Ben zank

Explore the captivating world of photography by Ben Zank. Discover his unique style and thought-provoking images that will leave you mesmerized.
Portrait, Surrealism, Art Photography, Portraits, Photography, Surrealism Photography, Surreal Photos, Conceptual Photography, Photographer

Brooklyn-based photographer Ben Zank has an eye for the unusual. Strange juxtapositions, awkward inconveniences, and often the ongoing struggle of life itself are all expressed through his surreal photography. Zank often portrays figures (some of which are self-portraits) as physically encumbered with faces obscured or turned away from the camera, seemingly in the throes of personal conflict. Yet despite the adversity in each photo, the element of humor seems constantly present. It’s hard…

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Giorgia Annovi
Instagram, Urban, Photography, Ben Zank, Banksy, Live, Urban Environment, Photographer, Fotografia

The ordinary collides with the bizarre in Ben Zank’s photography. Set on the street, on construction sites, or in grassy fields, his surreal images capture subjects in unequivocally inconvenient positions: A businessman finds himself trapped under a concrete block, a wood pile stacks atop one figure, and another precariously grasps the edge of a sinkhole. Often hiding their faces behind barriers or through a distinctly avoidant turn of the head, Zank anonymizes his subjects, making their…

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Portrait, People, Photography, Ben Zank, Talking Heads, Photographer, Fotografie, Fotografia, Paralegal

Photographer Ben Zank crafts surreal portraits that are strange and at times, humorous. The subjects captured by New York City-based artist are often shown without faces, their visages disappearing into foliage or smoke, or otherwise, buried into the Earth. Instead of depending on the human face, Zank says that “the image itself is the emotion.”

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Agata Brzoskowska
Ben Zank_Photography_11 Portrait, Nature Photography, Portraits, Art, Retro, Surrealism, Emo Style, Surrealist, Surreal Portraits

American photographer Ben Zank, who we’ve featured previously, shot a new series of surreal portraits following his move from New York City to New Zealand. In a statement about his latest work, Zank says, “The images represent an ongoing experience of emotions that I feel, the most recent being isolation and a longing to connect […]

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Sally West