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 says it’s a small world, and you never know who you will bump into again…

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Art of Seeing The Art of Seeing #73: Benedict Brain on meandering mindfully in Central America, looking for beauty in the banal

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Art of Seeing The Art of Seeing #72: Liberating himself from the shackles of modern technology, Benedict Brain has creative fun with his new Camp Snap camera

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Art of Seeing Benedict Brain celebrates the holidays with an alternative take on the iconic Christmas tree

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Art of Seeing As his response to the Sycamore Gap tree felling, Benedict Brain finds beauty in other lone trees

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Art of Seeing Benedict Brain overcomes his dislike of a classic creative technique – and finds new inspiration

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Art of Seeing The Art of Seeing #67: Benedict Brain finds that when it comes to capturing the essence of a location, some places are easier than others

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Art of Seeing Benedict Brain uses his thermal imaging camera to produce a hot take on the frozen north

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Art of Seeing Stuck in a hotel room, Benedict Brain explores the creative potential of having nothing to do

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Art of Seeing Benedict Brain tries out AI, the exciting emerging technology that’s dividing the photographic community

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Art of Seeing Benedict Brain contrasts tourist-style travel photography against capturing your distinct view of the world

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Art of Seeing Benedict Brain explains how to take a photo that’s both a single moment in time and part of a long-term project

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Art of Seeing When Benedict Brain realizes he’s succumbed to a particular way of taking photos, it opens up new possibilities

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Art of Seeing Benedict Brain explores the Blackdown Hills and takes photos inspired by the Camden Town Group of artists

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Art of Seeing Benedict Brain seeks out beauty in everyday objects, and explains how it relates to his photographic style

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Art of Seeing The Art of Seeing #58: With limited time in scorching desert heat, Benedict Brain becomes a speed-shooter

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Art of Seeing Benedict Brain explains how placing constraints on what or how you shoot can open the door to your creativity

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Art of Seeing Benedict Brain uses a photo shot in a car park to explore the difference between looking and seeing, in the Art of Seeing #56

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Art of Seeing The Art of Seeing #55: Benedict Brain explores Robert Adams’ ideas on what a landscape photo can tell you about the photographer

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Art of Seeing Benedict Brain takes on the challenge of working with just one lens and focal length for the whole of a trip

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Art of Seeing The Art of Seeing #53: Benedict Brain grapples with having to capture the essence of a place in limited time

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Art of Seeing The Art of Seeing #52: Free to explore far-flung corners of the world, Benedict Brain unleashes his creativity

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Art of Seeing Benedict Brain plays with the idea of the boring picture postcard to see local neighborhoods in a new light
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