Benoit, now 43, has dedicated his life to the art of Photography since the age of 14. Practicing his passion, he has worked alternately as a photographer, technologist, professor and journalist in many imaging related areas.
In 1987, he graduated from Louis Lumiere, the National French Photography College in Paris. Then, he joined ILFORD Ltd, the world-leading manufacturer of black and white photographic paper as its European Technical Director. There, he worked helping leading photo artists on technical issues, gaining insights on their methods and approaches.
As soon as 1992, he pioneered the emerging technology related to digital photography working on the first generation of photography capable inkjet printers and software. In 1995, Benoit led the creation of Renoir, a new French National Photography College located in Paris whose program was focused on digital imaging.
As a writer and journalist, he has published 200+ technical articles in French photography and technology related magazines. He has established a strong reputation as perfecting the usage of new technologies to enhance photographic quality and realism.
Benoit is currently living in Hillsborough, CA with his family, Andre - his partner - and their 2 years old twins, Laurice and Alexandre. As a returning student in the U.S, Benoit graduated in 2008 from U.C Berkeley with a double degree in Mass Communication and Sociology and a minor from the famous U.C Berkeley Energy and Resources department (ERG).
On top of his artistic activity as landscape photograph, Benoit's main focus has been the environment, green policies and technologies since 2006. As graduate student at San Jose State University, Benoit's current research is focused on the environmental impacts of the photo processing industry in the Bay Area, near San Francisco, California.
Benoit and his partner, Andre, are happy fathers of twins: Laurice and Alexandre, born in 2006.
J'ai 42 ans...Je suis né à Paris en 1967. Aprés un bac D au lycée privé St Paul d'Angoulême, j'ai fait l'école nationale supérieure Louis Lumière en section photo. Deuxiéme et troisiéme cycles aux Arts décoratifs de Paris en section communication visuelle. Mon premier job : essayer des chimies de développement photo rédiger des notices d'emploi chez Photo-Chimie (PC, les fous de labos photo connaissent sans doute !). Ensuite, 5 ans au poste de Directeur technique chez ILFORD.J'écris des articles techniques photo dans plusieurs mensuels spécialisés depuis 1994 (Photographies Mag., Réponses Photo, Le Photographe...)J'ai enseigné le labo photo, la photonumérique et la prise de vue dans plusieurs écoles supérieures spécialisées (Ecole de l'image : Les Gobelins, Lycée Auguste Renoir)Depuis 2002, je vis en Californie aux USA en plein coeur de la fameuse Silicon Valley ou j'ai étudié la Sociologie et la Communication a l'université de Berkeley pour obtenir un double B.A (Bachelor of Arts) en Juin 2008. Depuis, j'ai rejoint l'universite de la Silicon Valley, SJSU, pour y faire un Master en science de l'environnement. Ma vie personelle est épanouie, grace à un fabuleux partenaire - André - et nos jumeaux nés en 2006, Laurice et Alexandre.