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    Food for thought

    Jan 29, 2018 5 minutes
    Source:   A great example of a dynamic shot of the people who catch or produce food Canon EOS 5D Mark II, 24-105mm, 1/250sec at f/9, ISO 250  

    Mark Benham

    Mark Benham is an award-winning photographer who focuses on people and the world of food. He was Food Photographer of the Year in 2016. He has an abiding interest in documenting the lives of ordinary people, which often takes him abroad. For more visit www.markbenham.co.uk .

    These days we’re awash with images of food. They’re everywhere – a mind-boggling array taken by many different specialist photographers, it’s a highly competitive area. Less visible is the photography which focuses on the other side of food: growing, harvesting, selling, distributing, preparing, cooking and eating.

    In my former years as a graphic designer and art director, I often worked with a number of excellent food photographers for food service clients. These were long studio shoots, and always in the dark because we used controlled studio lighting and flash. When I moved over to photography,

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