Julie Benz is an English photographer, who has lived in Mallorca since 2012. She is keen to represent the island’s food culture from the field to the table, especially its dying traditional methods , (such as used in wine, fish, olive oil and citrus cultivation.)
The reason for a late start in photography was her former life a successful jeweller and certified diamond grader. After 20 years, Julie sold the business to follow her true passions, of travel, cycling and photography. Largely self-taught , she has worked with and learned much from photographic masters such as Mary Ellen Mark and Tim Clinch.
Her commercial clients include Mortitx Wines and Chefsin, for whom she has photographed a number of recipe books, based on cookery class events held by Mallorca’s leading chefs.