Ben Smillie is an amateur photographer and designer who lives by day working for a global technology company. Having studied art in high school (painting/drawing) he took up photography later in life and through travel has found passion in street photography.

**Ben K. Smillie** | Amateur Street Photographer | GitHubber

📍 Adelaide ⇄ Melbourne | 🌏 Frequent Flyer

Developer by day, street photographer by wanderlust. When I'm not pushing commits at GitHub, you'll find me exploring urban landscapes with my camera, capturing candid moments in the ever-changing streets of Adelaide and Melbourne.

My work takes me across the globe, and I never travel without my camera. Each new city is a fresh canvas – from the graffitied laneways of Melbourne to the coastal charm of Adelaide, from bustling tech conferences in San Francisco to quiet morning markets in Tokyo.

I believe the best photographs happen in the in-between moments: a stranger's smile, afternoon light hitting a building just right, or the organized chaos of city life. My style leans toward documentary street photography with a touch of whimsy – much like the colorful, playful world captured behind me in this photo.

Currently working on a photo series documenting the tech community's human side – the people behind the pull requests, the stories between the standups.

Follow my journey:

📸 Instagram: @benksmillie

💻 GitHub: @benksmillie

*"Code is poetry, but the streets write novels."*