9/11 Memorial and Museum Speaker Series

September 10, 2016 in Photo

Fekkai Pamella Roland Fashion Show Photography

New York Fashion Week - Fekkai at Pamella Roland

September 10, 2016 in Event Photographer, Photo

Fekkai with Pamella Roland show at Pier 59 on September 9, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Ben Hider)

It's a rare moment for me to cover fashion again, I had spent years working as a press photographer for Getty Images and have covered a number of fashion weeks during that time, I even worked for a small italian fashion house one year covering several presentations a day. My good friend Hal Horowitz referred me to one of his clients and I was able to spend the afternoon backstage with the talented style team at Fekkai getting them ready for the Pamella Roland show. Most images were shot with the Leica Q and a Canon 1DX and Canon 5DS. The press riser with all of the european photographers is always quite a laugh. I had forgotten that they yell at the models if they walk off center "IN THE MIDDLE!! IN THE MIDDLE!!"

Hopefully next fashion week I can work more behind the scenes jobs for hair or makeup sponsors. It's nice to have the freedom and the access to shoot however I like.

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

Frederic Fekkai & Co. is the leader in luxury hair care, offering a complete range of innovative products and exclusive, full-service salons. The Company is dedicated to providing total beauty and creating a unique portrait of style for each individual. Frederic Fekkai products are distributed through the finest beauty retailers around the world and, of course, in the world famous Frdric Fekkai Salons.

Source: http://www.everipedia.com/fekkai/#ixzz4JrAF8uff

9/11 Memorial Museum Dinner Gala Photographer Cipriani

9/11 Memorial and Museum Annual Dinner

September 08, 2016 in Photo, Event Photographer

Jon Bon Jovi performs at the 9/11 Memorial Museum Dinner at Cipriani's downtown on Wall Street on September 7, 2016 in New York City. (Photos by Ben Hider)

It's always an honor to work for the museum and the annual dinner is definitely a highlight. Before the evening began, they had this amazing drone flying over the room to document the space. It felt like the future of photography was upon us as this digital camera was flown around the room. Jon Bon Jovi's performance was incredible as he opened and closed the evening.

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

SQM Investor Realtions Meeting - The Palace Hotel

September 01, 2016 in Event Photographer, Photo

Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM) is a Chilean chemical company and a supplier of plant nutrients, Iodine, Lithium and industrial chemicals.

SQM's natural resources and its main production facilities are located in the Atacama Desert between Chile's I and II regions.

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

2016 MTV Video Music Awards - Red Carpet

August 29, 2016 in Event Photographer, Photo

Nikki Minaj at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards Red Carpet

Heidi Klum at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards Red Carpet

Brittany Spears at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards Red Carpet

Ariana Grande at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards Red Carpet

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards Red Carpet

Kim Kardashian at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards Red Carpet

2016 MTV Video Music Awards Red Carpet at Madsion Square Garden on August 28, 2016. (Photos by Ben Hider)

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

An MTV Video Music Award (commonly abbreviated as a VMA) is an award presented by the cable channel MTV to honor the best in the music video medium. Originally conceived as an alternative to the Grammy Awards (in the video category), the annual MTV Video Music Awards ceremony has often been called the "Super Bowl for youth", an acknowledgment of the VMA ceremony's ability to draw millions of youth from teens to 20-somethings each year. By 2001, the VMA had become a coveted award. The statue given to winners is an astronaut on the moon, one of the earliest representations of MTV, and colloquially called a "moonman". The statue was conceived by Manhattan Design—also designers of the original MTV logo—based on the 1981 "Top of the Hour" animation created by Fred Seibert, produced by Alan Goodman, and produced by Buzz Potamkin at Buzzco Associates. The statue is now made by New York firm, Society Awards. Since the 2006 ceremony, viewers are able to vote for their favorite videos in all general categories by visiting MTV's website.

The annual VMA ceremony occurs before the end of summer and held either in late August or mid-September, and broadcast live on MTV, along with simulcasts on MTV's sister networks to nullify in-house competition. The first VMA ceremony was held in 1984 at New York City's Radio City Music Hall. The ceremonies are normally held in either New York City or Los Angeles. However, the ceremonies have also been hosted in Miami and Las Vegas.

Boston Conference

August 24, 2016 in Event Photographer, Photo

It was a pleasure to travel to Boston to photograph this conference at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. I had a really amazing couple of days in Boston covering this high profile meeting for the team who built the set. You can see more of the work that Proscenium produce here - proscenium.com

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

Stone Barns Portraits

August 19, 2016 in Photo, Portrait Photographer

Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture Portraits

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

Adriana Portrait

August 19, 2016 in Portrait Photographer

5WPR Summer Party

August 17, 2016 in Event Photographer, Photo

5WPR Summer Party

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

5W Public Relations (5W) helps some of the world's best brands to tell their story and build their following. 5W's smart, resourceful team works in the here and now while continuously keeping our eye on the future. This formula for success works: 5W is one of the 20 largest PR firms in the U.S. with revenues exceeding $22 million.

5W Public Relations is founded by entrepreneur Ronn Torossian. The Public Relations firm consisted of Ronn and one intern working in a 400 square foot rooftop office for three clients.

NYBG Concert on the Lawn - Mipso

August 14, 2016 in Photo

NYBG Concert on the Lawn - Mipso

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

Over the years the group has claimed various origins of the word "Mipso." In 2013 guitarist Joseph Terrell stated that the members "just came up with it." In 2013 bassist Wood Robinson claimed that the name referred to a now defunct Japanese appliance manufacturer, crediting Jacob Sharp's thesis research into post-war Japan with unearthing a reference to the company. Sharp confirmed this version of the story in an interview with Bluegrass Today. In a September 2015 interview with Raleigh's News & Observer, however, Terrell revealed a new origin story, claiming to want to dispel previous rumors. “There’s a phrase in Japan,” he explains, “it means something familiar, but there’s something a little bit off. And it roughly translates, or at least we were told, to ‘a little pee in the miso.’ And so we put a little P in the miso: Mipso.” This story has subsequently been published and re-confirmed in various publications.