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Sep 132017
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Capturing Movement with Parkour photographer Ben Franke

Join Ben Franke in a thrilling discussion on how to capture in-action photography. Ben will teach you the technicalities of how to photograph movement and balance while keeping your subject in focus.

Presenters: Ben Franke

Location: Brooklyn Bridge Park – Emily Warren Roebling Plaza

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  • Leica Camera

Join Ben Franke in a thrilling discussion on how to capture in-action photography. Ben will teach you the technicalities of how to photograph movement and balance while keeping your subject in focus.

Presenter Bios

  • Ben Franke

    Ben Franke

    Ben Franke is a New York-based photographer and director. Raised in Germany but living in New York since 2006, he’s photographed parkour athletes who have jumped over 17 ft roof gaps, ridden his bike on the FDR photographing bike riders, and worked with extreme pogo jumpers who can clear a 12 ft tall hurdle. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Wall St Journal, and The Red Bulletin and he has worked with companies including Red Bull, Kenneth Cole, and Samsung, among others.

Organizations

  • Leica Camera

    Leica Camera

    For 50 years, Leica Galleries across the globe have existed as more than mere exhibition spaces. They are places for imagination, dialogue, and connection. Since the first Leica Gallery opened in Wetzlar in 1976, a global network of Leica Galleries has grown across continents. These galleries are united by the belief that images have the power to move people and change perspectives. The Leica Galleries celebrate the art of seeing and the power of photography. They have been bringing cultures, generations, and stories together, spanning borders, for half a century—reinforcing the idea that true photography is timeless and that seeing is still a universal language.

     

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