Ben Speed is a London-based photographer working in black and white, on film and digital. His work explores architecture, urban landscapes and everyday life, combining fine-art and documentary approaches.

Battersea Power Station viewed across the Thames from Chelsea Embankment, framed by pointed riverside railings in the foreground.

Fine art photography
exploring people, place
and the built environment.

Lone figure walking along a curved illuminated stairway in St James’s, surrounded by deep shadow.
New Brighton Lighthouse isolated against the dark sea and sky, with light reflected on the water.

Selected work

Abstract black-and-white view of modern architecture in Canary Wharf, with motion blur and converging structural lines.
Abstract black-and-white view of modern architecture in Canary Wharf, with motion blur and converging structural lines.

People

Place

Hotel Rafayel in Battersea viewed from below, its curved glass façade rising into the sky as a plane passes overhead.
Hotel Rafayel in Battersea viewed from below, its curved glass façade rising into the sky as a plane passes overhead.

Built environment