Benedict Brain

Benedict Brain is a UK-based photographer, journalist and author. He balances his personal practice with writing about photography and running photography workshops and enrichment programmes. He is an award-winning journalist and writes a monthly column called The Art of Seeing. His upcoming book, 'You Will Be Able To Take Great Photos By The End Of This Book', will be published by Octopus in March 2023. Benedict is often seen on the judging panel of prestigious photo competitions and in 2020 he founded the internationally acclaimed Potato Photographer of the Year competition. Benedict travels internationally as a public speaker talking about the art and craft of photography and sits as chair of The Royal Photographic Society's Licentiate distinctions panel.