Ben Harris


Ben feels his passion for Art and Photography has always been deep rooted and held a place in his heart. Just for Ben, with no dependence on others, to be relied upon Ben feels completely free to explore and express his love of just feeling and being.
Bathing in all of life’s wonders. Photography has given Ben a tool to capture these precious moments and to relive them in a beautiful time capsulated frame.

Ben’s family is split in the artistic scene with his Mum’s side having an extremely good commercial artist and photographer in his uncle David and a great oil painter in his granddad. His Dad was especially bad at drawing but good at other artist creativity.

Ben always finds himself trying to interpret and express his thoughts and emotions on each Photograph he takes. Ben has a love of vivid colours, lines and curves. He always tries to bring the essence of what he visual depicts and to manipulate the camera to pin down the exact qualities that he is trying to extol.

Bens is passionate about religious pieces, which he re-works and manipulates to give a defined modern style with a funky flavor. To Ben, religious architecture and art have always been used to extol upon people. The highest thoughts and forms of there time, a wonderful mixture of virtuousness and spiritual beauty. During the Renaissance period, many works that focused on religion were the most dramatic works. Ben finds this period of Art history most influential.

His neon interpretations, Ben hopes to deliver a sense boldness and strong vibrancy into the original photographs he took on location.

Ben is influenced by graffiti and the statements graffiti artists make on the street. He enjoys peoples generalization of graffiti, as rubbish and vandalism. He looks for strong lines and patterns in location such as Budapest and New York. Ben takes many photographs of graffiti in many of the cities he has visited. He finds graffiti an embrace of endeavor to make the depilated look more pleasant. He sources and uses the rundown areas to become his own work.

His love for photography is in a purist sense, that of memories, loved ones and places visited. Ben has been to many places throughout the world, always with a camera in tow. To Ben, Photography gives a framed memory, something that gives me peace, when he completes work he finds much happiness. Lloyd, the gallery director, could not agree more. He to finds absolute happiness in completing work.
For Ben the Arts and particularly Photography has given Ben a way to express himself, and his love for everything around him. There is beauty and gloriousness in every moment.
Lloyd would like to thank Ben for his positive outlook on life and hopes he is successful as a photographer.