“Spending the last couple of years working closer to home, I have come to appreciate and notice my local area in new ways”

Art of Seeing by Benedict Brain.

About Benedict Brain

(Image credit: Marcus Hawkins)

Benedict Brain is a UK-based photographer, journalist and artist. He is an Associate of the Royal Photographic Society and sits on the society’s Distinctions Advisory Panel. He is also a past editor of Digital Camera Magazine, and the author of You Will be Able to Take Great Photos by The End of This Book.

I appreciate and love the awesomeness of a classic landscape at the magic hour. Just being there in it raises my spirits and nourishes my soul. However, I’m left in the creative doldrums when presented with classic Arcadian vistas. I simply don’t have a desire to capture the ‘picturesque’ view with any great enthusiasm.