Ben Hendren is an Atlanta-based photojournalist with over a decade of experience covering stories for local, national, and international clients. Since December 2024, he has served as the breaking news photographer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, responsible for real-time newsgathering, on-the-ground reporting, and coordinating coverage with the breaking news team.
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Sir Elton John photography collection
In 2020, Sir Elton John acquired a print of a photograph by Ben Hendren showing a skateboarder performing a kickflip in front of a burning Atlanta police car. The image was taken during the first day of George Floyd protests in Atlanta on May 29, 2020, and is now part of one of the world’s most extensive private photography collections.
Interview with the National Press Photographers Association magazine
Mr. Hendren was interviewed by award winning photographer Ross Taylor in his Deconstructed series published in News Photographer magazine.
Documenting trauma can be traumatic for photojournalists themselves (nppa.org)