Raised in a competitive swimming environment, a young life which revolved around bodyboarding and most importantly, a love and appreciation of all things "art", it was only a matter of time before Ben's attention turned to capturing the ocean and all the beauty that surrounds it. For the past five years Ben's photography career has taken priority above all else, his work has been published in a number of the worlds leading surf and bodyboarding magazines and has taken him all over the world.