeing #8: Making sense of a chaos of color is like making sense of jazz
By Benedict Brain published
Art of seeing Benedict Brain finds more than a splash of colour while exploring in Costa Rica
The art of seeing #7: Sometimes you have to look behind the scenes... literally
By Benedict Brain published
Art of seeing Benedict Brain searches his home city of Bath for pictures that go beyond the postcard...
The art of seeing #6: What you leave out is as important as what you include
By Benedict Brain published
Art of seeing Benedict Brain travels to Costa Rica and finds inspiration in the tropical rain
The art of seeing #5: What is it that you want to capture, or explain, or show?
By Benedict Brain published
Art of seeing Benedict Brain heads south to Panama and shoots the world’s most famous canal
The art of seeing #4: We are not always fascinated by the obvious things
By Benedict Brain published
Art of seeing Ben Brain meditates on photographing stones and multiple exposures
The art of seeing #3: When the obvious subjects leave you cold
By Benedict Brain published
Art of seeing Benedict Brain heads north to Alaska, where he creates a small body of work from a different perspective
The art of seeing #2: When photography blurs into abstract art
By Benedict Brain published
Art of seeing In the first of a new series on photography and the creative process, Benedict Brain explains why he makes an image
The art of seeing: #1 How and why I take photographs
By Benedict Brain published
Art of seeing In the first of a new series on photography and the creative process, Benedict Brain explains why he makes an image
Pinhole photography: make your own pinhole camera using a body cap
By Benedict Brain published
Video Construct your own digital pinhole camera using your body cap!
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