About
Ben Zucker
b. 1983 Chicago, IL -
“My work ranges from live-show photography to album cover artwork, from street reportage, documentary projects and social issues. My native town in Massachusetts always instilled in me a love of pastoral landscapes and nature.”
I have a passport and am willing to travel.
I will be attending PRATT Institute this fall, 2008.
Please contact me to arrange specific assignments.
Price list available upon request.
Mail: 260 Amity Street. Amherst, Massachusetts, USA 01002
P: 1 413 374 7640
Electronic Mail: benzucker@hotmail.com
200 photos: www.flickr.com/photos/benlzucker
EDUCATION
2006
BFA Photography. San Francisco Art Institute. San Francisco, California
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2007
Western New England College. Springfield, MA
2006
Stillights Gallery. San Francisco, California
2006
Chameleon Café. San Francisco, California
2005
Chameleon Café. San Francisco, California
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008
Phoenix Grounds Gallery. San Francisco, California
2007
Phoenix Grounds Gallery. San Francisco, California
2006
Stillights Gallery. San Francisco, California
2005
Stillights Gallery. San Francisco, California
2003
Drury Gallery. Marlboro, Vermont
PUBLICATIONS
2008
The International Library of Photography – “Endless Journeys”
2008
Schmap. San Francisco, California.
Online Contribution of Digital Photography to leading publisher of digital travel guides.
2007
Now Public. Crowd Powered Media.
Online Contribution of Digital Photography for San Francisco story, “Chinatown, My Chinatown.”
http://www.nowpublic.com/culture/chinatown-my-chinatown
2006
Urban Narratives. Ben Zucker.
Edition of 5 soft cover books, 29 pages, full color.
COLLECTIONS
Western New England College. Springfield, Massachusetts
Exhibitors work in president’s office
Phoenix Grounds Gallery. San Francisco, California
Visiting Artist in Residence
EVENTS
2008
Hampshire College. Amherst, MA
Breaking Barriers. History of African American Tennis and the ATA
Assisted in gallery installation and de-installation of several large 60’X16’ mural prints. Acting director of photography and video for the opening reception.
2007
Western New England College. Springfield, MA
Visiting lecturer for an “Intro to Art” class accompanied a month long solo show at the college. Thirty-minute talk consisted of background of “Urban Narratives” project, contextual history of Chinatown and photographic techniques I utilized during the 7-month shoot.
2007
Hopkins Academy Gym. Hadley, MA
Restorative Athletic Demonstration and Training.
Acting director of Photography. My duties consisted of photographing demonstrations and later managing images for promotion and construction of Tennis Professionals’ website.
2006
University of Massachusetts Nursing Reunion Lecture & Lunch. Amherst, Massachusetts.
Acting director of Photography. My duties consisted of photographing alumni, guests, visiting lectures. Other duties included: Photoshop image correction and presentation to UMASS Alumni publication.
INTERNSHIPS
2007
Nona Hatay. Artist/Photographer. Holyoke, MA
Duties consisted primarily of studio work: material packaging of work, scanning photography, scanning negatives and slides for archiving. Other tasks included organization of art for distribution and sale by indexing 25 years of accumulated Rock and Roll photography. I’ve spent 25 hours researching on the World Wide Web for appropriate venues to have this work sold. I have also contacted these galleries regarding exhibition/purchasing of work.
LANGUAGES SPOKEN
English and German