Happy Tuesday folks!
First off, a BIG welcome and thank you to Sept patrons David, Jc, Nicolae, Nicolas and George! <3
Secondly, I'd like to thank any of you who came to the opening of the 'Individualised' exhibition by Dots To Lines with my photography (and Erik Weiss')! It was a grand night with a lot of friendly old and new faces!
I also want to remind you that the exhibition is now open daily til Nov 30, 10am-6pm.
Address: 6 Minerva Street, Lond...
2018-09-18 15:43:12 +0000 UTC
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Today I'm sharing a strange set of images I made with tattooer & model Lauren Fernandez last month in my studio. Lauren came to pose for 'The Inner Outside', a tattoo-photo project I'm working on (the exhibit I invited you all a week ago will have a preview of that project) ...Lauren has an incredible back p...
2018-09-07 17:34:15 +0000 UTC
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Happy to share something pretty damn ridiculous and great I made with Australian London based cabaret / burlesque performer Reuben Kaye last May.
Reuben's first look ended up him covering himself completely in silver body paint and glitter. It didn't leave much options but the stuff we did ended up hilariously epic. The shoot was originally initiated as a promo shot for Reuben.
The studio shots will be included in my 'Studio Fragments' project. The roof pic ended up into my ...
2018-09-03 18:49:53 +0000 UTC
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I've been a little quiet recently. I was exploring a world of magic at Boom Festival in Portugal (one of the best festivals I've ever attended), followed by Wilderness, Green Man and Shambala (in the UK).
I wrote a little groupie blog post about Boom, you can check it out here. I posted few pics on my 2018-08-30 14:44:59 +0000 UTC
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Nearly a year ago today (July 18, 2017), I did a shoot with performer / artist / model Bryony Owl wearing harnesses from Broke Boutique. We did it in my London studio as part of my 'Studio Fragments' project. The combination of Broke Boutique's eco-friendly sustainably sourced rubber designs and Bryony's beautiful naturally hairy body ...
2018-07-15 14:03:33 +0000 UTC
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I ventured with a dancer friend to one of my fav places in London; a secret magical trees formation kissing the banks of River Lea just off the football pitch in Hackney Marshes, 10min walk from my studio in East London.
I really hope you're ok today. If you're not, please go find a tree to hug, or a friend. Please find someone to talk to. I love you <3
Taken in Hackney Marshes, London, UK. July 2, 2017.
2018-07-13 19:06:04 +0000 UTC
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Did some promo shots for aerial straps circus artist Luke Trentham Shaw in my studio last weekend.
Luke also the director & founder of the Forgotten Circus School (London)
Taken in London, UK. July 7, 2018.
2018-07-09 14:07:10 +0000 UTC
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Yo all!! Hope you're well this weekend! It's been nearly a month since I last posted new work on here. I've been doing a bunch of different stuff in the background but I also managed to slowly edited few things to share with you all! London is extremely hot nowadays which is nice but also frustrating if you want to get any work done in front of a computer (everyone just wants to be in the park sunbathing :s)
Today I'm sharing a series of photos I've done with circus artists Tessa Blackm...
2018-07-07 11:39:55 +0000 UTC
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yo you! :) I've been taking some time over the past week or so to edit stuff. Edit my portfolio, edit my website, my online shop (which I've transferred to Shopify from BigCartel)...
I've also (finally) started working on a new Podcast.
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I've been adding new work and editing my portfolio on my main website. I'm still working on it you can go take a look at: there...
2018-06-21 14:07:29 +0000 UTC
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Today I'm bringing you 12 unpublished edits from 2 collabs I've done with makeup & facepaint artist Rowan Lennard in 2013.
These photographs were edited out of 2 shoots we did in my London studio in December 2013 (Dec 21 & 22, 2013).
Both shoots were generally improvised, face paint and photos. The first shoot (purple face) was on Dec 21. The yellow ones happened the day after. I'll be p...
2018-06-12 15:01:56 +0000 UTC
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Happy Friday and welcome new patrons! :D Figured I'll do a quick one to celebrate.
These are 3 brand new Natural Beauty images with words for two (I'm waiting for the words on the 3rd one but wanted to share with y'all as is).
Laura aka MushKa Mizu. April 2018.
2018-06-01 13:29:44 +0000 UTC
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I figured it'll be helpful to have one post serving as an index for all the new work I'm sharing on here.
This post will appear on the main page (patreon.com/BenHopper) and will be updated every time I make share new work.
To date, I made a total of 57 posts previewing 445 images on this Patreon:
Photo Story (NSFW):
2018-05-28 17:04:29 +0000 UTC
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I thought I'd combine all of the 'Naked with Masks' posts to a single post, making it easier to view instead of going through 10 different posts (I did a post per day when I started this Patreon).
You can alternatively see them all alongside existing collection on my website.
Amy wearing Mermaid latex mask by Am...
2018-05-28 14:49:46 +0000 UTC
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Happy Tuesday dear ones!
Today I'm happy to share another wonderful gem from the archives; a set of images I've done with Instagram sensation, tattooer and artist Hannah Pixie.
Would love to hear your thoughts in the comments! :)
Taken in my London studio. August 1, 2014.
Ben <3
2018-05-22 16:02:02 +0000 UTC
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Happy Sunday ladies and gents! Today I'd like to share 6 photographs I made yesterday with my circus artist friends Jonathan Fortin (Canada) and Felipe Reyes (Colombia).
Inspired by the nostalgia the last set of images of Katrina Louise awoken, we may have snuck up onto my roof, which now has construction works for some sort of penthouse lofts to be built on in the next 10,000 years (my landlor...
2018-05-20 11:29:45 +0000 UTC
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It's been a little while so I'm very excited to share some old/new (unpublished) photographs with you today!
These photographs are meaningful and a bit sentimental to me too because they were taken on the roof of my studio's building in Hackney Wick (East London), a roof that's been locked up for years now. It's a beautiful souvenir for a roof that used to be a gathering place for so many wonderful warm / cold days and nights. A community spot for BBQs, a place where you can go for a sm...
2018-05-14 19:44:46 +0000 UTC
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It's been nearly 2 weeks since my prev post so I wanted to send a quick msg to apologise; I arrived back to London on the 16th of April and been catching up with the world since. Been doing a LOT of stuff in the background to figure out a bunch of stuff about my business, career, personal goals...where I'm going w everything...
It's an exciting time I feel. A lot of changes will occur in the near future.
I'm working on an entirely new online shop where you'll be able to purchase a...
2018-05-04 10:54:13 +0000 UTC
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I first saw contemporary French circus troupe Compagnie XY perform in Madrid in 2010. I was completely overwhelmed. The show, Le Grand C, had them repeating and variating on different forms of human pyramids. It was so slow and complex my brain hurt, the good kind of hurt.
In 2014, I got to photograph their following show Il n'est pas encore minuit... (It's not yet midnight...) at the ...
2018-04-23 15:05:32 +0000 UTC
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I'm writing this post sitting in my teenage room at my parents' place in Israel.
I spent 2 months here, concluding a total of 7 months away from London.
Tonight I'm catching a flight to London feeling revived, inspired and motivated to go back into full work-mode.
Despite being in some sort of short sabbatical, I think I managed to do quite alright as far as productivity through this Patreon.
I wanted to do a quick review of what I've done so far and share...
2018-04-15 12:39:11 +0000 UTC
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Hey there!
I just edited my 'About' section and I'd love to hear your thoughts or any feedback you got! (it's just the main part of my Patreon page, the text bit).
As I've said before, this Patreon is new to me and the way I see it it's an ongoing experiment. I'm still figuring it out as I go. I must have made mistakes and will probably do more...but the most important thing to me is to tr...
2018-04-11 14:55:25 +0000 UTC
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I decided to tidy my About section where I had a detailed list of all the projects I'm developing using Patreon. This post will now be linked from the About section and I will update it every now and then.
This is pretty much an index of everything that I'm working on. My past, present and future. The finished projects, the work-in-progress and the Research & Development.
At ...
2018-04-09 15:23:42 +0000 UTC
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Quick note to pass thru few things that's been on my mind:
1. I realised that actually, since I started this Patreon I wasn't as active as I wished I would be. I've been treating the last few months as a sort of time-off. A short Sabbatical even. Some down-time I yearned for a long time. It's been an insanely valuable thing for me to do. I learned a lot about myself, the world, life. It really helped me to figure out and find my voice again. I just want to thank you for your patience - even if...
2018-04-06 18:17:09 +0000 UTC
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New from the archives; I spent the month of July (2016) in Montreal. It's been years that I wanted to visit that city. There's a great circus community in Montreal because of Cirque de Soleil. The Montreal Circus School is in the same complex and there's also TOHU, a performing arts centre. During July Montreal turns into a festival city. One festival after another. When I was there they had the Montreal Jazz Festival, followed by Festival Montréal Com...
2018-04-01 14:14:56 +0000 UTC
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Finland born, Sweden raised and Berlin-based burlesque performer, model and producer Evilyn Frantic is pretty fantabulastic all around!
These photos were taken during an impromptu photo-shoot in my studio in London, UK on January 28, 2013.
You can follow Evilyn on facebook or instagram.
Pls come to my 'Studio Sal...
2018-03-24 12:59:59 +0000 UTC
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I finally got to meet Cat Widdifield last year in New York. We snuck up onto a roof in Brooklyn and glittered away. I'm pretty sure Cat has a severe addiction to glitter. If she could swim in it, she would.
Cat is an incredible looking dancer, circus artist and personal trainer. She's got a wicked vibe.
Taken on October 11, 2017. Brooklyn, NYC, USA.
BTW, if you're in London on April 21, I'm doi...
2018-03-21 13:00:02 +0000 UTC
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I'm pleased to share the 2nd part of my 2011 shoot with Kat Andersen. Also, WEHEY, today is my brother's birthday. Happy birthday Ayal Benin, one of my biggest inspirations!
The model is Kat Andersen, an incredible contemporary circus artist (aerial rope) who back then, was at the beginning of her circus journey. Kat (Denmark) was just starting her training at the Lido circus school in Toulouse. After meeting her at CIRCa festival, a contemporary circus festival I was working a...
2018-03-05 14:00:59 +0000 UTC
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It's a big pleasure posting new work after such long time ...and It's a bigger pleasure sharing this work with you first (and exclusively).
The model is Kat Andersen, an incredible contemporary circus artist (aerial rope) who back then, was at the beginning of her circus journey. Kat (Denmark) was just starting her training at the Lido circus school in Toulouse. After meeting her at CIRCa festival, a contemporary circus festival I was working at few days before, we agreed to try and imp...
2018-03-01 15:51:06 +0000 UTC
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Just a quick note to mention 2 things:
1. Apologies for being a bit quiet, I've been traveling and making some new work in South America since Mid October.
Peru, Bolivia, Chile and in the beginning of Jan; Patagonia.
I haven't had much time to catch up with my computer even though all of the content of this Patreon was created in Peru.
I also don't have so much internet here.
After Patagonia I will spend about 2 months at my parents place in Israel wher...
2017-12-25 23:27:23 +0000 UTC
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Last month I premiered this Patreon. Since then, 12 wonderful individuals have joined to support my work and I've shared 22 brand-new unpublished photographs from my project 'Naked with Masks', exclusively with all of you, my patrons.
There's still a long way to go as I'm aiming to reach about $1500 per month so I could fully focus on editing my archives - but it's been a great start and for that, I'm grateful to all of you 12 champs! :)
OK, now what? Today I'm excited to share 9 ...
2017-12-11 13:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Hey dear ones! I hope you're all well...and HI for the new patrons, welcome, and thank you :D
Today I'm excited to share with y'all the last 8 new / unpublished 'Naked with Masks' images, for now.
The project is still in progress and I intend to change it quite a bit. I will share more about that with you in the near future. Till then... <3
First up are 4 photographs (top 1 and below 3) taken in a derelict building in Tel Aviv. The model chose to remain anonymous. The photograph...
2017-11-29 20:01:30 +0000 UTC
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