Imagination.  Character.  Wisdom.  Beauty.  Truth. 

These are the things Ben strives to achieve in his work.  Ben is based in Des Moines, Iowa, but his work has taken him around the globe. 

His commercial photography career began in Paris in 2008 when he started working with the boutique advertising agency Darwin FX, marking a significant step in his creative journey.

Ben spent his younger years in front of the camera acting for film and television.  Yet, stepping behind it felt like a natural progression for this lifelong storyteller.

Ben has worked with a diverse range of clients, including Johnson & Johnson, Goldman Sachs, and the US Department of State. His work has been featured in publications such as the New York Times, Architectural Digest, Travel and Leisure, Elle Décor, Hollywood Reporter and Juxtapoz Magazine.


Client list includes:

- Johnson & Johnson

- Goldman Sachs

- Special Olympics of Illinois

- US Department of State

- Obama For America

- PETA

- Ryan Companies

- Des Moines Metro Opera

- MoFilms, London

- Allstate Insurance

- Delta Sky Magazine

- Sci-Fi Network, Los Angeles

- Kiehl's, New York

- Nevs Agency, London

- Propper Daley, Los Angeles

- Ford Models

- Wilhelmina, New York/Los Angeles

- JF Chen, Los Angeles

- Sandestin Resort

- Next, Miami

- Pella Windows

- Strategic America

- Maclyn Group, Chicago

- Des Moines Art Center

- Zoobean


EXHIBITIONS: 


CURATORIAL:

Double Take

September 1, 2023

Des Moines Art Center


GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

Between the Earth and Sky

October 11, 2024

Moberg Gallery, 

Des Moines, Iowa

“Rodeo Queen” series,  Belle Morte Collective


Ghost at the Feast

July 14, 2021

Moberg Gallery

Des Moines, Iowa 

“Death in the Family” series,  Belle Morte Collective


Photography as Response

October 6, 2018

The Center for Fine Art Photography

Fort Collins, CO

“Death in the Family” series, Belle Morte Collective


Ft2 Built

Des Moines Art Center 

September 17, 2016

“Still Moving” Series


Up Speak

Curated by Larassa Kabel

August 26, 2016

“Blanket” Series, Belle Morte Collective


Are We Global Yet? The Art and Politics of Public Space (including the virtual)

Curated by Lenore Metrick-Chen, November 13, 2015- February 23, 2016

Anderson Gallery at Drake University

“Quade”, “Quade right here”


Works on Paper

September 5, 2014

Moberg Gallery

Des Moines, Iowa

Untitled India Series


Figurative

January 31, 2014

Moberg Gallery

Des Moines, Iowa

“Connected”, “Disconnected”


SOLO EXHIBITIONS

Hollywood Dream

September 20, 2013 

Espace Faubourg

Paris, France


Confliction

September 15, 2013

Polk County Jail

“Confliction” Series








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