Jack Ma
I can’t believe this IPO was 6 years ago now. I don’t own any of the photos from my time at the New York Stock Exchange, but lots of them got used in the press and put out into the world as handouts so occasionally I’ll see one being used in the press. This photo of Jack Ma on the trading floor is one of my favorites from the time I spent at NYSE.
Screenshot from BBCnews.com
It's such a great opportunity to work for a client as large and influential as Alibaba, and the access I'm given to Jack Ma is unprecedented, but sometimes its the view of the whole crowd that gives you the real picture of his importance. Here is one of my favorite photos from the past week in Toronto for Alibaba Gateway '`17
Jack Ma speaks at the Alibaba Gateway '17 conference in Toronto, Canada on September 25, 2017 (Photo by Ben Hider)
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CEO of AlibabaJack Ma speaks at The Economic Club of New York. It was an absolute honor to be asked to cover Jack Ma's visit to New York today. He's an incredible speaker and appears to be a genuinely nice guy. It's been nearly a year since I last photographed him, and he somehow remembered me and was very pleasant.
Ben Hider - Event and Portrait Photographer based in New York City and Westchester