Spiral stairs in the Vatican Museum
(Credit: Ben Dickson)
Photographer: Ben Dickson
Speciality: landscape, wedding, portraiture
Biography: Ben is a young and aspiring photographer based in Newcastle. He trained as a graphic designer after finishing high school and has worked in Sydney and Melbourne. Since moving back to his hometown, he has shifted his focus to photography and has become a successful wedding photographer over the past 18 months.
Ben has also produced promotional stills for bands, portraiture clients and commercial clients. After recently returning home from a world trip with his partner, Ben has chosen to share some of his favourite images from the trip. Although he grew up with digital photography, lately he has been experimenting with film.
Equipment: Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon 24-105 EF L Series, Canon 17-40 EF L Series, Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX, Canon 580EX II Speedlite, Pocket Wizards
More of Ben's work can be seen on his website. Watch our interview below with Ben for an insight into his creative process and inspirations.
Exposure: 1/20 @ f/4, 17mm, ISO 800
View from the top of the Rockefeller Centre in New York
Exposure: 0.6 second @ f/22, 26mm, ISO 50, 8-shot panorama
Takeaway shop in Hong Kong
Exposure: 1/80 @ f/4, 35mm, ISO 800
View from Victoria Peak in Hong Kong
Exposure: 4 seconds @ f/6.3, 17mm, ISO 200
Statue of Liberty
Exposure: 1/6400 @ f/4, 32mm, ISO 400
Homeless in New York
Exposure: 0.4 second @ f/4, 105mm, ISO 1250
Sunset in Kelso, Scotland
Exposure: 2 seconds @ f/22, 40mm, ISO 50
Scottish Highlands
Exposure: 1/25 @ f/16, 17mm, ISO 100
Stonehenge
Exposure: 1/125 @ f/9, 24mm, ISO 50
Eiffel Tower
Exposure: 1.6 second @ f/4, 17mm, ISO 100
Arc de Triomphe
Exposure: 1/100 @ f/13, 17mm, ISO 100
Les Invalides in Paris
Exposure: 1/160 @ f/16, 17mm, ISO 400
Hadrian's Wall
Exposure: 1/400 @ f/4, 17mm, ISO 100
Scotland on the way to Loch Ness
Exposure: 1/100 @ f/13, 17mm, ISO 100
Rock Beach in Barrow-in-Furness, England
Exposure: 1/80 @ f/9, 17mm, ISO 50
Central Park
Exposure: 1/160 @ f/1.6, 24mm, ISO 400, 4-shot panorama