Benjamin Norman is an editorial/commercial photographer and multimedia shooter based in New York City. While finishing his degree in Economic Policy at NYU, he undertook an internship with Pulitzer-Prize winning photographer/director Vincent Laforet, and has been working for a range of clients ever since. He spends most of his days shooting for editorial publications like The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, but has also been sent on assignment for The New York Times Magazine, among others. His work has been recognized by American Photography, POYi, the NYPH, the NYPPA, and the Hearst Corp.
Ben is also a proud teacher/volunteer at NYC SALT, a non-profit photography program serving inner city teenagers in New York City.
He is a member of Wonderful Machine.
Editorial clients and publications include:
TIME, The New York Times Magazine, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, New York Magazine, Time Out NY Magazine, The Guardian (UK), Bloomberg News, XXL, Thomas Cook Travel
Advertising clients include:
City Harvest, The Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY), Strike Nation/Carnivale, Universal Music, Scholastic Inc.
Recent exhibitions, books, and awards:
"2 of 3" Group Show, London + Paris, 2012
MILK Underground Fall Show, MILK Studios, New York, NY, 2011
Invited to join Wonderful Machine, Inc. (2011)
Nominated for PDN 30 2011
"1 OF 3" Group Show, New York, NY 2011
MILK Underground Spring Show, MILK Studios, New York, NY, 2011
New York Photo Awards, Honorable Mention (2010)
American Photography 26 (2010)
Featured in Big World Magazine + Swiss Radio Show "Les Urbanites" (2010)
Harlem: A Century In Images (The Studio Museum in Harlem/Rizzoli), 2010
"Obama: The Historic Campaign in Photographs" Leica Gallery, NYC
POYi 66