The Art Of Live Jazz - Jazz Photos by Ben Johnson

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Featured Galleries

2012 Atlantic City Air Show - Thunder Over The Boardwalk

Highlights from the 10th Annual Atlantic City Air Show - Thunder Over ...

Updated: Aug 20, 2012 3:42pm PST

Sade Tour 2011 Philadelphia - Sade performing in Philadelphia, PA at The Wells Fargo Center, June 19, 2011 opening with John Legend

Sade Tour 2011 at The Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia Pa, June 19, 201 ...

Updated: Jun 20, 2011 6:42pm PST

Incognito B.B. Kings New York 2013

British Acid Jazz Band Incognito performing at B. B. Kings in New York ...

Updated: Apr 06, 2013 11:10am PST

Melody Gardot Merriam Theater Philadelphia 2012

Melody Gardot 'The Absence Tour' performing at The Merriam Theater in ...

Updated: Sep 30, 2012 8:37pm PST

Your Bio



I am a native of Atlantic City, NJ.

My hobbies were primarily related to electronics and Amateur Radio as WB2GUK since 1962 excelling in using Morse Code at 75 words per minute.

Before retiring, I spent 34 years as an engineer supporting Air Traffic Control Enroute computer systems.

My love for Jazz started at an early age listening to the likes Jimmy Smith, and groomed into listenening to BeBop and Avant Garde by my life long friend, drummer Harvey Mason.

Thirty five years ago (or so) , I started photography as a secondary hobby and found a passion for photographing Jazz artists in live performance, as a means of retaining their performances for personal memories. My passion has expanded to “Capturing The Moment” of the performers for all to see, and to encourage listeners to come out and support The Art of Live Jazz.

While most of my work surrounds performances in the Philadelphia and South Jersey areas, I regularly photograph performances at numerous Jazz Festivals and concert venues.

A great deal of my photography is in extremley low light which I finding very rewarding because of its inherent challenges. I try to bring to the viewer that special moment of a performance that allows 'hearing the music' through the photograph.

My work was featured as the cover photograph for late internationally known vocalist Jon Lucien’s last CD, “Live In NYC”, as well as feature articles in Jazz Times Magazine http://www.jazztimes.com, and other printed and web based publications.

Each photo album can be viewed in a variety of convenient ways by selecting the "STYLE" pulldown menu.

Your comments are welcomed and encouraged via the comment option below each photograph or you can vote 'Thumbs Up or Down' by hovering your cursor over any photograph.

I reside near Atlantic City, NJ

Contact me at Email Ben Johnson regarding the use of any of my images or for photographic services.

Gallery Categories

Dance

2 galleries with 53 photos

Updated: Dec 16, 2012 6:35pm PST

Airplanes

6 galleries with 412 photos

Updated: Aug 20, 2012 3:42pm PST

Scenic Photographs

13 galleries with 248 photos

Updated: Jan 01, 2013 5:39pm PST

New Jersey Surfing

3 galleries with 141 photos

Updated: May 10, 2012 5:23pm PST

My Favorite Photographs

1 gallery with 191 photos

Updated: Feb 21, 2013 7:00am PST

Bits and Pieces of Jazz History

3 galleries with 62 photos

Updated: Feb 21, 2013 6:57am PST

Friends

1 gallery with 11 photos

Updated: Oct 13, 2010 2:21pm PST

Cultural and Social Events

2 galleries with 93 photos

Updated: Jan 25, 2012 4:20pm PST

Business

1 gallery with 12 photos

Updated: Nov 15, 2011 4:28pm PST

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