Diving deeper into my archives; today I'm sharing a quick set I've done with Swedish performer / artist / multidisciplinary / multitalented lady Angelica Klüft on the roof of my Hackney Wick (London) studio. This set will now be a part of my 'Cityscape Portraits'. It was taken on Aug 2, 2012.
I'm working on more new things for you, a few different shoots at the same time. Just hard to concentrate cause I'm tak...
2020-04-24 12:05:59 +0000 UTC
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..just wana say i AM working on some new things for y'all, even if it seems like i've been quiet for a week... stay tuned ;) <3
2020-04-18 14:16:57 +0000 UTC
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Another spin around the sun
I’m 38 today
Grateful
Thank you for everything ❤️
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This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
2020-04-13 15:51:53 +0000 UTC
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Good Friday to you!
Here are 13 images I made with MS (prefers to stay anonymous) in my London studio towards the end of last year. In fact, this was one of the last shoots I've done in my London studio before I came to Israel to spend the winter here...and got 'stuck' here with the virus.
I've been fascinated with what I nickname 'curve fuckery', messing around with the tonal adjustments of an image, but really pulling them into places they're not supposed to go. I've also been c...
2020-04-03 09:48:58 +0000 UTC
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Hey all!
Finally got around to edit a quick interesting beautiful session I had with a lovely German lady called Nina Hildebrandt at the end of 2018 during a visit to Berlin.
It took place in Friedrichshain in Berlin on the 14th of October (2018). Somehow, during my 10-day visit, it was 25 degrees sunny all the time (well, not all time, it was a bit chilly at night).
Taken on Sep 14, 2018, Berlin,...
2020-03-31 17:25:01 +0000 UTC
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Just a quick note to say THANK YOU to all of the new patrons over the past few days, you truly help sustain my art. You warm my heart and encourage me to keep doing more.
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!
I hope you're well, feel free to let me know where you are and how you doing in the comments.
I am working on more new things to share with you in the coming days!
Ben x
2020-03-28 10:45:58 +0000 UTC
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Hey againnnn!
Today I'm sharing few photos I made with musician / model Camille Alexander in my London studio back in Sep 2019. These photos will now be a part of my 'Studio Fragments' projects (and well, also 'My Human Space' ..the last one).
We took these photos straight after our Natural Beauty session. The picture we created is currently one of my most engaged photos on Instagram ever.
Hope ...
2020-03-25 16:25:17 +0000 UTC
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Hey YOU,
WHAT'S GOING ON? Don't tell me, nothing..I know...but actually, that's not true. I've been having some great thoughts during this crisis. I'm beginning to believe it's a massive shift, an upgrade for humanity. It's getting us closer to oneness. To ourselves, as harmony rather than separate disembodied collective. I've been editing a bunch of archive work and also finding ways to sort a lot of work, 'one-off' shoots I had no idea how to categorise previously....
2020-03-25 16:20:06 +0000 UTC
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Madness. Who would've thought things could change so drastically within a month.
I hope you're ok. I hope all of your friends and family are ok.
To be honest, what is 'OK' now anyway? None of us is 'OK' right now...we're all in different levels of 'NOT OK' ...and perhaps, the acknowledgement of being in a 'not ok' state...can somehow make it a little more 'ok'? ah, I'm really trying my best to be mindful about this insanity but it ain't easy.
*SIGH*
Shall we stick to p...
2020-03-22 13:40:17 +0000 UTC
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HI ALL!
How you doing? It's been interesting. I've been taking a course about magic, trance, religious and death with an incredible anthropologist called Daniel Naveh here in Israel. It's been blowing my mind.
Today I want to share some interesting photos I made with my friend Hila in Tel Aviv back in March 2018. I ended up playing with the curves on some of them and made 2-3 versions of a couple.
I'd love to hear your thoughts, I fucking love them :)
Getting back to m...
2020-02-25 20:34:19 +0000 UTC
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hello friends (public post),
I wanted to send a quick note to say I'm taking it slow due to the death of one of my best friends Tobias Hug, who passed away on the 9th of Jan.
Tobi was one of my best friends, a musician and much more. in his words: "I’m a singer, beatboxer, choir conductor and ensemble leader as well as a programmer for acappella festival. I was in The Swingles for eleven years and am now a member of Beatbox Collective. I like to organise or facilitate music,...
2020-01-14 17:36:48 +0000 UTC
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HELLO dear ones!!!
Merry freaking Xmas and Happy Hanukkah!
It's been a while, a few months to be precise.
As I've mentioned before, I've sort of left London, or at least, gave it a break...for some time.
At the beginning of last month, I've taken a flight to Israel, where I decided to spend the whole winter.
There are several reasons why I've done that; I mainly wanted...
2019-12-26 14:51:40 +0000 UTC
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Hello dear ones,
As you may have seen on my last newsletter, a lot is changing for me; I've left London on Nov 7th, but there's so much more than that. I will share more about this transformation in the coming months ...and till then, I wanted to send out a quick note to say I am also planning to restructure my Patreon, reviving its...
2019-11-09 13:47:52 +0000 UTC
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It's been a while, how all of you doing? I hope well!
Today I'm sharing a set of images I made last year in the middle of October, on a lake, just outside of Berlin.
I made them with a beautiful young lady nicknamed @alimalou, an Olympic weightlifter in her spare time.
The images are slightly repetitive and I wasn't sure which ones to choose as a smaller selection. I thought it might be interesting f...
2019-06-13 17:09:07 +0000 UTC
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Dear ones (patrons only post)
The last few weeks have been mental and I wanted to send a quick msg to apologise for not making new posts here.
I have photographed a nice campaign job for Rambert (dance company) at the end of Jan (following and header pic):
I have started working on my Shame project at th...
2019-04-02 16:26:56 +0000 UTC
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Today I'm sharing a very important shoot with you all. It's the first shoot I did to experiment for what would later become my project The Inner Outside. I wanted to photograph a heavily tattooed person to see what it would look like as black and white negatives. The negatives were ok, nothing sensational - but it gave birth to plenty other shoots I did in the years to follow...shoots I am editing these days in preparation for the release of the first batch of The Inner Outside.
Till th...
2019-02-19 19:09:27 +0000 UTC
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From the archives; Charlie Roberts and Laura Mushka who I have photographed for my project Natural Beauty, together and separately wearing Laura's designs.
Follow their work on Instagram: Charlie, Laura.
Taken on April 20, 2018. London, UK.
2019-02-08 17:37:33 +0000 UTC
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Good weekend ladies and gents! I've been working on a bunch of stuff in the background including a very exciting commission for Rambert (dance company) which happened last Tuesday, working with new artistic director Benoit-Swan Pouffer and the creative direction of Stefan Campbell. This has probably been the biggest dance commission I've done so far. We're very proud of the work we made and will share it in the near future! Ke...
2019-02-02 11:32:18 +0000 UTC
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Patrons,
This is it. A new year...that thing..whatever it is... you know. Is it really different? I guess it's what we tell ourselves...It really is all in our heads...but
I wanted to wish you a very happy new year. A year of health to you, your family and friends. Full of joy and art. Full of everything YOU want out of life. Full of LIFE.
I made a series...
2019-01-02 12:01:00 +0000 UTC
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A while ago I was talking to my dancer friend and long time collaborator Emma Farnell-Watson about new ideas for photographs. I asked her "what do you REALLY LOVE? What do you love that we could incorporate into a photo-shoot?". She immediately replied "fruits!"
We decided we're going to photograph her with another dancer... messing each other up with fruits...Simple idea, and no, they don't look like frui...
2018-12-21 13:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Hey there gang!
As you know I've been working in the background on the release of my project Hex 000000. I've finally managed to release it towards the end of last week.
You can view it on my blog or on my website.
This is why I haven't been able to update Patreon with...
2018-12-19 13:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Hey YOU!
First off, THANK YOU and WELCOME to all of my new patrons! This month has been INSANE; about 20 new patrons(!!!). You lot really help me get shit done, thank you so fucking much...I mean, SERIOUSLY... I'm not just saying it. I've been pretty bad lately and Patreon (you) have forced me to kick through it all. I'm truly grateful to all of you!
OK! I figured I'll make a sound since I've been a bit quiet. I have been editing 6000+ photos I've taken through-out...
2018-11-28 12:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Today Patreon celebrates its platform by asking all creators to send a Thank You to all of their patrons (with Thanksgiving coming up in the USA on 22nd in mind).
It's also International Men’s Day.
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#ThankYouPatrons
I'd like to, again, thank you all of my past and present patrons (with real names & nicknames, alphabetically):
Aaron Wishnick, Adam Shaw, Adam Skoglund, Alberto Salas, Alex, Alex Soto, Andreas Muri, An...
2018-11-19 16:21:12 +0000 UTC
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Today I photographed talented tattooer lady Diamante Murru for my project The Inner Outside. We did some extras and since I've had a few new patrons joining in over the past few days, I was encouraged to edit something quick to welcome all of you! :D
PS Diamante (which means 'diamond' in Italian and yes, is her real name) is hardly ever letting anyone photograph her, let alone naked ...indeed, you're very lucky!
You can check her work on IG under 2018-11-14 01:33:22 +0000 UTC
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Happy Tuesday dear ones!
Last month I experimented with circus artist Georgie Cassels with flowers and clingfilm in my studio. Here's what we made.
Taken on Sept 25, 2018. London, UK.
2018-11-07 12:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Good Monday dear patrons!
Today I'm sending 2 images from my project BLACK to print for the Modern Panic exhibition that opens on the 16th. I'll share those with you later on.
On my Goals section, I mentioned that once I reach monthly $150, "I'll make a video telling you guys what helped me find inspiration and motivation after a significant long hiatus and a sort of mid-life crisis ...
2018-11-05 13:33:51 +0000 UTC
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Today I'd like to share screen-grabs from the editing process of my new project BLACK. This project will premier at the coming Modern Panic IX group show in London.
I've never done this before and having you guys around is a cool incentive to share something us photographers usually keep behind the veil.
In this new body of work I explore human textures and sexuality using mud, body paint and oil. The shapes created using photography of nude dancers and circus artists gi...
2018-11-01 14:57:56 +0000 UTC
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Hey all! I've been a bit quiet doing quite a lot of work in the background. I am now finalising the publication of a project I've been working on for a little more than 2 years in addition to conceptualising and starting to work on at least FIVE new projects.
I am going to be a part of a very exciting group show in London called Modern Panic next month so that project will be previewed there...but of course, you will see the images before anyone else!
There's more new...
2018-10-25 11:41:17 +0000 UTC
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Happy Monday leideez and jents!
I did an experiment using some Hebrew calligraphy. The words are from a prose by Israeli dramatist, theatre director, author and poet Hanoch Levin. The model is nicknamed 'Salomea'.
Taken on September 30, 2018. London, UK.
2018-10-01 10:31:27 +0000 UTC
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Hey y'all! I hope you're well! <3
Today there are two cool things happening.
1. We are throwing our (public) Opening Reception for the DotsToLines 'Individualised' Exhibition in London. It's 7-11pm at NR Studios, 6 Minerva Street, London E2 9EH (Google Maps), Find all details on this FB Event.
2. ...
2018-09-27 15:29:59 +0000 UTC
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