Renan Benedito (Salvador, Bahia, 1997) is a photographer, director and mentor. He first came into contact with photography at the age of 15 and is currently represented by the Paulo Darzé and Casa Rosa Amarela galleries.
He has participated in exhibitions at institutions such as MAM-BA, SP-Arte, SP-Foto, Palacete das Artes and the Tribunal de Justiça da Bahia.
In 2020, he won the Singular Plural Competition.
In advertising, he has worked and photographed for brands such as Netflix, NPR, ELLE, Facebook, Renner, MRV and Itaú, with highlights including the “Read to a Child” campaign and the film “FUTURO” (2020), produced for the ELLE Stories project by ELLE Brasil.
In his photographs, specially “Infância Periférica” and “Simplesimenso” series (both from 2019, of which predominates the photographic craft with mineral pigment on cotton pa- per), Renan’s gaze turns to the childhood of the human being. More than the main characters, these children represent the emotional element that supports all the initiative promoted by the artist. Portrayed with the typical spontaneity of chil- dren, in daily life situations, the simplicity of photographs keep not only the technical dominion and Renan’s sensibility, such as layers of reading filled with innocence, happiness, friendship, strength and hope.
By the way, “hope” is a word constantly used by the artist to present and define these works. Strengthening the self esteem of the people presented, Renan begins to help con- struct, in the present, a chain of dreams. Like the waters in his photographs, each child, now still a drop, transforms into a beautiful promise of ocean.