Ben Thomas (photographer)

Benjamin "Ben" Thomas (born ca. 1981, in Adelaide, Australia))[1] is an Australian photographer[2] and author who is known for his conceptual photography, mostly centred on the subject of highly populated city and urban scenes utilising various techniques such as tilt-shift photography, mirroring and color.

Early life and education

After developing his photographic skills making music videos,[3] Thomas moved to Melbourne and switched to SLR still photography.[4]

Career in photography

Thomas uses a miniaturisation technique called "tilt shift photography".[5][6] He has been exhibited internationally, been featured by Adobe, and won the ACMP Projections Art Photographer of the Year Award in 2008.[7]

Using a helicopter to take high-angle photographs,[8] Thomas created a series of miniatures entitled "Cityshrinker" in 2007, depicting a number of cities around the world. Some of these creations have been featured in his first book, Tiny Tokyo; The Big City Made Mini. (Chronicle Books)[9]

Thomas has also created a collection of photographs which he has called "Accession", in which large urban scenes are deconstructed and reconstructed in a kaleidoscopic style.[1][10]

Thomas has also exhibited a number of his landscape and still images internationally. He is currently representing Sony as part of the Sony Xperia Academy, showcasing Sony's flagship mobile camera capabilities.[1][11]

Ben was a 2015 artist in residence at the Villa Lena Foundation, Tuscany.

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