Ben Moon is an adventure and lifestyle photographer turned
director and filmmaker who uses his intuitive sensibilities to
bring individuals and their stories to life: from climbing and
surfing images, to music videos, to behind-the-scenes moments and
narratives. For more than seventeen years his work has been
featured in the esteemed Patagonia catalogs, where he seeks to
capture the beauty and authenticity of people challenging
themselves everywhere, from the sheer rock walls of Yosemite to
fifty-foot waves in the Pacific Northwest.
Because Ben is also a rock climber, surfer, and adventurer, his
insights into the subjects he photographs are tangible. He takes
this ability to connect with others a step further in his ongoing
black-and-white portrait project called Faces, in which each
individual’s inner beauty is revealed in a disarming and intimate
manner.
Founded in 2014, his production company, Moonhouse, is a platform
for collaborating with friends and other creatives who similarly
want to bring thoughtful stories to life on-screen. The 2015 short
film Denali, told Ben’s own deeply personal story about his battle
with colorectal cancer and his relationship with his beloved dog
Denali, who passed away from cancer a decade after Ben recovered
from the. The film continues to touch new audiences online and at
film festivals worldwide. Another short, Grizzly Country, documents
the ecowarrior and grizzly bear activist Doug Peacock. Ben’s most
recent short films include Offseason, which features his close
friend Daniel Norris, an ace lefty pitcher for the Detroit Tigers,
who lives in his van in the off-season and who hopes to inspire
others to slow down and live more simply.
Ben now lives in Pacific City, Oregon, where he explores the nearby
dunes of Cape Kiwanda and shores of the Pacific Ocean with his pup,
Nori, who has strikingly similar facial markings to Denali, and
shares many of his finer personality traits.
"Moon writes with a straightforward, engaging style...unflinching
but often hilarious...This is life as it should be lived: with a
dog at your side, chasing adventure, ever-cognizant of the brevity
of our time here and the pricelessness of unconditional love."
—Climbing
"If you thought that Marley & Me needed more surfing and
rock climbing, then you’re in luck." —Men's Journal
"Photographer and filmmaker Moon explores his relationship with his
dog and their special bond forged during life and death moments in
this moving debut...Moon inspires and educates in this tearjerking
memoir of his best friend." —Publisher's Weekly
"...Moon doesn’t tiptoe around his struggles with depression and
anxiety, the dissolution of his marriage not long after he
adopted Denali, or the confusing, frightening experience of
being diagnosed with a type of cancer that’s so rare in
young men that they often don’t get tested for it." --
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