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 seaWaterwaysMaritime infrastructureWaterBirdsAnimalsCliffsVillagesMonumentsAboveOut thereFree expressionRustDesolate landscapesRuinsUrban environmentsColorful ceilingsIllumination

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

Plouzané, France, May 8, 2022
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

Perros-Guirec, France, July 30, 2023
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

Perros-Guirec, France, July 30, 2023
July 30, 2023Perros-Guirec, France

Rescue of a damaged trimaran off Ploumanac’h harbour

Ouessant, France, July 29, 2023
July 29, 2023Ouessant, France

Boats in the harbour

Waterways

Brest, France, July 18, 2024
July 18, 2024Brest, France

Pont de Recouvrance

Brest, France, July 18, 2024
July 18, 2024Brest, France

Penfeld river

부산 (Busan), South Korea, July 25, 2024
July 25, 2024부산 (Busan), South Korea

청사포 (Cheongsapo) port

부산 (Busan), South Korea, July 25, 2024
July 25, 2024부산 (Busan), South Korea

청사포 (Cheongsapo) lighthouse

Gérardmer, France, August 21, 2024
August 21, 2024Gérardmer, France

Lac de Gérardmer

Colmar, France, August 22, 2024
August 22, 2024Colmar, France

Lauch river

Bratislava, Slovakia, August 25, 2025
August 25, 2025Bratislava, Slovakia

Danube river

Bratislava, Slovakia, August 25, 2025
August 25, 2025Bratislava, Slovakia

Danube river

Bratislava, Slovakia, August 25, 2025
August 25, 2025Bratislava, Slovakia

Danube river

Dinan, France, September 29, 2025
September 29, 2025Dinan, France

Rance river

Dinan, France, September 29, 2025
September 29, 2025Dinan, France

Rance river

Hamburg, Germany, May 8, 2026
May 8, 2026Hamburg, Germany

Elbe river

Hamburg, Germany, May 8, 2026
May 8, 2026Hamburg, Germany

Elbe river

Hamburg, Germany, May 8, 2026
May 8, 2026Hamburg, Germany

Elbe river

Hamburg, Germany, May 8, 2026
May 8, 2026Hamburg, Germany

Elbe river

Maritime infrastructure

Hamburg, Germany, May 8, 2026
May 8, 2026Hamburg, Germany

Container cranes and ships

Hamburg, Germany, May 8, 2026
May 8, 2026Hamburg, Germany

Container cranes and ship

Hamburg, Germany, May 8, 2026
May 8, 2026Hamburg, Germany

Container cranes and ship

Hamburg, Germany, May 8, 2026
May 8, 2026Hamburg, Germany

Dry dock

Water

Locmaria-Plouzané, France, March 19, 2022
March 19, 2022Locmaria-Plouzané, France

Narrow cave

Ouessant, France, July 29, 2023
July 29, 2023Ouessant, France

Rock and seagull

Ouessant, France, July 29, 2023
July 29, 2023Ouessant, France

Brittany coast

Ouessant, France, July 29, 2023
July 29, 2023Ouessant, France

Soaking rocks

Sept-Îles, France, July 30, 2023
July 30, 2023Sept-Îles, France

Soaking rocks

Ouessant, France, July 29, 2023
July 29, 2023Ouessant, France

Nividic Lighthouse, the world’s first automatic lighthouse

Ouessant, France, July 29, 2023
July 29, 2023Ouessant, France

Ruins of the Nividic Lighthouse cableway

Sept-Îles, France, July 30, 2023
July 30, 2023Sept-Îles, France

North cardinal mark, to avoid an obstacle

Ménétrux-en-Joux, France, August 20, 2023
August 20, 2023Ménétrux-en-Joux, France

Small waterfall at the Cascades du Hérisson

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

Water stream at the Gorges de la Langouette

부산 (Busan), South Korea, July 25, 2024
July 25, 2024부산 (Busan), South Korea

해동용궁사 (Haedong Yonggungsa Temple)

부산 (Busan), South Korea, July 25, 2024
July 25, 2024부산 (Busan), South Korea

Breakwaters

Birds

Brest, France, August 7, 2022
August 7, 2022Brest, France

Young seagulls on a roof

Brest, France, August 7, 2022
August 7, 2022Brest, France

Young seagulls on a roof

Île aux Moines, France, July 30, 2023
July 30, 2023Île aux Moines, France

Young seagull

Ménétrux-en-Joux, France, August 20, 2023
August 20, 2023Ménétrux-en-Joux, France

Duck on the water

Île aux Moines, France, July 30, 2023
July 30, 2023Île aux Moines, France

Young seagull flying

Île aux Moines, France, July 30, 2023
July 30, 2023Île aux Moines, France

Seagull flying

Île aux Moines, France, July 30, 2023
July 30, 2023Île aux Moines, France

Oystercatcher flying

Ouessant, France, July 29, 2023
July 29, 2023Ouessant, France

European shag on a rock

Île Rouzic, France, July 30, 2023
July 30, 2023Île Rouzic, France

Northern gannets

Île Rouzic, France, July 30, 2023
July 30, 2023Île Rouzic, France

Northern gannets flying

Île Rouzic, France, July 30, 2023
July 30, 2023Île Rouzic, France

Northern gannets flying

Pont de Gau, France, December 29, 2023
December 29, 2023Pont de Gau, France

Grey heron on a tree

Pont de Gau, France, December 29, 2023
December 29, 2023Pont de Gau, France

Grey heron on a tree

Pont de Gau, France, December 29, 2023
December 29, 2023Pont de Gau, France

Grey heron on a tree

Pont de Gau, France, December 29, 2023
December 29, 2023Pont de Gau, France

Grey heron on a roof

Pont de Gau, France, December 29, 2023
December 29, 2023Pont de Gau, France

Grey heron on a tree

Pont de Gau, France, December 29, 2023
December 29, 2023Pont de Gau, France

Grey heron on a tree

Pont de Gau, France, December 29, 2023
December 29, 2023Pont de Gau, France

Greater flamingo in a pond

Pont de Gau, France, December 29, 2023
December 29, 2023Pont de Gau, France

Greater flamingo in a pond

Pont de Gau, France, December 29, 2023
December 29, 2023Pont de Gau, France

Greater flamingo in a pond

Pont de Gau, France, December 29, 2023
December 29, 2023Pont de Gau, France

Greater flamingo in a pond

Pont de Gau, France, December 29, 2023
December 29, 2023Pont de Gau, France

Greater flamingo in a pond

Pont de Gau, France, December 29, 2023
December 29, 2023Pont de Gau, France

Greater flamingo in a pond

Pont de Gau, France, December 29, 2023
December 29, 2023Pont de Gau, France

Greater flamingo in a pond

Pont de Gau, France, December 29, 2023
December 29, 2023Pont de Gau, France

White stork in front of greater flamingoes

Pont de Gau, France, December 29, 2023
December 29, 2023Pont de Gau, France

Little egret in front of a greater flamingo

Pont de Gau, France, December 29, 2023
December 29, 2023Pont de Gau, France

White stork

Pont de Gau, France, December 29, 2023
December 29, 2023Pont de Gau, France

White stork

Pont de Gau, France, December 29, 2023
December 29, 2023Pont de Gau, France

Little egret in a pond

Pont de Gau, France, December 29, 2023
December 29, 2023Pont de Gau, France

Little egret in a pond

Île Rouzic, France, April 18, 2025
April 18, 2025Île Rouzic, France

Atlantic puffins

Île Rouzic, France, April 18, 2025
April 18, 2025Île Rouzic, France

Atlantic puffin

Île Rouzic, France, April 18, 2025
April 18, 2025Île Rouzic, France

Razorbill

Île Rouzic, France, April 18, 2025
April 18, 2025Île Rouzic, France

Razorbill

Île Rouzic, France, April 18, 2025
April 18, 2025Île Rouzic, France

Razorbill

Île Rouzic, France, April 18, 2025
April 18, 2025Île Rouzic, France

European shag

Île Rouzic, France, April 18, 2025
April 18, 2025Île Rouzic, France

Razorbill

Animals

Prémanon, France, August 21, 2023
August 21, 2023Prémanon, France

Cow in the grass

Prémanon, France, August 21, 2023
August 21, 2023Prémanon, France

Cow in the grass

Prémanon, France, August 21, 2023
August 21, 2023Prémanon, France

Cow in the grass

Plainfaing, France, August 21, 2024
August 21, 2024Plainfaing, France

Cows walking in the grass

Ouessant, France, July 29, 2023
July 29, 2023Ouessant, France

Goat in a field

Ouessant, France, July 29, 2023
July 29, 2023Ouessant, France

Goat in a field

Prémanon, France, August 23, 2023
August 23, 2023Prémanon, France

Female roe deer in the grass

Prémanon, France, August 23, 2023
August 23, 2023Prémanon, France

Roe deer on the run

Prémanon, France, August 23, 2023
August 23, 2023Prémanon, France

Male roe deer in the grass

Château-Chalon, France, August 24, 2023
August 24, 2023Château-Chalon, France

Lizard on a low wall

Château-Chalon, France, August 24, 2023
August 24, 2023Château-Chalon, France

Lizard on a low wall

Château-Chalon, France, August 24, 2023
August 24, 2023Château-Chalon, France

Lizard on a low wall

Cliffs

Ménétrux-en-Joux, France, August 20, 2023
August 20, 2023Ménétrux-en-Joux, France

Cliff at the Cascades du Hérisson

Ménétrux-en-Joux, France, August 20, 2023
August 20, 2023Ménétrux-en-Joux, France

Cliff at the Cascades du Hérisson

Ménétrux-en-Joux, France, August 20, 2023
August 20, 2023Ménétrux-en-Joux, France

Cascade de l’Éventail

Baume-les-Messieurs, France, August 23, 2023
August 23, 2023Baume-les-Messieurs, France

Cliff at the Cirque de Baume-les-Messieurs

Baume-les-Messieurs, France, August 23, 2023
August 23, 2023Baume-les-Messieurs, France

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

Villages

Prémanon, France, August 20, 2023
August 20, 2023Prémanon, France

Landscape in Prémanon

Baume-les-Messieurs, France, August 23, 2023
August 23, 2023Baume-les-Messieurs, France

Reculée de Baume-les-Messieurs

Château-Chalon, France, August 24, 2023
August 24, 2023Château-Chalon, France

Château-Chalon village

Château-Chalon, France, August 24, 2023
August 24, 2023Château-Chalon, France

Château-Chalon vineyard, from the Belvédère de la Rochette

Château-Chalon, France, August 24, 2023
August 24, 2023Château-Chalon, France

Voiteur, seen from the Belvédère de la Rochette

Baume-les-Messieurs, France, August 23, 2023
August 23, 2023Baume-les-Messieurs, France

Saint-Pierre Abbey

Baume-les-Messieurs, France, August 23, 2023
August 23, 2023Baume-les-Messieurs, France

Restaurant des Grottes

Grignan, France, April 20, 2024
April 20, 2024Grignan, France

Grignan, from its castle

Oravský Podzámok, Slovakia, August 24, 2025
August 24, 2025Oravský Podzámok, Slovakia

Oravský Podzámok, from its castle

Monuments

Genève, Switzerland, August 22, 2023
August 22, 2023Genève, Switzerland

Saint Pierre Cathedral

Genève, Switzerland, August 22, 2023
August 22, 2023Genève, Switzerland

Saint Pierre Cathedral

Genève, Switzerland, August 22, 2023
August 22, 2023Genève, Switzerland

Stairs inside Saint Pierre Cathedral

Genève, Switzerland, August 22, 2023
August 22, 2023Genève, Switzerland

Stained glass windows inside Saint Pierre Cathedral

Dresden, Germany, September 2, 2023
September 2, 2023Dresden, Germany

Dresden Castle and Cathedral of the Holy Trinity

Dresden, Germany, September 2, 2023
September 2, 2023Dresden, Germany

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

Grignan, France, April 20, 2024
April 20, 2024Grignan, France

Castle of Grignan

Brest, France, July 18, 2024
July 18, 2024Brest, France

Tour Tanguy

부산 (Busan), South Korea, July 25, 2024
July 25, 2024부산 (Busan), South Korea

해동용궁사 (Haedong Yonggungsa Temple) gate

경주 (Gyeongju), South Korea, July 31, 2024
July 31, 2024경주 (Gyeongju), South Korea

연화교 (Yeonhwagyo, Lotus Flower Bridge) and 칠보교 (Chilbogyo, Seven Treasures Bridge) leading to 안양문 (Anyangmun, Peace Enhancing Gate), at 불국사 (Bulguksa Temple)

경주 (Gyeongju), South Korea, July 31, 2024
July 31, 2024경주 (Gyeongju), South Korea

대웅전 (Daeungjeon, main hall) at 불국사 (Bulguksa Temple)

경주 (Gyeongju), South Korea, July 31, 2024
July 31, 2024경주 (Gyeongju), South Korea

불국사 (Bulguksa Temple)

경주 (Gyeongju), South Korea, July 31, 2024
July 31, 2024경주 (Gyeongju), South Korea

불국사 (Bulguksa Temple)

Košice, Slovakia, August 23, 2025
August 23, 2025Košice, Slovakia

Dóm svätej Alžbety (Saint Elizabeth Cathedral)

Košice, Slovakia, August 23, 2025
August 23, 2025Košice, Slovakia

Dóm svätej Alžbety (Saint Elizabeth Cathedral) roof

Bratislava, Slovakia, August 25, 2025
August 25, 2025Bratislava, Slovakia

Bratislava Castle staircase

Bratislava, Slovakia, August 25, 2025
August 25, 2025Bratislava, Slovakia

Bratislava Castle staircase

Bratislava, Slovakia, August 25, 2025
August 25, 2025Bratislava, Slovakia

Bratislava Castle

Bratislava, Slovakia, August 25, 2025
August 25, 2025Bratislava, Slovakia

Octahedral Body

Above

Ménétrux-en-Joux, France, August 20, 2023
August 20, 2023Ménétrux-en-Joux, France

High trees at the Cascades du Hérisson

Genève, Switzerland, August 22, 2023
August 22, 2023Genève, Switzerland

Saint Pierre Cathedral’s walls and ceilings

Genève, Switzerland, August 22, 2023
August 22, 2023Genève, Switzerland

Saint Pierre Cathedral’s walls and ceilings

Out there

Plouzané, France, March 19, 2022
March 19, 2022Plouzané, France

View from the Fort du Minou

Genève, Switzerland, August 22, 2023
August 22, 2023Genève, Switzerland

Saint Pierre Cathedral’s spire

Genève, Switzerland, August 22, 2023
August 22, 2023Genève, Switzerland

Saint Pierre Cathedral’s spire

Dresden, Germany, September 2, 2023
September 2, 2023Dresden, Germany

St Martin Garrison Church, from the Military Museum

Grignan, France, April 20, 2024
April 20, 2024Grignan, France

Grignan, from its castle

Bratislava, Slovakia, August 25, 2025
August 25, 2025Bratislava, Slovakia

Katedrála svätého Martina (Saint Martin’s Cathedral)

Free expression

Locmaria-Plouzané, France, March 19, 2022
March 19, 2022Locmaria-Plouzané, France

Ruins of the Fort de Toulbroc’h

Plouzané, France, March 19, 2022
March 19, 2022Plouzané, France

Fort du Minou

Genève, Switzerland, August 22, 2023
August 22, 2023Genève, Switzerland

Saint-Jean pumping station

Rust

Locmaria-Plouzané, France, March 19, 2022
March 19, 2022Locmaria-Plouzané, France

Manhole door at the Fort de Toulbroc’h

Locmaria-Plouzané, France, March 19, 2022
March 19, 2022Locmaria-Plouzané, France

Rusty wreck

Ouessant, France, July 29, 2023
July 29, 2023Ouessant, France

Old boat winch at the Bouguezen harbour

Ouessant, France, July 29, 2023
July 29, 2023Ouessant, France

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

Desolate landscapes

Molain, France, August 25, 2023
August 25, 2023Molain, France

Grotte des Moidons (rotated)

Molain, France, August 25, 2023
August 25, 2023Molain, France

Grotte des Moidons

Molain, France, August 25, 2023
August 25, 2023Molain, France

Grotte des Moidons

Molain, France, August 25, 2023
August 25, 2023Molain, France

Grotte des Moidons

Molain, France, August 25, 2023
August 25, 2023Molain, France

Grotte des Moidons (rotated)

Molain, France, August 25, 2023
August 25, 2023Molain, France

Grotte des Moidons

Molain, France, August 25, 2023
August 25, 2023Molain, France

Grotte des Moidons

Molain, France, August 25, 2023
August 25, 2023Molain, France

Grotte des Moidons (rotated)

Ruins

Château-Chalon, France, August 24, 2023
August 24, 2023Château-Chalon, France

Charlemagne Tower

Locmaria-Plouzané, France, March 19, 2022
March 19, 2022Locmaria-Plouzané, France

Moulin de Ru Vras

Ouessant, France, July 29, 2023
July 29, 2023Ouessant, France

Villa des tempêtes

Ribeauvillé, France, August 22, 2024
August 22, 2024Ribeauvillé, France

Château du Girsberg

Ribeauvillé, France, August 22, 2024
August 22, 2024Ribeauvillé, France

Château de Saint-Ulrich

Spišské Podhradie, Slovakia, August 24, 2025
August 24, 2025Spišské Podhradie, Slovakia

Spišské Podhradie, seen from Spiš Castle

Spišské Podhradie, Slovakia, August 24, 2025
August 24, 2025Spišské Podhradie, Slovakia

Spiš Castle

Spišské Podhradie, Slovakia, August 24, 2025
August 24, 2025Spišské Podhradie, Slovakia

Spiš Castle

Oppenau, Germany, August 31, 2025
August 31, 2025Oppenau, Germany

Kloster Allerheiligen (All Saints’ Abbey)

Oppenau, Germany, August 31, 2025
August 31, 2025Oppenau, Germany

Kloster Allerheiligen (All Saints’ Abbey)

Oberkirch, Germany, August 31, 2025
August 31, 2025Oberkirch, Germany

Schauenburg

Baden-Baden, Germany, September 3, 2025
September 3, 2025Baden-Baden, Germany

Schloss Hohenbaden (Hohenbaden Castle)

Baden-Baden, Germany, September 3, 2025
September 3, 2025Baden-Baden, Germany

Schloss Hohenbaden (Hohenbaden Castle)

Baden-Baden, Germany, September 3, 2025
September 3, 2025Baden-Baden, Germany

Schloss Hohenbaden (Hohenbaden Castle)

Urban environments

Brest, France, July 26, 2022
July 26, 2022Brest, France

Antennæ at sunset

Dresden, Germany, September 2, 2023
September 2, 2023Dresden, Germany

Military History Museum

Genève, Switzerland, August 22, 2023
August 22, 2023Genève, Switzerland

Genève, seen from the Saint Pierre Cathedral

Genève, Switzerland, August 22, 2023
August 22, 2023Genève, Switzerland

Traditional Swiss landscape

Genève, Switzerland, August 22, 2023
August 22, 2023Genève, Switzerland

Genève, seen from the Saint Pierre Cathedral

부산 (Busan), South Korea, July 26, 2024
July 26, 2024부산 (Busan), South Korea

부산 (Songdo) cable cars

부산 (Busan), South Korea, July 26, 2024
July 26, 2024부산 (Busan), South Korea

부산 (Songdo) cable cars

부산 (Busan), South Korea, July 26, 2024
July 26, 2024부산 (Busan), South Korea

부산 (Songdo) cable cars

부산 (Busan), South Korea, July 26, 2024
July 26, 2024부산 (Busan), South Korea

부산 (Songdo) cable cars

Košice, Slovakia, August 23, 2025
August 23, 2025Košice, Slovakia

Košice, from Saint Elizabeth Cathedral

Košice, Slovakia, August 23, 2025
August 23, 2025Košice, Slovakia

Dragon sculpture at Čermeľský potôčik

Bratislava, Slovakia, August 25, 2025
August 25, 2025Bratislava, Slovakia

North of Bratislava, from the UFO tower

Bratislava, Slovakia, August 25, 2025
August 25, 2025Bratislava, Slovakia

South of Bratislava, from the UFO tower

Bratislava, Slovakia, August 25, 2025
August 25, 2025Bratislava, Slovakia

North of Bratislava, from the UFO tower

Bratislava, Slovakia, August 25, 2025
August 25, 2025Bratislava, Slovakia

Eurovea mall

Bratislava, Slovakia, August 25, 2025
August 25, 2025Bratislava, Slovakia

Eurovea mall

Baden-Baden, Germany, September 3, 2025
September 3, 2025Baden-Baden, Germany

Alley in Baden-Baden

Baden-Baden, Germany, September 3, 2025
September 3, 2025Baden-Baden, Germany

Statue of Otto von Bismarck

Colorful ceilings

경주 (Gyeongju), South Korea, July 31, 2024
July 31, 2024경주 (Gyeongju), South Korea

Lotus lanterns at 불국사 (Bulguksa Temple)

경주 (Gyeongju), South Korea, July 31, 2024
July 31, 2024경주 (Gyeongju), South Korea

Paper lanterns at 불국사 (Bulguksa Temple)

경주 (Gyeongju), South Korea, July 31, 2024
July 31, 2024경주 (Gyeongju), South Korea

Paper lanterns at 불국사 (Bulguksa Temple)

Bratislava, Slovakia, August 25, 2025
August 25, 2025Bratislava, Slovakia

Dáždniková ulica (umbrella street), a seasonal installation with a new design each year since 2018

Illumination

Genève, Switzerland, August 22, 2023
August 22, 2023Genève, Switzerland

National Monument

Genève, Switzerland, August 22, 2023
August 22, 2023Genève, Switzerland

View from Saint Pierre Cathedral

Beaume-les-Messieurs, France, August 23, 2023
August 23, 2023Beaume-les-Messieurs, France

Croix de Suchot

Genève, Switzerland, August 22, 2023
August 22, 2023Genève, Switzerland

National Monument