New Years Eve in Times Square

I'm still trying to process everything that happened last night. It was really all so amazing a little bit like a dream, being right in the middle of Times Square for the whole evening in way below freezing temperatures with one of my favorite celebrities, Steve Harvey and covering the celebrity wedding of Maria Menounos. Here are a few quick selected photos from the evening. 

New Years Eve Time Square Celebrity Event Photographer

Nexxus Salon with Kevin Mancuso

Nexxus New York Salon Care - Official Hair Care Sponsor of Tribeca Film Festival 2016

New York City Event Photographer Ben Hider

FX Upfronts

Shot with a Canon 5D Mark IV and 24-70mm F2.8ii and 70-200 F2.8ii IS

Entertainment Photographer Ben Hider

Minnie Mouse gets a makeover

Back when I photographed a lot more press events, I used to go to the empire state building and cover the lighting ceremony. I never really thought the Minnie Mouse photos were ever going to run and then Minnie gets a makeover! On the left is my photo from Getty Images.

Press Photographer Ben Hider

Guggenheim Museum

Definitely one of my favorite new clients this year is the Guggenheim Museum, I can't show any of the content I produce for them, but I always love photographing some exterior images of this incredible Frank Lloyd Wright building,

Shot with a Canon 5D Mark IV and 16-35mm F2.8 iii and 70-200 F2.8 ii

Event Photographer Ben Hider

Sirius XM at the Comedy Cellar in 2013

Before I had kids I used to photograph much more entertainment jobs in the evening and some of these Sirius XM comedy nights were some of my favorite. Especially this particular evening in 2013 where Matt Damon was the surprise guest and Amy Schumer did some incredible stand up routine.

NYC Event Photographer Ben Hider

Hafele Open in New Location

Häfele America Co. serves the U.S. market with innovative services and solutions by focusing on delivering functional hardware and specialty fittings to meet your construction needs.  Our corporate offices and primary distribution center are located in Archdale, North Carolina, with regional distribution centers in Torrance, California; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas, Texas and Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.  Häfele is known internationally as a leading source of hardware, fitting systems, lighting and electronic locking systems.

NY Event Photographer Ben Hider

Ethisphere Global Ethics Summit 2017

Always an interesting few days at the Grand Hyatt in New York City shooting the Global Ethics Summit hosted by Ethisphere.

New York Conference Photographer Ben Hider

Worlds Most Ethical Companies at Cipriani's Midtown

The World’s Most Ethical Companies® program honors companies that excel in three areas – promoting ethical business standards and practices internally, enabling managers and employees to make good choices, and shaping future industry standards by introducing tomorrow’s best practices today. Honorees have historically out-performed others financially, demonstrating the connection between good ethical practices and performance that’s valued in the marketplace.

World Most Ethical Companies Gala 2017 with Ethisphere at Cipriani's Midtown on March 14, 2017 in New York City. 

Governor's Committee on Scholastic Achievement Awards at The Pierre Hotel

The Governor’s Committee on Scholastic Achievement (GCSA) is a nimble nonprofit that partners with schools and corporations to provide one-to-one workplace-based mentoring across the four years of high school (and beyond!) in order to equip young people from under-resourced communities for college and career success. GCSA provides youth with unique opportunities to experience first-hand the “world of work,” develops relationships between mentees and mentors who can serve as role models, and provides innovative guidance to students as they develop their goals and focus on their future.