Desertnight

About Benjamin Everett

“The power and drama of nature inspire me. I love wild places,” says Benjamin Everett. The photographer transforms real places into surreal landscapes that inspire us to dream. His approach is reminiscent to that of a painter: Everett roams through expansive natural areas and searches for deserted areas in order to capture a special mood. Then he forms the resulting photos into the scenes from his mind’s eye. Everett describes himself as a “traveling artist” and finds inspiration all over the world, from the open seas of the South Pacific to the Alaskan hinterland. He often plays with the relationship between the perceiver and the perceived, setting elements in dreamlike… Read more