Ben Hopper

Ben Hopper is an artist using photography as his main medium, and people as his main subject. Since 2007, Hopper has been creating fine art photography projects from his base in London, focusing on contemporary circus, dance and nudes. Through his work, Hopper showcases beauty of the human form and utilises his photography to explore sexuality, challenge identity and gender. He strives to raise awareness surrounding nudity censorship and social taboos. His current and future projects dive into the nature of our core emotions and the human condition. Hopper’s personal work has reached a wide online audience through media outlets including The Huffington Post, BuzzFeed, ELLE, The Guardian, The Daily Mail, GQ and more. His controversial project ‘Natural Beauty’ sparked a global discussion after going viral in early 2014. It reached tens of millions and shaped a cultural trend of women letting their armpit hair grow. Hopper’s ‘Naked Unicorn’ image from his project ‘Naked with Masks’ has become an Internet meme after its release in 2010. This exposure led to his combined social media following to peak at nearly 250k. Since 2010, Hopper has produced and participated in over 30 exhibitions, ran 3 successful crowd-funding Kickstarter campaigns and won 2 grants from the Arts Council of England. His exhibitions were attended by tens of thousands. Commercially, Hopper has been working closely with local and international artists, companies and venues to produce both promotional imagery and material for creative projects. His clients and partners include Cirque du Soleil, The Roundhouse, Secret Cinema, Canon, Rambert Dance Company, DV8 Physical Theatre and more.