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Ben Nelms : Blog. Vancouver Photographer 604-353-1020 . Portfolio website at www.bennelms.ca

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A few months ago I worked on a story in Canada’s Arctic on the Canadian diamond industry and the search for stones underneath frozen tundra. BEN NELMS for Bloomberg

Read the article here - 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2016-07-11/hunting-for-diamonds-under-canada-s-frozen-tundra

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Spent a day aboard the container ship, Hanjin Scarlet, as it is stranded off the coast of Vancouver Island, B.C. The ship’s company, Hanjin Shipping Co., has declared bankruptcy, leaving the crew of 16 stranded on the ship. Shot for the National Post

“Uncertainty gnaws at the crew aboard the Hanjin Scarlet, a container ship the length of two football fields that has been stranded on the B.C. coast since its South Korean owner declared bankruptcy in August.”

Read the full article here - 

http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/fire-up-the-charcoal-its-a-cargo-ship-christmas-for-stranded-crew-of-the-hanjin-scarlet-anchored-off-b-c

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A few recent Vancouver Canucks games shot for Canadian Press and Getty Images.

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I spent a few days in the Yukon following a story for Bloomberg on the Trump family fortune. Donald Trump’s grandfather Fredrik Trump, earned his families wealth through opening a restaurant/hotel/brothel during the Klondike Gold Rush in the late 1800′s. 

See the full atricle here - 

https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-trump-family-fortune/

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I spent a week up in Northern B.C for Bloomberg with reporter Natalie Obiko Pearson. We covered the LNG development in the area of Northern B.C and Haida Gwaii. There is a strong resistance to LNG development as a majority of areas that are proposed for construction sit on First Nations territory.

See the whole published story here -

https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-trudeau-energy/

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Here are some of my favourite images from the Royal Tour that I had to pleasure to be one of the two official photographers for. It was a fantastic 9 days traveling with the Royals to some of the most beautiful places B.C and Yukon have to offer. View our whole take HERE.

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Robert Dick, 66, lives off-the-grid on the Sunshine Coast of B.C, Canada.

I spent a day with him for the National Post and created a multimedia piece about his life.

http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/youve-got-to-have-a-purpose-a-solitary-life-off-the-grid-on-b-c-s-sunshine-coast

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Behind the scenes at the 10th Sea to Sky Cheerleading Championships held in Vancouver, British Columbia on April 10, 2016. Over 3,000 athletes from Canada and the U.S.A compete in various divisions ranging from age 4 to 30 during the weekend long event.  (BEN NELMS for The Globe and Mail)

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A few images from the CFL season so far for Reuters.

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A few portraits from last months assignments.

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Professional BMX rider Tory Nyhaug in Abbotsford, B.C for the Globe & Mail.

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Justin Trudeau election coverage for Reuters in Vancouver and Surrey, B.C.

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Story on draught and irrigation techniques for wineries in the Okanagan, B.C for the Globe & Mail.

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Autism acceptance movement for the Wall Street Journal in Langley, B.C