Hi, it’s bBenjamin Somers

I mainly take photos of people at events, but they are not meant for public diffusion. You can thus find on this page some of my publishable photos. Please contact me if you wish to reuse any of them.

At seaWaterBirdsAnimalsCliffsVillagesMonumentsAboveOut thereFree expressionRustDesolate landscapesRuinsUrban environmentsIllumination

My gear

I’m starting to have a nice collection of lenses, allowing me to cover events, capture wildlife, or simply share the places I visit. I still have a lot of equipment to try out (flashes, extension tubes, more exotic lenses), but that represents quite an investment…

At sea

May 8, 2022Plouzané, France

La Recouvrance, a replica of an early 19th-century aviso rigged as a topsail schooner, photographed in the roadstead of Brest

July 30, 2023Perros-Guirec, France

The Président Toutain (SNS 098), a boat from the SNSM (the French sea rescue association), photographed during the Fête de la mer in Ploumanac’h

July 30, 2023Perros-Guirec, France

Rescue of a damaged trimaran off Ploumanac’h harbour

July 29, 2023Ouessant, France

Boats in the harbour

Water

March 19, 2022Locmaria-Plouzané, France

Narrow cave

July 29, 2023Ouessant, France

Rock and seagull

July 29, 2023Ouessant, France

Brittany coast

July 29, 2023Ouessant, France

Soaking rocks

July 30, 2023Sept-Îles, France

Soaking rocks

July 29, 2023Ouessant, France

Nividic Lighthouse, the world’s first automatic lighthouse

July 29, 2023Ouessant, France

Ruins of the Nividic Lighthouse cableway

July 30, 2023Sept-Îles, France

North cardinal mark, to avoid an obstacle

August 20, 2023Ménétrux-en-Joux, France

Small waterfall at the Cascades du Hérisson

August 21, 2023Les Planches-en-Montagne, France

Water stream at the Gorges de la Langouette

Birds

August 7, 2022Brest, France

Young seagulls on a roof

August 7, 2022Brest, France

Young seagulls on a roof

July 30, 2023Île aux Moines, France

Young seagull

August 20, 2023Ménétrux-en-Joux, France

Duck on the water

July 30, 2023Île aux Moines, France

Young seagull flying

July 30, 2023Île aux Moines, France

Seagull flying

July 30, 2023Île aux Moines, France

Oystercatcher flying

July 29, 2023Ouessant, France

Cormorant on a rock

July 30, 2023Île Rouzic, France

Northern gannets

July 30, 2023Île Rouzic, France

Northern gannets flying

July 30, 2023Île Rouzic, France

Northern gannets flying

Animals

August 21, 2023Prémanon, France

Cow in the grass

August 21, 2023Prémanon, France

Cow in the grass

August 21, 2023Prémanon, France

Cow in the grass

July 29, 2023Ouessant, France

Goat in a field

July 29, 2023Ouessant, France

Goat in a field

August 23, 2023Prémanon, France

Female roe deer in the grass

August 23, 2023Prémanon, France

Roe deer on the run

August 23, 2023Prémanon, France

Male roe deer in the grass

August 24, 2023Château-Chalon, France

Lizard on a low wall

August 24, 2023Château-Chalon, France

Lizard on a low wall

August 24, 2023Château-Chalon, France

Lizard on a low wall

Cliffs

August 20, 2023Ménétrux-en-Joux, France

Cliff at the Cascades du Hérisson

August 20, 2023Ménétrux-en-Joux, France

Cliff at the Cascades du Hérisson

August 20, 2023Ménétrux-en-Joux, France

Cascade de l’Éventail

August 23, 2023Baume-les-Messieurs, France

Cliff at the Cirque de Baume-les-Messieurs

August 23, 2023Baume-les-Messieurs, France

Cirque de Baume-les-Messieurs, seen from the Croix de Suchot

Villages

August 20, 2023Prémanon, France

Landscape in Prémanon

August 23, 2023Baume-les-Messieurs, France

Reculée de Baume-les-Messieurs

August 24, 2023Château-Chalon, France

Château-Chalon village

August 24, 2023Château-Chalon, France

Château-Chalon vineyard, from the Belvédère de la Rochette

August 24, 2023Château-Chalon, France

Voiteur, seen from the Belvédère de la Rochette

August 23, 2023Baume-les-Messieurs, France

Saint-Pierre Abbey

August 23, 2023Baume-les-Messieurs, France

Restaurant des Grottes

Monuments

August 22, 2023Genève, Switzerland

Saint Pierre Cathedral

August 22, 2023Genève, Switzerland

Saint Pierre Cathedral

August 22, 2023Genève, Switzerland

Stairs inside Saint Pierre Cathedral

August 22, 2023Genève, Switzerland

Stained glass windows inside Saint Pierre Cathedral

September 2, 2023Dresden, Germany

Dresden Castle and Cathedral of the Holy Trinity

September 2, 2023Dresden, Germany

Dresden Academy of Fine Arts and its “Lemon Squeezer” glass dome

Above

August 20, 2023Ménétrux-en-Joux, France

High trees at the Cascades du Hérisson

August 22, 2023Genève, Switzerland

Saint Pierre Cathedral’s walls and ceilings

August 22, 2023Genève, Switzerland

Saint Pierre Cathedral’s walls and ceilings

Out there

March 19, 2022Plouzané, France

View from the Fort du Minou

August 22, 2023Genève, Switzerland

Saint Pierre Cathedral’s spire

August 22, 2023Genève, Switzerland

Saint Pierre Cathedral’s spire

September 2, 2023Dresden, Germany

St Martin Garrison Church, from the Military Museum

Free expression

March 19, 2022Locmaria-Plouzané, France

Ruins of the Fort de Toulbroc’h

March 19, 2022Plouzané, France

Fort du Minou

August 22, 2023Genève, Switzerland

Saint-Jean pumping station

Rust

March 19, 2022Locmaria-Plouzané, France

Manhole door at the Fort de Toulbroc’h

March 19, 2022Locmaria-Plouzané, France

Rusty wreck

July 29, 2023Ouessant, France

Old boat winch at the Bouguezen harbour

July 29, 2023Ouessant, France

Anchor of the Atlas wreck in front of the Fort de Lockeltaz

Desolate landscapes

August 25, 2023Molain, France

Grotte des Moidons (rotated)

August 25, 2023Molain, France

Grotte des Moidons

August 25, 2023Molain, France

Grotte des Moidons

August 25, 2023Molain, France

Grotte des Moidons

August 25, 2023Molain, France

Grotte des Moidons (rotated)

August 25, 2023Molain, France

Grotte des Moidons

August 25, 2023Molain, France

Grotte des Moidons

August 25, 2023Molain, France

Grotte des Moidons (rotated)

Ruins

August 24, 2023Château-Chalon, France

Charlemagne Tower

March 19, 2022Locmaria-Plouzané, France

Moulin de Ru Vras

July 29, 2023Ouessant, France

Villa des tempêtes

Urban environments

July 26, 2022Brest, France

Antennæ at sunset

September 2, 2023Dresden, Germany

Military History Museum

August 22, 2023Genève, Switzerland

Genève, seen from the Saint Pierre Cathedral

August 22, 2023Genève, Switzerland

Traditional Swiss landscape

August 22, 2023Genève, Switzerland

Genève, seen from the Saint Pierre Cathedral

Illumination

August 22, 2023Genève, Switzerland

National Monument

August 22, 2023Genève, Switzerland

View from Saint Pierre Cathedral

August 23, 2023Beaume-les-Messieurs, France

Croix de Suchot

August 22, 2023Genève, Switzerland

National Monument