I was born in Vancouver in 1971 to an anthropologist mother and a sociologist father. I grew up partly in Vancouver and partly in Hong Kong. Encouraged at an early age to take photographs, my work is strongly documentary and enthnographic in character. I live in Vancouver, and shoot projects primarily in Canada and Asia.

www.sockeyedphoto.com
The Sockeyed Photo Blog



Selfy
Somewhere in south India, 1998.

Nong Het, Laos. November 2007.
Nong Het, Xieng Khouang Province, Laos. Photo by Jeremy Tan


Portfolio

Recent subjects:
PSI (Population Services International) Thailand, Laos, Cambodia
Golden West Humanitarian Foundation Cambodia
Vancouver Canadians Minor League Baseball Canada
Luang Prabang Children's Cultural Centre Laos
MAG (Mines Advisory Group): All-female Team Laos
NEED-Burma Thailand
Temples of Angkor Cambodia

I shoot for Population Services International (PSI) and Momentum Magazine

I shoot with:
Leica M6
Leica M2
Bessa R4M
Nikon D700
Nikon F100


My soulmates:

Kristi

Rachel, December 2004

Photos of Sockeyed (121)

  • G423 #3 Not thrilled! by T&T and Mr B
  • Sarika and Ben by T&T and Mr B
  • Not my finest moment by Sockeyed
  • On the rocks by Sockeyed
  • E312: Orion 28f6 # 2 Ben.jpg by T&T and Mr B
  • With the ducks by Sockeyed
  • 079 Bessa 667W Proud father Ben and Sarika by T&T and Mr B
  • 079 Bessa 667W Proud parents - Ben, Sarika and Kristi by T&T and Mr B
  • meeting Sarika :-) by T&T and Mr B
  • Light meter screen cap by Sockeyed
  • Squinty by Sockeyed
  • With dad by Sockeyed
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Sockeyed's favorite photos from other Flickr members (540)

  • Almost done by smashred
  • Kiryienka rides to the bus by smashred
  • Les pivoines rougissent #73 by chachahavana
  • Circus - Sonepur Mela, India by Maciej Dakowicz
  • by stefan rohner
  • Back on by smashred
  • Spray by smashred
  • Crash by smashred
  • Losing it by smashred
  • low tide by jimsandkvist
  • Pic of the Day: Sri Lankan deminer, 2012 by MAG (Mines Advisory Group)
  • Yangon, Myanmar (Burma) by NateVenture
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Galleries (1)

 

Testimonials (5)

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    NateVenture says:

    "I've never met Ben, but he's been an inspiration and is better than a fixer at sharing information on the happening places. He introduced me to the Rock Bar, Vinh and Sue, Rick and several other people, places and venues that changed my life forever. Hopefully I'll get to buy him a beer next time he gets a house pass to Southeast Asia!"

    24th April, 2011

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    bigheadjer says:

    "Apart from taking great pictures, he's also not a bad travel buddy: farts only sparingly, will eat most anything, cries when he sees puppies."

    17th February, 2008

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    rorytait says:

    "Ben's photos are getting so good I think he must be an art school dropout."

    20th February, 2006

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    stet says:

    "I'm bummed that Ben isn't the guy in his RFF avatar."

    26th November, 2005

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    The Finding Princess says:

    "Ben aka sockeyed (who knew?) is great company at a picnic and enjoys watching old monster movies. He is much loved by babies...and has been known to charm them out of other people's arms...Therefore, if you don't know Ben, you should."

    4th August, 2005

Name:
Ben D. Johnson
Joined:
September 2004
Hometown:
Vancouver
Currently:
Vancouver, Canada
I am:
Male and Taken
Website:
Sockeyed Photo