

Ben V. Studio
These are unique galleries reflecting my diverse photography interests.
"Last Tracks" explores the side of the road where critters take their last steps in this world and then go on to feed others. It isn't pretty and we tend to look away. However, I take it a step further and make pictures of them.
WARNING: This album contains images of road-killed animals and an injured fisher.
"Pig Day" took place in 2016 and 2017. Backyard ranch owners, Mitch and Allison teach themselves how to raise and slaughter pigs. Their first year with pigs, Mitch and Allison corralled the help of friends and family to experience slaughter to butcher first hand and all the gruesome details in between. That next spring five co-workers invest in two pigs and learn from the seasoned Mitch and Allison how to slaughter and gut those same animals later that fall. The meat went on to feed five families.
WARNING: This album contains images of pig slaughter.



