CREATOR PROFILE

Benjamin Lew

Photographer / Videographer

Operating from Rochester, New York, Benjamin is a full-time freelance photographer and cinematographer whose work spans adventure travel, brand development, and humanitarian storytelling. His creative journey began with a transformative camping trip to Pictured Rocks, where an encounter with the Northern Lights sparked a commitment to outdoor visual storytelling. He brings a quiet intensity to his work, combining technical precision with an explorer's instinct for finding the extraordinary in wild places.

Rochester, New York

Content

Filmmaker

Photographer

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Experience

Creator Portfolio

EXPERIENCE WITH PROPS

Benjamin's portfolio is built around adventure travel, outdoor recreation, and expedition-style storytelling. His hybrid editorial work pairs cinematic photography and filmmaking with reflective personal narrative, producing content that transports audiences to remote landscapes and the people who inhabit them. He has contributed multi-format campaigns across the outdoor recreation and cycling industries, delivering visuals that balance raw authenticity with polished production values.

Subject Matter

Adventure travel, outdoor recreation, fly fishing, and cycling. Benjamin's published work captures the intersection of personal transformation and wild landscapes — from cross-country road tours to remote waterfall expeditions in the Upper Peninsula.

Outdoor Recreation

Adventure Travel

Photography

Content Formats

Cinematic photography and filmmaking paired with reflective written narrative. Benjamin brings a documentary sensibility to his editorial work, creating immersive visual stories that combine sweeping landscape imagery with intimate, character-driven moments.

Visual Portfolio

Get to know

Benjamin Lew

Benjamin's journey into outdoor storytelling began with a monsoon-soaked camping trip on the Northern Shores of Pictured Rocks, where doubt gave way to awe as the Aurora Borealis illuminated the night sky. That moment marked the beginning of everything — by means of the outdoors, he found a way to push himself into new places, proving that the most powerful stories emerge when you venture beyond comfort.

Sample Work

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Published

Published with Props

Preparing for the Ultimate Cross-Country Fly Fishing Road Tour

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