RARE PHOTOS: Benedict brain | Vintage Vibes

One lens & zero expectations: I rediscovered my love for photography by finally taking this one bit of advice I had been giving my students for years!

Why your camera kit bag is making your photography lazy

Digital Camera World · Apr 18

I found a 3D camera at The Photography & Video Show that works just like your brain. The Loreo Panfocus 28mm makes 3D almost as simple as a point-and-shoot

The Loreo Stereo Panfocus 28mm camera creates 3D image in the same way our brains do – and I came across one at The Photography & Video Show 2026

Digital Camera World · Mar 18

I spent five years photographing lone trees around the world in the same way and was surprised by what I discovered

What photographs of solitary trees can teach us about resilience and human nature

Digital Camera World · Feb 18

"To create the slightly surreal vibe of this photo, I used an on-camera flashgun. When I’m traveling, I have little control over when and where I can take pictures, the pocket-sized sunlight can be a useful, sometimes vital, tool"

Art of Seeing #83. Benedict Brain seeks beauty in the banal and explores the relationship between humanity and nature on a Caribbean island

Digital Camera World · Dec 25, 2024

Annoyingly, I have seen my travel schedule dry up, so I’ve been stuck at home. My photographic output has taken a nosedive but taking photos on your own doorstep can be just as rewarding

Art of Seeing #82. With a gap in his travel schedule, Benedict Brain has been exploring his home turf with fresh eyes

Digital Camera World · Dec 24, 2024

“Travel becomes a strategy for accumulating photographs. The very activity of taking photographs is soothing and assuages general feelings of disorientation exacerbated by travel"

Art of Seeing #81. Benedict Brain examines the tourist gaze and explores why we take ‘travel’ photographs with the help of Susan Sontag

Digital Camera World · Dec 23, 2024

This Alfie Tych+ photo is a mistake, but one that I’m owning and claiming as my own!

The Art of Seeing #80: With a chance to dip his toes in the analogue sea, Benedict Brain gets creative with an Alfie Tych+

Digital Camera World · Aug 31, 2024

"I was drawn to the idea of making a quick-fire photo project that had to be done in less than 24 hours… a small 32-page zine about the town"

Benedict Brain explores Hope in British Columbia and discovers that deadlines can bring creative opportunities

Digital Camera World · Aug 30, 2024

"I give a business card and invite the subject to contact me for a copy of the photo. That happens 70% of the time, so I have a wonderful cohort of characters around the world in my address book"

The Art of Seeing #78: Benedict Brain reflects on making portraits along the East African coast

Digital Camera World · Aug 29, 2024

"Focusing on smiles in an extreme close-up makes these photos feel more demonic, manic and deranged than the happy vibe they were intended to evoke"

The Art of Seeing #77: With iPhone photography and ‘appropriated art’, Benedict Brain continues his creative journey

Digital Camera World · Aug 28, 2024