AWARD WINNING STORYTELLER
Benjamin Edwards is an award winning wedding photographer and storyteller based out of Bend, Oregon and Nashville, TN.
Benjamin is a known for his creativity and outside the box approach to image capture and visual storytelling.
Whether documenting a once in a life-time wedding ceremony, the crisis in Congo, or filming a documentary, Benjamin relies on his faith, caffeine and love of his craft to ensure the story is told.
Benjamin was featured in Photo District News (PDN) Magazine in Sept. 2009 as a “Photographer Making A Difference,” and helped his team win a Hollywood Film Festival award in 2009 for a piece he directed to raise awareness calling for the halt to conflict mining in the DRC, More recently, Benjamin won a 40th anniversary Telly Award for a piece he directed for an anti-human-trafficking non-profit.
In May of 2011, Benjamin was featured on FRAMED, an inspirational and educational web based series for photographers. The episode revolved around Benjamin’s passions, fears and hope for his photography.
Benjamin has written the third edition of Nikon: Creative Lighting System Digital Field Guide for Wiley Publishing, which focused on technical aspects of Nikon’s flash system. Benjamin was also recognized by Photoflex lighting company as a Photoflex Pro.
Using his experience gained from working with organizations in 20 different countries, Benjamin co-founded Workshops With Purpose, a workshop dedicated to teaching the craft of storytelling to aid NGO’s in telling the world about their work.
Benjamin and his wife Lauren currently drink coffee to party with their five children, splitting time between Oregon and TN.Benjamin is available for domestic or international travel. (Benjamin is also a pretty humble guy, but some of this stuff has to be mentioned for SEO purposes ;P )
To learn a bit more about Benjamin and Lauren, you can view their episode on [FRAMED] and a short article by Patrick Hall on Fstoppers.
THE NEXT GEN
Parker Edwards is a second generation storyteller.
From the age of twelve, Parker has traveled with his Father, Benjamin, to seven different countries – more recently on his own to Ghana to storyteller for Forward Edge International.
Throughout his travels from a young age, Parker has developed the ability to assimilate into any conversation and people group – a rare skill in this time. Parker has photographed live band from the stage, such as For King & Country and Skillet.
From the Uyuni Sale Flats in Bolivia to the rainforests of Rwanda, Parker has logged experiences to help him tell the story.
Parker is interested in Ai automation and workflow for businesses, as well as a blonde young lady in Oregon. Stay tuned for that one.
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