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A wide landscape of a calm blue sea under a pale orange and blue sky. In the distance, a range of mountains is bathed in a soft pink glow.

Photography: Benjamin Schmuck's here to brighten your day with dreamy landscapes and bolts of colour

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Date
14 November 2013

It’s hard not to find yourself tumbling helplessly head over heels with Benjamin Schmuck’s soft-focus style. He somehow applies a magical kind of translucence to otherwise ordinary images in a way that makes you wonder how you didn’t spot that sumptuous baby pink yourself, and get it straight up on Instagram. His new series, Ravitaillé par les Corbeaux brings something a little brighter into the mix too, juxtaposing vibrant pops of colour with the tranquility of his trademark muted backdrops. From purple, turquoise and shocking pink outerwear to an orange balloon masquerading as the sun, how he spots his perfectly framed shots is beyond me, but I’m mighty happy he does.

A person stands on a wooden boardwalk, taking a photo of a geothermal pool. They wear a bright pink shirt, black trousers and a wide-brimmed purple sun hat.
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Benjamin Schmuck: Ravitaillé par les Corbeaux

A small, silver metallic sphere sits on a glass surface. Tiny, crystalline fragments cluster around it in a loose, circular formation.
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Benjamin Schmuck: Ravitaillé par les Corbeaux

A large, bright orange balloon floats against a clear blue sky with scattered white clouds. A thin black string extends downwards from the balloon.
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Benjamin Schmuck: Ravitaillé par les Corbeaux

Two hands hold a long, thin shard of clear ice against a plain white background. The ice tapers to a sharp point at the top.
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Benjamin Schmuck: Ravitaillé par les Corbeaux

A single, slender pine tree stands on a sandy ridge, overlooking a dense green forest. In the distance, rolling blue mountains sit beneath a bright sky with large, white clouds.
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Benjamin Schmuck: Ravitaillé par les Corbeaux

A person is seen from behind, wearing a navy blue baseball cap and a light blue shirt. Their dark hair curls out from under the cap's adjustable strap.
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Benjamin Schmuck: Ravitaillé par les Corbeaux

A person’s hand, wearing a thin gold chain bracelet, holds the corner of a crumpled piece of white paper. The paper rests on a white surface with a subtle, textured pattern.
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Benjamin Schmuck: Ravitaillé par les Corbeaux

A range of distant mountains glows red and orange under a pale blue sky at dusk. The colours are reflected in the still, glassy surface of the water in the foreground.
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Benjamin Schmuck: Ravitaillé par les Corbeaux

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Maisie Skidmore

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Maisie joined It’s Nice That fresh out of university in the summer of 2013 as an intern before joining full time as an Assistant Editor. Maisie left It’s Nice That in July 2015.

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