Graduation

After ten years, five states, two schools, and a six-year-break, I graduated last week from the University of Missouri with my photojournalism degree. As you can probably imagine, the folks from the photo department were the ones with cameras hanging over their robes. As one of those people, here are some photos from commencement. Enjoy.

Sneak Peek

I've been out shooting several different photo stories and videos recently. For this coming week, I'm going to be plugged into the computer on some long editing runs. Here are some teasers of what is coming soon. Check back soon for more.

Monster Bike Bash

Monster Bike Bash from Benjamin Zack on Vimeo.

In the spirit of Halloween, costumed cyclists descended on the Katy Trail for the annual Monster Bike Bask, a 20-mile bike ride/party/costume contest/concert series. I went out with a camera and put together a little film from the day. Enjoy!

I recently spent a week at the Missouri Photo Workshop creating videos about the photographers and editors from around the world who annually descend on one small Missouri town. Most of the videos from the week are now posted online. They range from short documentaries to conversations on the state of photojournalism to whatever strange things came up in the midst of a stressful, sleepless week.

Special thanks and credit goes to the other photographers on the multimedia team: Parker Miles Blohm, Tatiana Fernandez and Nick Michael.

CoMo Cyclocross Film

After taking a camera to the new CoMo Cyclocross league last month, I recently returned to try and make a 60-second film on one of the stranger branches of the bike racing world. Enjoy. 

CoMo Cyclocross from Benjamin Zack on Vimeo.

Missouri River

Last weekend, I met up with some friends on the Missouri River. As the sun went down, a group of folks and a handful of dogs piled into a boat and headed up river to play around on the islands. I brought along the camera and here are the photos.

Como CycloCross

Last week marked the start of a new CycloCross series in Columbia. For twenty minutes each week, riders race and jump hurdles in one of the strangest sports on two wheels. Each race involves riders trying to complete as many laps as possible on a compressed course. Riders also have to clear obstacles where they must carry their bikes. The sport is rumored to have started as a winter race where cyclists could keep up their practice in poor weather.