Ben Baker

Ben Baker is an Australian and American portrait photographer based in New York City. He is well known for Iconic portraits of the worlds most powerful people, most notably Presidents, Clinton, Bush, Obama, and Trump. 2Early Life Ben was born in Adelaide, Australia. His father David was a mediator working in remote Aboriginal communities and later serving as an advisor to the South Australian Premier’s cabinet. His mother Rochelle was a community health worker focused on delivering social programs to women in need. They are both currently professors at the University of South Australia. While growing up in Darwin and remote parts of the Northern Territory Ben travelled with his father as he met with aboriginal communities. Ben graduated from Christian Brothers college, Adelaide and applied to the local TAFE community college photography program where he was rejected. 2Career After being rejected by his local community college he being working as a photo assistant at studio 9D working on international wine campaigns. He moved to Sydney where he began working for award-winning photographer Simon Harsen