About Me
I began my journey early on, wandering the streets of Oxfordshire with an Olympus OM-2 Spot Program SLR, loaded with Ilford HP5 and an 18mm lens, shooting all the locals from the hip. Photography was an escape from my early teenage years, when I never felt I belonged. Therefore, capturing & crystallising life into a single moment led to enthusiastic studies in Photography, gaining a distinction at college and completing my Bachelor of Arts at the University of Falmouth, Cornwall.
Shortly after, I chose to head to the capital to follow my creative ambitions with a multidisciplinary approach to visual arts. You will now find me in Haggerston, London, as a Photographer & Director shooting for Editorial & Commercial Clientele.
To summarise, what I do & what primarily interests me are seen through the lens of two pertinent themes observable throughout my work: emotion & existence. Human psychology, desire, and happiness are all elements of things I like to explore. I actively choose to be very empathic with the subject matter. Having spent many years living by the sea, I also find a lot of inspiration in the natural vistas. Through my lens, I see a cinematic world inherently imbued with emotion & the fragility of sentimentality. It's these values and feelings that flow through my work. I want to show love for the subject matter, the only way I know how: to place it in its best light.
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At the heart of it
I adore working together with other creative minds. I've got a circle of collaborators: model-builders, set designers, stylists, producers, post-production and CGI studios, styling, hair/makeup artists, casting directors, location finders, and animal handlers that come together to create engaging imagery.
I take a conscious approach to minimising environmental impact by keeping productions as lightweight as possible, following organisations like Adgreen, and choosing select producers who do the same. As a result, it's more cost-effective & more straightforward to manage.
When I'm not on set or juggling business in the office (SHED Haggerston), I spend my free time travelling, running, fermenting hot sauce & nurturing sourdough starters.
Ben shoots commercial and editorial work in the UK and Worldwide for brands, creative agencies & individuals.
A selection of work is available as limited edition prints.
Clients whom I work with
ADA Ventures // Amazon // Athru Whiskey // Autolus // AXON // Bacardi // BBC // BGV // Bearded Kitten // Bombay Sapphire // Bisto // British Airways Business Life // Cedar // Electronic Arts // Experian // Glenfiddich // Getty Images // GoCardless // Goldfinger // Google // Google Deepmind // Heathrow Airport // HV CAPITAL // Irving Scott // Jones Knowles Ritchie // Lego // Lindt // Mailchimp // Maidwell Marketing // Matheson Marcault // Microsoft // Mischief PR // NYX // Nespresso // Ogilvy // Open Space Contemporary // PPRO // Rare ltd // ROWDEN // Sesac Music Group // SHE SAYS // Skip Garden // Soda Says // Somerset House // Syncona // The Drawing Room // The London Magazine // Venator // Workday // WIRED // Waltham Forest // YHANGRY
Contact
London, UK.
+44 (0)7742816173
ben@benpetercatchpole.com
BPC Productions Ltd.
Current resident at www.shedlondon.com - Photography Studio Hire & Deskspace in Central/East London.
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