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.
This image is actually a mistake. I was out shooting for my ongoing project, A Sentient Land, and my flash didn’t fire! The project explores aspects of the landscape, using photography to describe the land as a living, dynamic and visceral entity that is suggestive of a deep-rooted connection with myth and ancient folklore. I’ve been working on the project on and off for a few years, and have developed a photographic style that is defined in part by heavy use of on-camera flash, which I guess is a little unusual for a landscape project.
