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Thank you for stopping by! Here are titles, the year I shot each photo, and some notes on the images I chose for this gallery. These are some of my favorite commercial and fine art images, all taken here in Colorado. Enjoy!
-Ben Christiansen

Sam 

2014

We didn't really talk about this shot to set it up, but either he saw what I wanted or he just lined this turn up perfectly with the background by accident. He still won't say.

Fall River Road 

2016

Rocky Mountain National Park in fall, you really just can’t go wrong up there.

Rock 

2024

I’ve known Nate for 30 years and we’ve played a lot of music together, so I was not surprised that his eyes were closed in every photo of him singing. It fits the vibe of the photo, though.

Queen of the River 

2019

Christina in her happy place, behind the oars. If you see her on the river, follow her line.

Deckers

2016

I do not remember the name of this guide, but he was good at his job. He put me on a few cutbows before I swapped the fly rod for my camera. Here he is netting one for my mom.

Smiling Moose 

2019

I could probably fill a gallery with moose photos but this one was having the best time posing for me.

Maroon Bells 

2018 

Everyone shoots the Bells in the fall, reflecting off the perfectly still lake. So I looked for something different with the summer greens still vibrant. And people seem to like that, it's one of my best sellers.

Wild Basin 

2022 

Rocky Mountain National Park in fall. And I still think a little lens flare is cool once in a while.

Passenger Side

2016

An old pickup on a dirt mountain road. This photo just feels like Colorado to me.

Tiago 

2019

This one just lined up. The swirling cloud and its reflection inside the lilypad and grass ring make this one of my favorites.

Peak Burger 

2015

This wasn’t my first food shoot, but it’s the set that really made me feel like a “real” food photographer and the client was stoked.

Bison 

2020 

I had to stop in the middle of a client shoot to photograph these bison lined up in front of Long’s Peak. I love the one eye keeping watch.

Barnes Sunrise 

2017

Sometimes a place you’ve seen a million times just looks a little extra awesome because you’re up too early.

Nokhu Crags 

2019

Another one where nature just lined things up for me. Getting into this spot was the hard (wet) part.

Reyes 

2019

I have photos of the same guy holding much bigger and far prettier fish. But I love this composition with the wet hands and the net and fly line around his feet. And really, most of the fish we catch pretty much look like this one.

Nez

2013

I always make sure to get photos of pets when I do family shoots. They are often some of my favorites, and I know Nez's mom loves this one.

Groom 

2016

Ryan chose approach shoes for himself and the guys in the wedding party, so of course he started climbing the church while I was shooting the girls. My kind of wedding.

Sliders 

2020

We love these sliders so much we had them at our wedding. For Chibby Wibbitz, a Denver food truck and one of my longest running customers.

Long’s Peak

2016 

It’s my favorite mountain and this is one of my favorite photos of it.

Blues 

2026

I titled this one “Blues” but you heard them when you looked at this photo, didn’t you? Buzz Brother John gets down at the Aggie.

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