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New Years Eve in Times Square

January 01, 2018

I'm still trying to process everything that happened last night. It was really all so amazing a little bit like a dream, being right in the middle of Times Square for the whole evening in way below freezing temperatures with one of my favorite celebrities, Steve Harvey and covering the celebrity wedding of Maria Menounos. Here are a few quick selected photos from the evening.

New Years Eve Time Square Celebrity Event Photographer

Sirius XM at the Comedy Cellar in 2013

April 03, 2017 in Event Photographer, Photo

Before I had kids I used to photograph much more entertainment jobs in the evening and some of these Sirius XM comedy nights were some of my favorite. Especially this particular evening in 2013 where Matt Damon was the surprise guest and Amy Schumer did some incredible stand up routine.

NYC Event Photographer Ben Hider

The Corpse Flower at NYBG

July 29, 2016 in Photo

The Corpse Flower finally blooms and spreads it's smell around the conservatory at NYBG. (Photo by Ben Hider)

Ben Hider - Event, Food and Portrait Photographer based in New York City and Westchester

VH1 Hip Hop Honors

July 12, 2016 in Photo

NEW YORK - JULY 11: The 'VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens' at David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center on Monday, July 11, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Ben Hider)

New York Botanical Gardens Impressionism: American Gardens Canvas

The New York Botanical Gardens "Impressionism: American Gardens on Canvas"

May 15, 2016 in Event Photographer, Photo

The New York Botanical Gardens "Impressionism: American Gardens on Canvas"

It was fantastic to photograph the opening weekend of the new show at the botanical gardens and it was such a great success.

Ben Hider - Event, Food and Portrait Photographer based in New York City and Westchester

American Impressionism, a prominent artistic style that flourished at the turn of the 20th century, comes to life in a captivating Garden-wide exhibition. In the Conservatory, stroll through an American Impressionist garden, a stunning interpretation by Francisca Coelho, NYBG's renowned curator and designer, of the alluring gardens that influenced iconic artists such as Childe Hassam and John Singer Sargent. In the Art Gallery, view a beautiful complementary display of more than 20 paintings and sculptures by these famed artists and their contemporaries that capture the colors, shadows, and ephemeral quality of light they observed in the natural world and infused in their distinctive imagery; the collection has been assembled by Guest Curator Linda S. Ferber, Ph.D., Director Emerita and Senior Art Historian of the New-York Historical Society.

Landmark CIO Summit 2016

April 19, 2016 in Photo

Landmark CIO Summit 2016 at 10 on the Park in Columbus Circle in New York City. It was a pleasure working for a new client on this interesting tech conference. They kept all the speakers brief and that meant it captured the audience interest more than some conferences. I really enjoy spending the day shooting interesting people talking about topics they clearly love.

Ben Hider - Event, Food and Portrait Photographer based in New York City and Westchester

Prudential New York Conference

March 22, 2016 in Photo

Prudential New York Conference - If you haven't gone to the top of One World Trade to see the Observatory, I would highly recommend it. There's an incredible 360 gallery and a lot of fantastic photo opportunities, especially when the sun is setting her New Jersey. Prudential hold their annual conference in New York City and this year they were at the Conrad Hotel in Battery Park, New York.

Ben Hider - Event, Food and Portrait Photographer based in New York City and Westchester