ben blood - documentary photographer http://blog.benblood.com Thu, 09 May 2013 23:23:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 TAWNY & IRV http://blog.benblood.com/2013/05/09/tawny-irv/ http://blog.benblood.com/2013/05/09/tawny-irv/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 23:23:55 +0000 ben blood http://blog.benblood.com/?p=5361 051_benblood_8842001_benblood_8525010_benblood_8556029_benblood_8642032_benblood_8656034_benblood_8668038_benblood_8693048_benblood_8781050_benblood_8802054_benblood_8817056_benblood_8820064_benblood_8851074_benblood_8897063_benblood_8921086_benblood_8969087_benblood_8960080_benblood_8935084_benblood_8947

More of Tawny and Irv coming soon.

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It was a delight to document the wedding of Jessica Hische and Russ Maschmeyer
in San Francisco. They are two very talented and driven people. Their interactive website
is genius and meaningful. It was a joy being around them and their friends in San Francisco.

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Part Two in Brooklyn by Kristen Marie
Wedding Video by Belvedere Stories
Green Wedding Shoes feature
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These Dear People.
They were most concerned that I enjoyed their wedding
and wouldn’t work too much. Their hearts are so big.
Thank you both dearly.
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Do check out their talents,
Kristen Marie Photography
Pickwick

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Images taken with an Olympus XA.

]]> http://blog.benblood.com/2012/09/24/japan-2/feed/ 14 kristen and michael http://blog.benblood.com/2012/06/14/kristen-and-michael/ http://blog.benblood.com/2012/06/14/kristen-and-michael/#comments Thu, 14 Jun 2012 08:51:41 +0000 ben blood http://blog.benblood.com/?p=5018

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The three of us took an adventure to a nearby
island and spent the day exploring nature.

Kristen is a dear, talented photographer in Seattle.
Michael is in a band that makes you want to dance.
They are doing extremely good things.

I am thrilled to have these two in my life.
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M and M. I miss these two.

Headlands Center for the Arts – Sausalito, CA
A big thank you to Jen at Green Wedding Shoes for kindly featuring this wedding.

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Brother and Sister.
They create powerful, beautiful music.
Listen to the latest album Family at noahgundersen.bandcamp.com
which features one of my photographs from Germany on the cover.

Stylist – Melodie Knight

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This is Japan from my iPhone. I spent the last 10 days backpacking
with some dear friends in Tokyo and Kyoto, as well as a few small towns.
The second day there, my Canon 5D shutter froze up. These are some rough
photos from my phone that hopefully convey the flavor of Japan.

This country is quite beautiful, hectic, and thoughtful all at the same time.

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1:29pm-1:34pm

]]> http://blog.benblood.com/2012/03/05/sequence/feed/ 21 jenny and ben, early one morning http://blog.benblood.com/2012/02/13/jenny-and-ben-early-one-morning/ http://blog.benblood.com/2012/02/13/jenny-and-ben-early-one-morning/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:39:55 +0000 ben blood http://blog.benblood.com/?p=4564

West Seattle

Jenny and Ben had incredibly good spirits.
They were especially kind to me even after I asked to photograph them before the sun came up.
In the end, the three of us agreed it was worth it.
This was a wonderful morning.

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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

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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.

]]> http://blog.benblood.com/2011/11/08/pdn-names-rising-stars-of-wedding-photography/feed/ 37 abbie + jay 2 of 2 http://blog.benblood.com/2011/10/27/abbie-jay-2-of-2/ http://blog.benblood.com/2011/10/27/abbie-jay-2-of-2/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:08:03 +0000 ben blood http://blog.benblood.com/?p=4238     

See Part 1 of this wedding here.

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These two are great people with great hearts. I wish I could be around them more.
More of this wedding tomorrow. Photographed at the beautiful Gorge Crest Farms.

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Above, all photos credit Kyle Johnson.
This is a visual study on a collaboration with photographer Kyle Johnson.
Together, Kyle shot Hasselblad and I shot digital, documenting a wedding
last year. It is fascinating to compare two perspectives of the same event.
Props to Kyle for shooting a Hasselblad p.j. style. A big thanks to Anna
and Stephen for inviting both Kyle and I to document.
Below, all photos credit Ben Blood.
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Lower Lights Burning are releasing their long-awaited album on Saturday.
Above are a few photos I did with LLB back in the Spring, and I’m very happy
I could collaborate with them. Today they released a beautiful video by our friend
Christian Sorensen Hansen. The show is at the Columbia City Theater at 9pm.

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Two dear people.

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Portland, Oregon

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Kaylee Cole is a dear friend and wonderful musician out of Seattle.
These are some press photos for her upcoming album release.
She’s playing tomorrow (8/31) at the Doug Fir in Portland
as well as here in Seattle at Bumbershoot this weekend!
Here’s a video of Kaylee singing Paranoid Android with the Seattle Rock Orchestra.

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mua – Elisabeth Prehn
hair – Loufel Estayo
wardrobe – Sara Fisher

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