Last year I was commissioned by Director Alexandra Genova to shoot some Behind the Scenes (BTS) images for her latest documentary  ‘Our Land’  which was broadcast on Together TV and on ITV as part of their Black, British and Breaking Boundaries series. Alex was most recently nominated for a BAFTA for “Our Land” and awarded Best Director of a Short Documentary at the London Director Awards.

The film is available to watch on ITVplayer and Sky Documentaries.

Director: @_alexandragenova_
Producers: @_alexandragenova_ + Didi Mae Hand
Director of Photography: @alfredthirolle.dop
Additional Cinematography: @ronnie.mcq
Editor: Emil Joseph
Original score: @pabloscopinaro
Sound Design: @benwyoung
Sound recordists: Francis Cullen, Ollie Drummond, Louis Tompkins
Colourist: @vladb.c / @cheat_it

In January 2022 I was commissioned by Soho House to shoot some images of the James Massiah Presents event, here are some portraits that I shot of the artist and the supporting artists from the event.  

Last year I was commissioned by Soho House to shoot some images for their article ”Soul food: dishing up the past with chef Liam Barker” here are some shots that I took for the article and some tearsheets of the full article on their website. 

This month my work was published in the Olive Magazine Jan 2022 issue.

Photography, Hayley Benoit 

Food @rrfoodstyle

Prop @agathegits

Art Director @e_winchester_8395

Location Backgrounds Studio

This month my work was published in the Olive Magazine Dec 2021 issue. 

Photography, Hayley Benoit 

Food @lottie_covell_foodstylist

Prop @forks_and_knives

Location Backgrounds Studio

Great news, after a high demand of requests to purchase my Yellow’s on Yellow’s print, as seen on SkyTV’s latest Sky Arts series “My Greatest Shot” I’m pleased to share that you can now buy this print on my website amongst other food photography prints from my collection.

Feeling festive, I’ve reduced the price for all food prints in the shop for those who are interested in purchasing any prints, I’ve also included free delivery for all U.K. orders.

HAYLEY BENOIT | PRINT SHOP

Special thank you to those who have contacted me on the side and shared your kind words regarding my TV debut, it was a really nerve-wracking experience seeing my face on TV and talking about my work in such detail publicly.

If you missed last week’s food episode with myself and Jonathan Gregson, you can now stream it on SkyGo and NOW TV.

Thanks again to Tern TV for making this happen and Adobe for partnering up with this series. 

I’m thrilled to announce that tomorrow night at 8:30pm, I will be featured on Sky Arts @skytv new TV show “My Greatest Shot” in partnership with @adobe where I’ll be discussing my food photography process and how I pick my greatest shot! Feel free to view this episode if you have Sky, SkyGo or Freeview tomorrow night.

Special thanks to the awesome team @terntv for making this happen and to @robgreigphoto for the fab promo photos. ❤️

Last week I shot and edited my very first video the other day at the @elkhairandbody salon opening event. Here’s the video and some snaps of the day.

Last week I bought some new strobes and wanted to test some new lighting techniques at home. Feeling inspired by the autumn season and the Halloween festivities, I decided to set up some still life Pumpkin scapes and roast some pumpkins for a salad. 

Last week I took a trip to the Lux exhibition at 180 Strand. The immersive exhibition reached beyond my expectations. There was so much to see at this exhibition and I believe the collaboration of artists was a perfect collection that leaves you feeling completely inspired throughout. Here are some of the shots that I took from my day.