Tom Benn - Photographer
Tom
has traded as a Professional Photographer for the last six years.
He is based in Devon's beautiful South Hams. 
As an experienced location photographer, he travels regularly
in Britain,
Europe 
and 
world-wide
to get the pictures required by commissioning clients.
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Sailing
Tom
is renowned for his unusual and stunning sailing pictures,
many of which are regularly appearing as Magazine front covers.
He has been the principal photographer for Princess and Moody - Marine
Projects (Plymouth) Ltd. since 1993.
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Property
Throughout
his career, Tom has worked with Country House Agents
to produce brochures and editorial photography presenting
the regions finest homes.
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Experience and Training
Tom studied Photography, Film and Television at Plymouth College of Art and Design. He went on to work in Film and Television for 5 years with credits including the feature film ‘Sense and Sensibility’. The Ruth Rendle Mysteries. Benetton Formula 1 Team. ‘The Sony Rugby World Cup’ title sequence, Ridley Scott Associates and ‘The Good Golfing Guide’ for The Sunday Express.
BBC
credits include:
Tomorrows World, The Travel Show, Standing Room Only, Secret
Nature and Spotlight Southwest among others.
Location
Tom has lived in Southwest Devon for the last 25 years. The county of Devon is situated 200 miles west of London, England. Tom lives in a small village in an area known collectively as the South Hams. This is an area of outstanding natural beauty situated between the rivers Dart and Tamar.
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The South Hams countryside consists of untamed open Moorland to the North with granite Tors marking the highest ground. To the South a rugged dramatic coastline that is rich in maritime history with tidal estuaries and historic towns including Dartmouth, Salcombe, Bigbury Bay, the Erme estuary, Newton Ferrers and Noss Mayo on the Yealm, Wembury and Plymouth Sound. Between Dartmoor and the sea there are numerous historic villages and small hamlets in a rural patchwork of undulating fields and woodland.
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The Regional Marine Industry
With a rich maritime history Devon and Cornwall boasts a host of internationally renowned marine business including: DML Ltd. (Devonport Naval and commercial Dockyard, Plymouth).
Marine Projects (Plymouth) Limited, builders of Princess Yachts and Moody Sailboats.
Pete Goss "The Race", Totnes.
Sir Chay Blythe's Challenge Business, Plymouth.
Appledore shipyard, North Devon
Pendennis Shipyard, builders of bespoke Superyachts, Falmouth, Cornwall.
Regional Events
Plymouth is renowned for major International off shore sailing events predominately hosted by the Royal Western Yacht Club. From Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Sailing to the start of Clipper 96 and 98. This year is no exception with 1999 Cowes - Fastnet - Plymouth race finishing in Plymouth.
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The Mount Batten Watersports Centre will become a major Dinghy Championship venue and a centre of watersports excellence over the next few years. The centre is capable of hosting events with up to three hundred small craft competing in the sheltered waters of Plymouth Sound or beyond the breakwater out in open water.
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All the areas mentioned are within easy reach by car, for example;
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Contact
me with your enquiries or comments: tom@bennphotos.co.uk
Telephone: 00 44 (0)7970 974 102
All pictures © Tom Benn 1999