My goal in producing an image is to create something that either speaks for itself or needs no voice. I am exploring many modes of photography because I feel that art needs to be more than a defined genre. The modernists, pictorialists, and photojournalists have all been put into categories that, for the most part, were created after the fact.

Check out my website and my flickr stream to see if I'm what you're looking for.

If you're looking for TF, send me a message and let me know what your ideas are. If it's something I think will benefit my portfolio, I'll be happy to work with you.

I am a member of the Minnesota Strobist Flickr group which is all about taking the flash off camera and keeping things portable.

Testimonials:
Ben has an excellent eye for light and shadow, for color and shape placement. More importantly, though, he understands the stories that pictures can tell, through the presence of something in the shot, or through its lack. Ben's work is simple, profound, and iconic, and it deserves a larger stage.
-- Sean Murphy

Ben Zvan grinds his coffee with his teeth and boils the water with his own rage.
-- PDUB's

There are some people who are photographers and some people who take pictures all the time. Ben is a photographer.
-- Greg Laden

Current Projects and Portfolio Needs:
- Abstract Nouns
- 50's Pulp/SciFi Covers
- Fear
- Age, Race, and Gender issues
- Fine Art Male Nude

Gallery Shows:
World Fantasy Convention (Jurored)
WisCon (Jurored)
MarsCon
Convergence
MinneCon

-Model Mayhem-
Models:
Allyee Christine: 485186
Anne M.: 1009474
Anyla S: 728485
Ashley AKA Bella Bootie: 311117
BriAna Lynne: 868388
Celia Cyanide: 267288
Flashme Charlie: 719720
Tracy Charpentier: 527780
Tiffany Delacoeur: 509901
Melanie Knudson: 621809
Lizisgreat: 780568
Liz Renee: 499028
Joanna Mickelson: 572576
Rebecca Hesch: 870869
xxxMissSalemxxx: 366452
Youn Kyung: 191003


MUA:
Nicole of MAKEUPDO: 666313
Tyra Noir: 175203
UnVeiled Styling: 816588
Lanni Makeup and Hair: 1006528

-Other-
Models:
Heather Arneson
Kari Ann Cole
Ashley Furseth
Rachel Hager
April Haven
Kim Huedepohl
Alisa Mattson
Dorian Potter
Daphne Quay
Mary Rohe

Bands:
Blind Dog
The Crystal Method
Gary Indiana
Faith Assembly
Franz Ferdinand
Information Society
Ladytron
MC Frontalot
Milkbar
Nobot
Squirrel Nut Zippers
They Might Be Giants
The Faint

Invited Talks:
Lighting 101 - Minnesota Strobists - 21 June, 2008
Lighting with Small Storobes - Minneapolis Photographic Society - 18 Aug, 2008

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