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

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Art of Seeing Benedict Brain reflects on metaphors and clichés within the language of photography

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Art of Seeing In The Art of Seeing #47, Benedict Brain reflects on a chance find in a car park, and how to convey a sense of place

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Art of Seeing Benedict Brain uses a startling image to reflect on the cycle of life, the news and working on the go

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Art of Seeing Surreal snowflakes and photo fun inspire Benedict Brain to craft a Photoshop project

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Art of Seeing In a flash of light, Benedict Brain makes a surreal connection with Portmeirion

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Art of Seeing Benedict Brain is seduced by the magical technology and creative potential of thermal imaging

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Art of Seeing Benedict Brain captures a mysterious blend of place and narrative at the Valley of Rocks

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Art of Seeing Benedict Brain shoots a fine‑art landscape... or does he?

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Art of Seeing A mindful exercise in hand-coloring helps Benedict Brain engage with photographs in a completely different way

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Art of Seeing Benedict Brain uses focus stacking to dive into the world of macro – with a creative twist or two

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Art of Seeing Benedict Brain explores his photographic archives and discovers a world of forgotten circular crops

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Art of Seeing Benedict Brain goes in search of the essence of spring, while continuing his experiment with on-camera flash

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Art of Seeing The Art of Seeing #36: Looking to strengthen his creative mojo, Benedict Brain explores the idea of photographic fitness

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Art of Seeing Benedict Brain turns his camera on himself and explores ideas around self-portraiture that go beyond the selfie

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Art of Seeing The Art of Seeing #34: Benedict Brain uses on-camera flash to create an otherworldly winter landscape

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Art of Seeing Benedict Brain gets experimental by bending and cracking instant prints, with gloriously unpredictable results

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Art of Seeing Benedict Brain shows why bringing out the personality of your photographic subject doesn’t only apply to portraits

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Art of Seeing From a beach in Alaska, Benedict Brain explains the importance of capturing the decisive moment in your photos

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Art of seeing Benedict Brain adds a new dimension to his photography with stereoscopic imagery

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Art of seeing Benedict Brain yearns for the mountains and reflects on pastiche in photography

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Art of seeing Benedict Brain suggests that building a relationship with a location over time without taking a camera is a good exercise

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Art of seeing Benedict Brain suggests that building a relationship with a location over time without taking a camera is a good exercise

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Art of seeing Soothe the soul in these crazy times by learning the craft of slow-shutter-speed photography
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