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The Artists - Ben Messina |
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Ben Messina |
Ben Messina is a full time Landscape and Nature photographer based in Brisbane, Australia. His ability to capture inspiring imagery originates from the beauty that surrounded him whilst growing up in Cairns, Far North Queensland.
Wanting to share the picturesque landscape, Ben began his photographic journey. From the age of ten, he captured his first images on a Pentax K1000, using Black and White film. Being the son of an established, professional photographer, he was fortunate enough to have his fathers experience and a fully functioning Black and White darkroom at his fingertips. Ben turned professional at the age of eighteen, capturing everything from cutting edge commercial photography through to portraiture. However, his true passion has always been for landscape, beauty waiting to be captured…
Concentrating on gathering a collection over many years, his talent has flared with time.
Ben took the courageous step of opening his first gallery in Cairns, in 2004. It was so successful that he now has work displayed in private and corporate collections all over the world. With the phenomenal response to his first gallery, In 2005 Ben expanded to Brisbane, opening his second gallery, named Gallery M in the heritage-listed Brisbane Arcade.
Ben's images are mostly captured on his Fuji GX617 dedicated panoramic camera with Fuji Velvia 50asa film, Ben also uses a Canon 5d Mk2 21mp digital slr camera with a dedicated panoramic tripod head.
Ben’s collection of panoramic images have, heart, emotion and amazing depth. And his journey continues… |
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