Chanel Iman for Aveeno

9/11 Memorial and Museum Dinner at Cipriani's

Another year at Cipriani's downtown for the 9/11 Museum and Memorial Dinner. It was awesome to capture Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson.

Photographer Ben Hider

City Harvest - A Night of Practical Magic

City Harvest are just good people, my favorite client and an organization I'm proud to work for. Last night was their big spring party at Cipriani's in midtown New York City. 

Shot with a Canon 5D Mark IV and 16-35mm F.28 lens and 70-200mm F2.8 lens

Event Photographer Ben Hider

Event Photography - FX Feud at the Monkey Bar

Susan Sarandon, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Jessica Lange attends a VIP reception for FX Network's "Feud" at Monkey Bar on February 13, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Ben Hider)

Event Photographer - Ben Hider

Photo published in New York Times

There's nothing like getting a photo published in the New York Times, especially when it illustrates a feud between two rich celebrities who seem to be ignoring each other. So sad :(

The designer Giuseppe Zanotti and Nicki Minaj in 2011, during happier times. (Credit Ben Hider/Getty Images for Giuseppe Zanotti)

This image was taken for Giuseppe Zanotti on a paid assignment for Getty Images on the final Fashion Night out that happened back in 2011. There were many celebrities that came that evening, but by far the most buzz was around the arrival of Nicki Minaj in her faux Geisha outfit.

Celebrity Event Photographer - Ben Hider

2016 MTV Video Music Awards - Red Carpet

Beyonce Knowles at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards Red Carpet

2016 MTV Video Music Awards Red Carpet

Nikki Minaj at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards Red Carpet

Heidi Klum at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards Red Carpet

Brittany Spears at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards Red Carpet

Ariana Grande at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards Red Carpet

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards Red Carpet

Kim Kardashian at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards Red Carpet

2016 MTV Video Music Awards Red Carpet

2016 MTV Video Music Awards Red Carpet at Madsion Square Garden on August 28, 2016. (Photos by Ben Hider)

Ben Hider - Event, Food and Portrait Photographer based in New York City and Westchester

An MTV Video Music Award (commonly abbreviated as a VMA) is an award presented by the cable channel MTV to honor the best in the music video medium. Originally conceived as an alternative to the Grammy Awards (in the video category), the annual MTV Video Music Awards ceremony has often been called the "Super Bowl for youth", an acknowledgment of the VMA ceremony's ability to draw millions of youth from teens to 20-somethings each year. By 2001, the VMA had become a coveted award. The statue given to winners is an astronaut on the moon, one of the earliest representations of MTV, and colloquially called a "moonman". The statue was conceived by Manhattan Design—also designers of the original MTV logo—based on the 1981 "Top of the Hour" animation created by Fred Seibert, produced by Alan Goodman, and produced by Buzz Potamkin at Buzzco Associates. The statue is now made by New York firm, Society Awards. Since the 2006 ceremony, viewers are able to vote for their favorite videos in all general categories by visiting MTV's website.

The annual VMA ceremony occurs before the end of summer and held either in late August or mid-September, and broadcast live on MTV, along with simulcasts on MTV's sister networks to nullify in-house competition. The first VMA ceremony was held in 1984 at New York City's Radio City Music Hall. The ceremonies are normally held in either New York City or Los Angeles. However, the ceremonies have also been hosted in Miami and Las Vegas.

Richard Gere at AOL Studios

AOL BUILD Series Presents:"Out Of Time"

It's always a pleasure to work in the AOL building, and especially when you get to hear such a great actor speak about his new film. Richard Gere plays a homeless man on the streets of NY and a lot of "Out of Time" was shot as candid footage of him actually on the street panhandling.

AOL BUILD Series Presents:"Out Of Time"

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 09:  Actor Richard Gere attends AOL BUILD Series Presents:"Out Of Time" at AOL Studios In New York on September 9, 2015 in New York City.  (Photo by Ben Hider/Getty Images)

Ben Hider - Event and Portrait Photographer based in New York City and Westchester

FX Premiere for "Married" and "Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll"