Andrea + Aaron at the Ace
Tags: ace, georgetown, hotel, industrial, seattle, studio, wedding
Kip Beelman - My eyes and mind are in a better place. Thank you.January 17, 2012 - 1:30 pm
Jesse Green - Ridiculous man. Such incredible captures.January 17, 2012 - 1:34 pm
jeff marsh - stellar work my friendJanuary 17, 2012 - 1:40 pm
Travis Shumate - Love them all. The feel of the dancing shots is incredible. Great work as always.January 17, 2012 - 2:02 pm
mckenzie powell - Love it all! Ben, your photography is always beautiful. And Andy, you looked stunning!January 17, 2012 - 2:10 pm
Phil Chester - Oh so wonderful. Totally captured the real mood and spirits of everyone.January 17, 2012 - 4:15 pm
Ben Adams - crazy good! the first 3 pics had me hooked.January 17, 2012 - 4:21 pm
Luis Cabeza - these are seriously so great!January 17, 2012 - 4:25 pm
Jen May - Perfect. Great to see you new posts on the blog!January 17, 2012 - 11:28 pm
Kent Wedding Photography - Lovely images and made great use of an urban and poor wether setting too.January 18, 2012 - 8:19 am
Jason Curescu - Love the feel to the photos Ben. You captured a lot of emotion. Awesome!January 18, 2012 - 1:57 pm
marc ash - Crazy good, love that your style is like a mixer of street photography and wedding photography. Your the manJanuary 19, 2012 - 10:48 pm
Derren - Great work Ben! So many nice moments from this one!January 21, 2012 - 10:13 am
Puglet - I wish more wedding photography was like this...January 23, 2012 - 10:18 am
Hanna - Gorgeous work!January 23, 2012 - 10:19 am
ed peers - Awesome coverage Ben - you're vision is unreal.January 25, 2012 - 3:24 am
South Africa
There is a spot where the Indian and Atlantic ocean come together
and you stand there, and there is a feeling like the world is flat
and you are at the edge of the map. South Africa has beautiful,
surreal coastlines that make you feel like you are in another world.
The family we stayed with I owe so much gratitude. They were incredibly
hospitable and treated me like family.
I learned so much on this trip. More on that with the next batch of photos.
In these photos:
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Merebank, Durban
Paper mill, Merebank
Downtown Durban
North Beach
Umhlanga Rocks
CPT Airport
Capetown
Robben Island
Cape Flats
Hout Bay
Chapman’s Peak Drive
Hluhluwe
Tags: cape flats, capetown, chapmans peak, durban, hout bay, KwaZulu-Natal, kzn, merebank, north beach, south africa
isaiah - so good ben....incredibleNovember 18, 2011 - 1:01 am
Chantal - whoah. Just whoah. So many favorites. Too many ; ).November 18, 2011 - 1:03 am
Kirsten - Stunning images, wow. I am shooting a wedding in Cape Town in March, can't wait.November 18, 2011 - 1:03 am
jsa - intense. a great feel for what it was like to stand there.November 18, 2011 - 1:11 am
samm blake - awesome series of images ben. love them all. these make me want to visit africa now :) xoNovember 18, 2011 - 1:17 am
carly - "...make you feel like you are in another world." <-- Exactly what I was thinking as I scrolled through these. Otherworldly, Ben. So well done. :)November 18, 2011 - 1:47 am
john benavente - great series of frames!November 18, 2011 - 1:48 am
Annemari Ruthven - So awesome to see your country and every day life through someone else's eyes. It makes you see things in a new way, see the possibilities.November 18, 2011 - 2:35 am
Nick - Lovely images, Ben. So nice to see my own country through an outsider's eyes.November 18, 2011 - 3:00 am
nunzy - yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyy AFRICA :) i loooooooooooove ! aww homie thanx for sharing.. love da clothes pins and love da older guy walking by the windows with the glasses, those two i cant get outta my head :) i swooon for all this goodness homie ! proud of you alwaysNovember 18, 2011 - 7:35 am
Allan - Hey that's my hood...Awesome shots of itNovember 18, 2011 - 7:47 am
bryan - amazing work ben. diggin every frame.November 18, 2011 - 7:50 am
Kip Beelman - Unbraailevably well depicted. Bravo Ben.November 18, 2011 - 8:55 am
karli - UNREAL, Ben. So stunning and captivating and I know it's not just the place...but it's the way your eyes see it. Thanks for sharing.November 18, 2011 - 9:29 am
marc ash - Spectacular series Ben great tones and colors.November 18, 2011 - 9:29 am
beth - just beautifulNovember 18, 2011 - 9:58 am
Nirav - Incredible imagery Ben!November 18, 2011 - 10:02 am
nate kaiser - dang ben, this is off the hook. well done!November 18, 2011 - 10:43 am
otto schulze - you went to my land! and captured it beautifully!November 18, 2011 - 10:50 am
carissa - wow, ben. beautiful.November 18, 2011 - 11:18 am
lonnie webb - Ben these are incredible!November 18, 2011 - 12:27 pm
Della - Incredible.November 18, 2011 - 12:28 pm
julie harmsen - stunning. there is a calm, peaceful air about this set. it's soothing.November 18, 2011 - 12:33 pm
hug - love how you do your thing.November 18, 2011 - 2:39 pm
Lauren - These made me smile and open my eyes in the way I've been waiting for all week. Really beautiful.November 18, 2011 - 2:40 pm
Chere - Great photographic interpretation of my country! Great to reminisce! Thanks Ben, you never cease to amaze me :)November 18, 2011 - 9:52 pm
rebecca - I live in Cape Town and man oh man did you capture our country perfectly. Wish I had known you were here - would love to have met you. You'll have to come and visit again!November 19, 2011 - 7:05 am
asklo - Nice Pics specially the ones for South Africa. It gives back good memoriesNovember 20, 2011 - 6:03 am
Jerome - Beautiful pictures Ben, some really superb work there. I definitely need to put SA on my list of places to visit nowNovember 20, 2011 - 10:46 am
Sarah - I love your work!! So beautiful!November 20, 2011 - 1:41 pm
Katie - Ben these are great!!! I am ready to go back!!! I loved it there!!November 21, 2011 - 10:17 am
Michael Porter - Always a step ahead. Inspiring, Ben.November 21, 2011 - 3:59 pm
daniel chesnut - these are incredible. well done.November 21, 2011 - 6:31 pm
Dorothy - these are breathtakingNovember 22, 2011 - 3:23 am
roald - yo. we should do a redo of this trip!!!November 22, 2011 - 6:13 am
Kira - It's great to see these!!! I have so many favorites and as I was scrolling down I kept thinking, "There's more?!" A particular fave. is the peninsula/island covered in clouds. Breath taking.November 22, 2011 - 7:00 am
tony - I am such a big fan! How do you get your photos to look so soft?November 22, 2011 - 11:47 am
Jonas (Americanvirus) - So beautiful!November 22, 2011 - 4:29 pm
ezjess - Wow Ben these are just stunning - took my breath awayNovember 22, 2011 - 9:33 pm
Kristen Marie - Oh my goshness. These make me want to go through my Europe photos. You should make a book. I want to know what this place smelled like and sounded like. http://blog.benblood.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/benblood_2784.jpgNovember 27, 2011 - 11:54 pm
ariel renae - suuuuper gorgeous.December 5, 2011 - 2:03 pm
tim coulson - that was beautiful. i have new perspective.December 6, 2011 - 2:52 pm
Duane smith - Dude!! You were practically in my town! Hluhluwe isn't far from me. Darn! Such Rad shots. I hope you come back!December 6, 2011 - 3:09 pm
Andria Lindquist - beautiful. you do magic. i love the variety and the way it catches your eye. so much calm in these.December 6, 2011 - 3:11 pm
kelly - Highest respectDecember 7, 2011 - 4:59 am
sergio mottola - so, so impressed. these are awesome.December 7, 2011 - 12:22 pm
Alex - London Wedding Photographer - Nice work! :-)December 12, 2011 - 2:10 pm
davejonesphoto.com - I hope you get more opportunity in the near future to travel and take more than wedding photos, these really inspire me to travel homie...December 18, 2011 - 2:10 pm
PDN names Rising Stars of Wedding Photography
8 November 11 / editorial
It is with excitement that I share that I was picked by PDN as one of the
rising stars in wedding photography. I am grateful to all of the people who
have shown trust and kindness in working with me, I could not ask for better.
Tags: editoral, pdn, rising stars, tear sheet, wedding photography
Dan O'Day - so well deserved my friend.November 8, 2011 - 2:40 pm
Travis - Yes! Congratulations, brother.November 8, 2011 - 2:41 pm
karli - wonderful ben, it's deserved! you are a star. i recognize that little box. ;)November 8, 2011 - 2:45 pm
jsa - can;t think of many people more deserving, congrats.November 8, 2011 - 2:46 pm
Phill - Rising? I thought you already were. Thanks for the intro to PDN though; I'd not heard of it before :~) Oh, and congratulations!November 8, 2011 - 2:49 pm
Joe Choi - Yay! People are catching on. Congrats. You never ended up autographing my arm at the wedding. Next time. :)November 8, 2011 - 2:53 pm
Keiko - Hooray! What a terrific article. A well deserved exposure in print for you.November 8, 2011 - 3:03 pm
Emily Wilkens - Go Ben! I love your pictures and the way you're livin! Keep it up!November 8, 2011 - 3:03 pm
roald - ummm... gangsta!November 8, 2011 - 4:01 pm
Bryan Aulick - Congragulations!November 8, 2011 - 4:11 pm
michael rowley - rad! you deserve it.November 8, 2011 - 4:20 pm
Jerome - congrats ! well deservedNovember 8, 2011 - 5:19 pm
claire - ben blood!!! well deserved, good friend!November 8, 2011 - 8:15 pm
tawny - congrats, ben! this is so great. i'm so excited & happy for you! :)November 8, 2011 - 8:41 pm
carissa - yay! congratulations, ben. they show their superior taste by choosing you!November 8, 2011 - 10:32 pm
samm blake - so awesome Ben! and so deserved :)November 9, 2011 - 12:13 am
Gedas - Congrats!November 9, 2011 - 2:46 am
james readhead - congrats man - thats huge...amazing work and well deserved...November 9, 2011 - 2:51 am
sylvie - congratulations ben !!November 9, 2011 - 7:34 am
Andria Lindquist - CONGRATS. what an honor. and very well deservedNovember 9, 2011 - 11:08 am
aunt nancy - Congratulations Ben----but I'm not at all surprised!!!! :) xoNovember 9, 2011 - 11:11 am
patrick - WHOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!November 9, 2011 - 12:54 pm
Ann - Congratulations on a well-deserved honor. You're the best!November 9, 2011 - 7:54 pm
Rog - An obvious choice dude. Well done.November 10, 2011 - 5:06 pm
nirav - woot woot!! Amazing Ben!!! So happy for you!November 10, 2011 - 5:42 pm
kelly tunney - much deserved times infinityNovember 10, 2011 - 7:50 pm
mike - congrats! much deserved!November 10, 2011 - 8:53 pm
Julia Manchik - Congrats, Ben! If I had to do the choosing, I would've picked you.November 11, 2011 - 2:48 pm
Kira - Yeehaw!!!! Congratulations!!!November 13, 2011 - 1:33 am
romin - Ben, that photo of the groom leading the bride through tall grass has been stuck in my head for about 2 years since you first posted it. Well done, friend.November 13, 2011 - 6:32 pm
David Jenkins - Huge congrats Ben, your work has been so good for a long time.November 15, 2011 - 4:53 am
Aunt Kathy - I knew you when.....! And I shared your achievement with extended family from Blaine to Philadelphia and Colorado to Minnesota.November 17, 2011 - 3:44 pm
Katie - This is fantastic!!!!November 21, 2011 - 11:32 am
Jonas (Americanvirus) - Congrats, Ben. Totally rocks!November 22, 2011 - 4:28 pm
George Qiu - Saw you on this magazine! Your work is very unique!December 6, 2011 - 8:47 pm
Ed Dittenhoefer - Well done. Very much deserved for your excellent work.December 16, 2011 - 12:12 pm
max hodges - Nice work with the PDN interview!December 19, 2011 - 2:01 pm
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