Dave Benett

From 1983 Dave began focussing solely on show business events in the early days of the paparazzi, establishing himself as a celebrity photographer.

Benett worked at globally recognized events such as the Free Mandela concerts, as well as covering London's celebrity elite as they partied at all the hottest night spots of the 80s.

[1] During the early 90s Benett crossed over to being an 'inside' photographer, as his connections with The Evening Standard afforded personal invitations and accreditation for major cultural events.

He joined Getty Images's contributors in 2004 after 14 years at Alpha Photographers Ltd. Dave received the Picture Editors' Guild Celebrity Photographer of the Year Award in both 2011 and 2013 [3] and is currently regularly published in The London Evening Standard, The Daily Express, The Daily Star, The I, Grazia, Hello, Harpers Bazaar, Esquire and GQ magazine.

[4] Benett has, for a number of years, raced a Porsche 997 GT3 Cup car in the Britcar Endurance Championship with Marcus Fothergill.