Benjamin was featured in Photo District News magazine in Sept. 2009 as a “Photographer Making A Difference,” and helped his team win a Hollywood Film Festival award in 2009 for a short film he directed to raise awareness calling for the halt to conflict mining in the DRC. More recently, Benjamin won a 40th anniversary Telly Award for a piece he Directed for an anti-human trafficking non-profit. In May of 2011, Benjamin was featured on Framed, an inspirational and educational web based series for photographers. The episode revolved around Benjamin’s passions, fears and hope for his photography. Benjamin has written the third edition of Nikon: Creative Lighting System Digital Field Guide for Wiley Publishing, which focused on technical aspects of Nikon's flash system. Benjamin was also recognized by Photoflex lighting company as a Photoflex Pro. Using his experience gained from working with organizations in 20 different countries, Benjamin co-founded Workshops With Purpose, a workshop dedicated to teaching the craft of storytelling to aid NGO's in telling the world about their work. Benjamin and his wife Lauren currently drink coffee to party with three boys, their new little princess JoJo while trying to leash-train their whippet. Benjamin is available for domestic or international travel.