Professional Seminars: Ben Roberts

Last Thursday I organised another westPHOTO Professional Seminars, talks aimed to give the students and photographers of westPHOTO an insight into how a specific professional works and earns a living from photography.

Speaking was a friend of mine Ben Roberts, who spoke about his route into the industry, and about his personal work up to now. Ben Has two degree's, one being an Ma in Fine art, and works incredibly hard at his profession. He is one of those photographers that is involved in everything, He is also a very good public speaker, and the lecture Theatre was packed.

Out of his works, Higher lands stood out personally as a carefully composed body of work. It documents young adults and teenagers growing up in the highlands of Scotland.

Ben's work has recently touched upon an industry that is increasingly at the mercy of the global financial meltdown, Construction in Spain. His series The Brick Business documents recent builds, most uninhabited or sold and the effects of construction on the Mediterranean countryside (Below)
















For more of Bens images visit: www.Benrobertsphotography.com