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  1. Mirrorless Camera Features That You Should Be Using

    11 Nov 2021
    Mirrorless Camera Features That You Should Be Using Many photographers start out as hobbyists and make do with any cameras they may have access to. As you start to get more technical and serious about your craft, however, more advanced equipment is something to consider While DSLRs remain as popular…

  2. Our Lens on Life: Look Ahead

    12 Oct 2021
    A few months ago I was asked by an organisation called Look Ahead (via The Royal Photographic Society) to facilitate a series of workshops as part of a photography project called Our Lens on Life.  Look Ahead is an organisation ​​that supports people experiencing homelessness in London and the South…

  3. Testimonials & feedback

    22 May 2021
    This ‘pano glitch’ self-portrait was taken on one of my workshops called The Self  which I’m running for the Royal Photographic Society, along with a bunch of other workshop such as, The Art of Seeing and  Monsters, Myths & Metaphors.  The image pretty much shows my workshop set up, the…

  4. Sigma Ambassador

    22 May 2021

  5. SIGMA fp L

    25 Mar 2021
    SIGMA fp L SIGMA announces the 61MP fp L, a new addition to world’s smallest and lightest full-frame mirrorless camera range Wow! What a great looking new and exciting addition to the Sigma family… the SIGMA fp L. I am also super-pleased to announce that I will be working with…

  6. Potato Photographer of the Year

    12 Feb 2021
    Potato Photographer of the Year 2020  (www.potatopoty.com) was the world’s first-ever potato photography competition. It was launched to stimulate creativity at home during the first (March 2020) COVID lockdown and to raise money for the Trussell Trust. The competition was inspired in part by the photo of a potato (Potato…

  7. Workshop: Monsters, Myths & Metaphors

    01 Feb 2021
    New Workshop! In January 2021 we ran the first Monsters, Myths & Metaphors workshop for the Royal Photographic Society. Devised as a four-part workshop the small group (10 participants) worked to create a small body of work and statement. Lively discussion, discoveries, challenges and above all creativity produced some great…

  8. Workshop: A Sense of Place

    12 Mar 2020
    Sense of Place photography workshop run on 10 March 2020 for The Royal Photographic Society. The conditions were pretty extreme, lots of rain and very strong winds but we all had fun nonetheless (I think) and managed to create some good images. 

  9. It’s Nice That

    15 Jan 2020
    A nice feature from the folk at It’s Nice That.  Words by Daphne Milner https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/benedict-brain-the-lost-frontier-photography-130919

  10. 2020 Workshops & Tours

    15 Jan 2020
    The Art of Seeing (RPS) 12th February 2020 (10:00 – 16:30), Bristol https://rps.org/events/bristol/2020/february/the-art-of-seeing-with-benedict-brain-arps/ Sense of Place (RPS) 10 March 2020 (10:00 - 17:00), Snowdonia https://rps.org/events/bristol/2020/march/a-sense-of-place-benedict-brain-arps/ Slow-Mo Mojo (RPS) 25 March 2020 (10:30 - 17:00), Lyme Regis https://rps.org/events/bristol/2020/march/slow-mo-mojo-with-benedict-brain-arps/ Vietnam tour (Light & Land) 21st Nov - 01st Dec,  2020, Vietnam https://www.lightandland.co.uk/photography-tours/view/vietnam-photography-tour-2020 …
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