Benjamin

Qualifications/Positions:

Awards/Grants:

2019
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Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize 2019 1st Place in Photography
Utah Adventure Creator Contest 2019​
1st Place Stocksy United Photography Award 2019
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2020
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Nude2020 Photoshoot Award - Merit,   Nature-Earth Category
Finalist in ViewBug Pro Photo volume 17 contest - 12/2020 ​
Viewbug Treasure Award - 1/12/2020
Awarded exclusive Viewbug Daydreamer Badge - 3/17/2020
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2021
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1st Place in Viewbug Creative Composition Photo Challenge - 2/18/2021
1st Place - International Chromatic Award - Nude Category - 12/2021
Honorable Mention - International Chromatic Award - 12/2021
Luxembourg Art Prize - Certificate of Merit - 12/2/2021
Collected by 18 different collectors during 2021 including punk6529
Selected for ObscuraDAO Who We Are Grant - 12/2021
Sold Who We Are #164 with Viribus Femina and ObscuraDAO on Foundation to the legendary Jabdoteth - 12/2021
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2022
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Selected by NFTphotographers,  xyz curation team to join their prestigious listed profiles.
1st Place in Viewbug Monochrome Challenge - 5/09/2022
Honorable Mention International Chromatic Awards - Nude Category 12/18/2022
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2024
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Honorable Mention - Best Photography Awards - Nude Category 5/2024

Exhibitions:

2019
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Solo,   Valid World Hall - Barcelona,   Spain - 1/25-27
Minimalism,   MIA Photo Fair - Milan,   Italy - 3/21
Beautiful Imperfections,   Hinterlands Gallery - Vienna,   Austria - 3/28
Centered,   BBA Gallery - Berlin,   Germany - 4/18-20/2019
Monochrome,   Ravnikar Gallery - Ljubljana,   Slovenia - 5/10-12
Mostly Black,   BBA Gallery - Berlin,   Germany - 5/30-6/1
Powerful Compositions,   BBA Gallery - Berlin,   Germany - 7/19-21
Beautiful Imperfections,   Qlick Gallery - Amsterdam,   Netherlands - 7/26-28
Street Photography,   Photosynthesis Gallery - Sophia,   Bulgaria - 8/1-3
My Favorite Shot,   BBA Gallery- Berlin,   Germany - 9/6-8
Solo,   Ravnikar Gallery - Ljubljana,   Slovenia - 9/27-29
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2020
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Ritual,   Haven Gallery - Northport,   New York - 12/14/2019-1/12
2019 Exhibition - Contemporary Art Gallery Online - 12/31/2019-1/31
2020 Philippines LomoWall Exhibition,   Baluartillo de San Francisco Javier,   Fort Santiago,   Intramuros - January
My Favorite Shot,   Ravnikar Gallery,   Ljubljana,   Slovenia - 1/9-1/11
Storytelling,   Hinterland Galerie - Vienna,   Austria - 1/23-25
Minimalism,   Valid World Hall - Barcelona,   Spain - 2/14-16
Photographer Of The Year,   Espaço Espelho d'Água - Lisbon,   Portugal - 2/21-2/23
The Beauty of Earth,   Blank Wall Gallery - Athens,   Greece - 2/28-3/1
Creative Composition,   Espaço Espelho d'Água - Lisbon,   Portugal - 2/21-23
The Art of B&W,   MIA Photo Fair - Milan,   Italy - 3/19-22/2020 (POSTPONED)
My Exhibition Shot,   Laurent Gallery - Melbourne,   Australia - 4/9-11
Nature Photography,   Blank Wall Gallery - Athens,   Greece - 5/15-17
Art of Black and White,   BBA Gallery - Berlin,   Germany - 6/5-7
Minimalism,   LACP - Los Angeles,   California - 6/26-28
Our Amazing Planet,   LACP - Los Angeles,   California - 6/26-28
Art of Storytelling,   BBA Gallery - Berlin,   Germany - 7/17-19
Nature Photographer of the Year,   The Space,   Vancouver,   Canada - 8/7-9
Solo,   Brick Lane Gallery - Brick Lane,   London - 8/18-24
People and Places,   Studio Galerie B&B - Paris,   France - 9/17-19
Favorite Shot,   Blank Wall Gallery - Athens,   Greece - 9/25-9/27
Best of B&W,   BBA Gallery - Berlin,   Germany - 11/13-15
Photogenic,   Gora Gallery - Montreal,   QC,   Canada - 11/19-21
Our Amazing Planet - Kontrast Galleri,   Stockholm,   Sweden - 12/3-6
Art of B&W - Kontrast Galleri,   Stockholm,   Sweden - 12/3-6
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2021
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Double exhibition - Best of Black and White & Storytelling - Espaço Espelho D’agua Gallery,   Lisbon,   Portugal - 2/26-28
Photographer of the Year (2020) - Agora Gallery,   New York City,   NY - 2/11-13
Powerful Compositions - Blank Wall Gallery,   Athens,   Greece - 3/19-21
Art of Black and White - PH21 Gallery,   Budapest,   Hungary - 8/20-22
Nature Photographer of the Year - Coningsby Gallery,   London - 12/11-13
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2022
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Displayed on two billboards - Vellum LA and ObscuraDAO - DTLA - 1/25-2/4
Displayed in the digital gallery of punk6529
Displayed in NFTSEA NYC 2022
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2023
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Displayed in Hudson Yards and Times Square NYC with NFTNYC2023 - April
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2024
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Creative Comp - Modeka Gallery - Manila,   Philippines - 2/3-6/2-24
Aristocratix Nude Art Exhibition - Downtown Los Angeles,   CA - 2/9-24
Beauty of Earth Exhibition - Blank Wall Gallery,   Athens,   Greece - 2/15-18
Art of Photography - Photo North Festival - Leeds,   UK - April 12-14
Black & White Photographer of the Year - Coningsby Gallery - London - 5/2-4
Displaying at Bridgeport Art Center - Chicago,   IL - 7/19 - 9/6
Nude - Decode Gallery - Tucson,   Arizona - 8/3-31
Displaying at the International Art Market,   Budapest - 10/17-20
Black & White - Modeka Gallery - Manila,   Philippines - 11/30-12/3
Beauty of Earth - Matca Gallery -​ Hanoi,   Vietnam - 12/5-10
Single Subject - The SPACE Art Gallery - Philadelphia - 12/13-15

Worked with the following major brands:

Cartoon Network,   Sony Santa Monica aka Naughty Dog