Jingle Ball by Z100 in Madison Square Gardens Photographer for ABC
Jingle Ball at Madison Square Gardens
Jingle Ball by Z100 in Madison Square Gardens Photographer for ABC
Concert
Jingle Ball by Z100 in Madison Square Gardens Photographer for ABC
Band of Horses at the Capitol
Confetti falls at midnight on the Times Square New Year's celebration, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Ben Hider/Invision/AP)
Always nice to see my photos get used, especially in Rolling Stone
Dr. Lakshminarayana Subramaniam and Kavita Krishnamurthy perform at Carnegie Hall on November 29, 2018 in New York City.
I've been lucky to travel quite a bit for work this year, but was pleasantly surprised when one of the assignments came in as a 3 day conference in Montego Bay, Jamaica at an all inclusive resort. I'm always happy to travel, especially to exotic locations in the Caribbean.
Event and Conference Photographer Ben Hider
Despite the light rain and grey sky the jazz concert at NYBG last night was awesome. A Centennial Tribute to the first recording and the international roots of Jazz led by powerhouse Latin jazz trombonist Chris Washburne and Brazilian virtuoso pianist André Mehmari.
Event Photographer Ben Hider
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.