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Ben Garvin
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StillsMinneapolis, St. Paul and wherever the assignment was

Thirty years of stills

A dozen frames from three decades. Placeholder pictures for now; the archive is enormous and the edit is coming.

Black-and-white portrait of an older man with eyes closed in window light
Window light, a quiet moment, the only kind of portrait that never goes out of style.

Before video, there were newspapers. I spent years as a staff photographer at the St. Paul Pioneer Press and later as a photojournalist at KARE 11, shooting daily assignments, long projects and more State Fairs than I can count. Those years are why I can walk into an unfamiliar room and find the picture in a few minutes: I have done it thousands of times with a deadline breathing on me.

This page is a placeholder for a proper edit of thirty years of stills. For now, the frames here are grabbed from recent video projects, which is itself a point: the photographs are in the footage, because I am always looking for them.

If you want photographs, not just video, from your event, campus or story, I am glad to shoot both on the same day. Stills are delivered as high-resolution files in a private online gallery, usually within a week.

Mid-laugh. The frame after the one they asked for.
Mid-laugh. The frame after the one they asked for.
Hmong New Year, St. Paul.
Hmong New Year, St. Paul.
Lunch rush, a south Minneapolis kitchen.
Lunch rush, a south Minneapolis kitchen.
Vigil, spring, Minneapolis.
Vigil, spring, Minneapolis.
Graduation, seen through someone else's phone.
Graduation, seen through someone else's phone.
Last day. A teacher retiring after thirty-eight years.
Last day. A teacher retiring after thirty-eight years.
Working. A colleague's picture of me on a protest line, included for honesty.
Working. A colleague's picture of me on a protest line, included for honesty.

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A close photograph at the Minnesota State Fair: a person's ear in profile beside an ear of corn
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An interview being filmed outdoors at the Minnesota State Fair as crowds walk past the 4-H Building
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A campaign video for Minnesota 4-H and the State Fair building everyone loves