Benjamin Swett
Benjamin Swett, a writer and photographer, lives in New York City. His books experimenting with photographs and text include Route 22 (Quantuck Lane Press, 2007) and New York City of Trees (Quantuck Lane Press, 2013), which won the 2013 New York City Book Award for Photography. “The Picture Not Taken” is part of a series of essays on the experience of photography and was chosen as a Notable Essay in Best American Essays 2020. Others in the series have appeared or are forthcoming in Salmagundi, Orion, and Agni.