Benjamin Lowy received a BA from Washington University in St. Louis in 2002 and began his career covering the Iraq War in 2003. Since then he has covered major stories in Afghanistan, Darfur, Haiti, Indonesia, and Libya among others. In 2004 Lowy attended the World Press Joop Swart Masterclass and was nominated for the ICP Infinity Award. He was named in Photo District News 30 as well as the PDN photo annual. Lowy’s images from Iraq were chosen by PDN as some of the most iconic of the 21st century. He has also received awards from Communication Arts, American Photography, and the Society for Publication Design. Benjamin’s work from Iraq and Darfur have been collected into several gallery and museum shows, and his work from Darfur appeared in the SAVE DARFUR media campaign.
Benjamin lives in New York City with his wife, photographer Marvi Lacar and their two dogs.
His archive is currently syndicated by the VII Network.