2026: Workshops & Retreats

Written By Benedict Brain

Untitled from the series A Sentient Land, 2020

A series of workshops in early 2026 that offer a chance to slow down, sharpen your perspective on the world and refine your photography skills. From BRLSI’s Camera Vision course to a series of online sessions with the Royal Photographic Society, the focus is on clear seeing, thoughtful storytelling and the language of photography. The RPS Skills workshops are more practical in nature, guiding participants through exposure, composition and creative technique in a straightforward, hands-on way. The highlight is a two-day retreat in Eryri, where we will have time, space and landscape to support a more reflective practice, not to mention a crackling fire to warm our feet and chat about photography. Across all these sessions, the aim is the same: to build a more attentive way of working, refine core skills and to explore how images carry meaning.

07 Jan 2026  (start date, six parts)
CAMERA VISION
Six-part photography course starting Jan 07 at the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institute (BRLSI)
https://www.brlsi.org/whatson/camera-vision-six-week-creative-photography-course/

“I thought it was a great workshop; challenging, inspirational, thought-provoking and rewarding”

13 Jan 2026
RPS SKILLS: ESSENTIAL EXPOSURE SKILLS  
Online with the Royal Photographic Society (RPS)
https://events.rps.org/en/4LrdQ66/rps-skills-essential-exposure-skills-with-benedict-brain-jan-2026-5a2NN2AxocX/overview

15 Jan 2026
RPS SKILLS: THE ART OF COMPOSITION
Online with the Royal Photographic Society (RPS)
https://events.rps.org/en/4LrdQ66/rps-skills-the-art-of-composition-with-benedict-brain-jan-2026-5a2NN2AxoRF/overview

20 Jan 2026
RPS: CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY
Online with the Royal Photographic Society (RPS)
https://events.rps.org/en/4LrdQ66/rps-skills-creative-photography-with-benedict-brain-jan-2026-5a2NN2AxoW5/overview

23 Jan 2026
RPS: iPHONE PHOTOGRAPHY: BEYOND THE BASICS
Online with the Royal Photographic Society (RPS)
https://events.rps.org/en/4LrdQ66/rps-phone-photography-beyond-the-basics-with-benedict-brain-jan-2026-5a2NN2Axofl/overview

12 Feb 2026
SHADOWS & STONES: A PHOTOGRAPHY EXPERIENCE IN BATH
One-Day Workshop | Bath, UK
https://www.benedictbrain.com/store/p/one-day-workshop-shadows-stone-a-photography-experience-in-bath

15 April 2026
MOUNTAINS & METAPHORS
A two-day mountain retreat in Eyri, Northern Wales
https://www.benedictbrain.com/store/p/mountain-retreat-eryri-8-9-april-2026

07 May 2026
RPS SKILLS: ESSENTIAL EXPOSURE SKILLS
Online with the Royal Photographic Society (RPS)
https://events.rps.org/en/4LrdQ66/rps-skills-essential-exposure-skills-with-benedict-brain-may-2026-5a2NN2Axoe9/overview

14 May 2026
RPS SKILLS: THE ART OF COMPOSITION 
Online with the Royal Photographic Society (RPS)
https://events.rps.org/en/4LrdQ66/rps-skills-the-art-of-composition-with-benedict-brain-may-2026-5a2NN2AxoUT/overview

19 May 2026
RPS: CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY
Online with the Royal Photographic Society (RPS)
https://events.rps.org/en/4LrdQ66/rps-skills-creative-photography-with-benedict-brain-may-2026-5a2NN2AxoZJ/overview

21 May 2026
RPS: iPHONE PHOTOGRAPHY: BEYOND THE BASICS
Online with the Royal Photographic Society (RPS)
https://events.rps.org/en/4LrdQ66/rps-phone-photography-beyond-the-basics-with-benedict-brain-may-2026-5a2NN2AxohN/overview

Benedict Brain

Benedict Brain is a UK-based photographer, writer and author whose work spans personal projects, editorial assignments and teaching. An award-winning journalist, he writes the monthly column The Art of Seeing and leads workshops and enrichment programmes. His first book, You Will Be Able to Take Great Photos By the End of this Book, has been published internationally, followed by A Camera Bag Companion in 2024. He regularly judges major photography competitions, founded Potato Photographer of the Year in 2020 and lectures internationally. He is represented in the UK by Sandra Higgins Art.

https://www.benedictbrain.com
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