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A chat with Niall Benvie<\/h2>\n

Niall Benvie\u2019s photography surveys the relationship between man and nature, and his innovative approach places him within a new generation of nature photographers. \u201cMy images are not just things I see in front of my eyes,\u201d he says. \u201cA lot of the pictures start in my head first.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"This<\/a>
\n\u00a9 Niall Benvie<\/p>\n

His work includes a series of spoof signs placed in the landscape exploring environmental themes, as well as a series called Meet Your Neighbours in which local plants and animals are photographed against a crisp, studio style background, highlighting the idea that \u2018biodiversity begins at home\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am a recovering nature photographer,\u201d Niall says with a chuckle, when asked to explain his style. \u201cNature photography in the traditional sense is a bit of an addiction,\u201d he continues. \u201cA lot of my more recent stuff isn\u2019t classic or traditional wildlife photography at all, it has moved away from that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"This<\/a>
\n\u00a9 Niall Benvie<\/p>\n

Niall has always been surrounded by animals and countryside. He lives in Eastern Scotland where he grew up, and where he ran a farm for seven years, before deciding to dedicate himself to photography in 1993. Prior to launching into the business full time he founded the Scottish Nature Photography Fair as a way to bring together like-minded photographers.<\/p>\n

Now, collaborative projects are an important part of what he does. The Meet Your Neighbours project, which began in 2007, involves about 50 photographers from as far and wide as Haiti, the US and Uganda. He is also part of 2020VISION, a large multimedia project focussed on using photography and film to raise awareness of the value of our natural surroundings. Added to that, Niall has written for a variety of publications, with an output of \u2018over half a million published words\u2019.<\/p>\n

\"This<\/a>
\n\u00a9 Niall Benvie<\/p>\n

Niall\u2019s favourite tools of the trade have changed a lot since he first began photographing, and are important in helping him differentiate his pictures from others\u2019. One is his Mac. \u201cI\u2019m not shy of doing post production work,\u201d he says. \u201cI don\u2019t mean adding extra animals in to the scene, but using post to give a feel or mood to a picture that\u2019s not there in the straight image.\u201d He also loves using portable studio flash for people pictures and all the field studio images.<\/p>\n

More than anything, Niall is guided by a strong calling to photography. \u201cI actually really need to do it \u2013 it\u2019s not just something I like doing,\u201d he says. \u201cIf you don\u2019t have that, you don\u2019t really have a hope of doing it as a career.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"This<\/a>
\n\u00a9 Niall Benvie<\/p>\n

Accordingly, Niall\u2019s tip for young photographers is to give yourself a chance to find out what you\u2019re really passionate about. \u201cHave the confidence to develop your own style. It\u2019s very easy to find out what the market is doing, but the result is lots of very similar generic stock,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis notion of putting 10,000 hours in before you get anything creative \u2013 there\u2019s something in that,\u201d he continues. \u201cMake stuff, get feedback, don\u2019t get precious about it and sooner or later your own style and distinctive work will come out.\u201d<\/p>\n

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