Benjamin Pryor is a Bristol-based freelance photographer dedicated to capturing the wild places and wild food he loves, as well as the raw character in the people who grow it, cook it, and eat it.
He is also a chef with a passion for cooking on open fire, and co-founder of sustainable restaurant Poco Tapas Bar which he ran for 13 years. With Poco he won the Observer Food Monthly’s ‘Best Ethical Restaurant’ award; Crumbs Magazines ‘Best Casual Dining’ award and won the Sustainable Restaurant Associations ‘UK Best Sustainable Restaurant’ award on so many occasions that they created a hall of fame especially & inducted Poco into it to avoid their “hogging the top gong”. Ben founded Abergavenny Food Festival’s Cooking On Fire stage where he was dubbed the ‘Keeper Of The Flame’ and has worked with many leading talents in the food industry. Over the last decade of curating menus across food and drinks, he’s had numerous recipes published nationally.
A child of the outdoors, his connection to the land and water is ever-present in his imagery; a rugged and heart-felt aesthetic. He prides himself on his ability to set subjects at ease, giving his portraits a natural authenticity. loves to work with natural light in all it’s moods and plays with focus to celebrate subtle meaningful details.
His favourite place is by the sea, with sand between toes and salt in his hair.
Featured publications include National Geographic Food, Conde Naste Traveller, The Guardian, Olive Magazine, Waitrose Magazine and ‘Craft Britain, Why Making Matters’ by Helen Chislett & David Linley.
