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Written on July 12, 2012 at 9:48 am, by BenSklar
What happens when you catch a 6am flight to nowhere. Midland smells like $
Cook, clean and learn English
Written on May 10, 2012 at 3:25 pm, by BenSklar
Towards the end of the 2011, I shot a cooking class for people trying to learn English for Reader’s Digest’s Taste of Home magazine. I had a great time with Casey Smith and all of her students in the Cooking up English class as they made cupcakes.
Tyler Campbell for Ebony Magazine
Written on March 10, 2012 at 2:31 pm, by BenSklar
I photographed Tyler Campbell, son of Heisman Trophy winner and NFL running back Earl Campbell, for the February issue of Ebony Magazine. Tyler was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in college, thus preventing him from entering the NFL draft and effectively ending his football career. Now he’s a spokesman for the MS Society and an overall a Continue Reading »
Flaring for the WSJ
Written on January 21, 2012 at 1:27 pm, by BenSklar
I’ve the good fortune to work with Wall Street Journal writer Daniel Gilbert on a few oil and natural gas related stories around Texas. A few weeks ago we met in Dilley to tour a Goodrich Oil facility where they were flaring Natural Gas on an oil fracking site. I met Stephen Dykes, above, a Continue Reading »
Bloomberg Markets Magazine
Written on November 10, 2011 at 9:01 am, by BenSklar
I went to Dallas a few weeks ago to photograph Mark McGruder, a trader at First Southwest, for Bloomberg Markets. The magazine wanted a fun portrait of Mark away from his desk that would show his fun side. Mark has a lot of personality in his attire and the magazine wanted to be sure that Continue Reading »
It’s really not that hot
Written on August 5, 2011 at 5:15 pm, by BenSklar
Photos from Mt. Baker, Washington taken a couple weeks ago.
Healthcare story for MSNBC
Written on August 1, 2011 at 1:58 pm, by BenSklar
I thought I should make a post today about work I’ve done for a real client recently… Thus, meet Janet Holt, a rancher, who suffered from a mesh implant collapse that caused multiple medical complications, resulting in many surgeries. The lining is used most commonly for hernias and the FDA just issued a warning about Continue Reading »
Chemical Trade Magazine Goes Interactive
Written on June 30, 2011 at 11:29 am, by BenSklar
At the end of March I had the pleasure of working with ICIS, an international trade magazine that focuses it’s energy and resources on the petrochemical industry. They were coming to Texas (with a very large staff) to cover the NPRA conference. It is like the SXSW for their industry – lots of boozing, dinners, Continue Reading »
