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Ben Merrington

July 02, 2009 | Words By: Angela

photo by ben merringtonBen Merrington is a freelance Graphic Designer, based in Bristol, UK.

“I use photography in most of my work. Experimentation with formats and approaches keeps me inspired and consistently returns to this medium. Do the best with what you have at the time and put yourself in odd positions, that’s kind of my approach to photography. When I was documenting these Saltwatersoul boards it was a typically miserable, British, wet-weather day, but the classic boards and natural setting were a combination that just worked out right.”

Check out Ben’s recent work www.ben-m.co.uk.

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Handcrafted by Sam Homfray in South Wales, UK, Saltwatersoul boards (www.saltwatersoul.com) are reminiscent of the iconic designs of the ’60s and ’70s. Sam produces timeless and experimental shapes, glassed in fully glossed, coloured resin pigments and tints.


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