Based in Minneapolis, Ben Garvin is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and photojournalist with over 25 years of experience telling stories that highlight our shared humanity. After a distinguished career as a staff photographer for KARE11 and the Pioneer Press, he founded Ben Garvin Media in 2021, where he serves as an independent director, DP, and editor.
 

Garvin’s work has been featured by The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and PBS NewsHour. His recent editorial collaborations with the NYTimes include a series of videos documenting the federal response and ICE presence in Minnesota.
 

He is the co-director and cinematographer of the acclaimed documentary Love Them First, which earned the prestigious Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award and is currently available on Amazon Prime and YouTube. Ben is currently finishing his latest film, Emily Hope, a vérité documentary exploring the intersections of motherhood and terminal illness.