-NASA
-SpaceX
-United Launch Alliance
-Northrop Grumman (fmrly. Orbital Sciences/ ATK)
-Lockheed Martin
-National Geographic (incl. cover, below)
-The New York Times
-USA Today (front page)
-The Wall Street Journal
-The Boston Globe (incl. cover and story)
-Getty Images
-Corbis
-AP
-AFP
-UPI
-SpaceflightNow
-Aviation Week & Space Technology
-collectSPACE.com
-Astronomy Magazine
-Sky & Telescope magazine
-Discover magazine
-The FAA
-NBC Nightly News
-CBS Evening News
-ABC World News Tonight
-SpaceX
-United Launch Alliance
-Northrop Grumman (fmrly. Orbital Sciences/ ATK)
-Lockheed Martin
-National Geographic (incl. cover, below)
-The New York Times
-USA Today (front page)
-The Wall Street Journal
-The Boston Globe (incl. cover and story)
-Getty Images
-Corbis
-AP
-AFP
-UPI
-SpaceflightNow
-Aviation Week & Space Technology
-collectSPACE.com
-Astronomy Magazine
-Sky & Telescope magazine
-Discover magazine
-The FAA
-NBC Nightly News
-CBS Evening News
-ABC World News Tonight
| With Shuttle Discovery. Credit: Robert Pearlman |
| Photographing in New Zealand, Norway and Hawaii. |
| Magazine of the FAA |
| The Boston Globe |
| Magazine of the Planetary Society |
| SELECT COVERS: |
Ben Cooper is a professional photographer based in Orlando, Cape Canaveral & the Kennedy Space Center,
Florida. An official photographer in the U.S. space program, he has covered launches and other events here
since July 1999, having now photographed over 260 missions and launches to date. He is the author of the
2019 book Launch Photography.
For the final few years of the Space Shuttle program, he photographed for NASA and held a position on
NASA's photo and engineering imaging team at the Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force
Station. Work included mission-critical imagery of the shuttle's exterior and orbiter tiles that ensured a safe
mission of the space shuttle on every flight, as well as public affairs imagery for distribution by NASA and
dozens of portraits and award ceremonies. Following that, he has been an official photographer for multiple
rocket launch providers and taken many of the most famous launch & space photos of the last 15 years.
He specializes in aerospace, travel, science and astronomical photography, including traveling the globe to
chase solar eclipses, and with travel experience on six continents including Antarctica. With over 20 years of
experience in the field, he is also an alumnus of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University with a Bachelor of
Science in Aerospace Engineering and minor in space studies/space history.
He is one of the two winners of the 2019 Kolcum Award "for excellence in telling the space story along
Florida’s Space Coast and throughout the world."
MAJOR CLIENTS INCLUDE:
Florida. An official photographer in the U.S. space program, he has covered launches and other events here
since July 1999, having now photographed over 260 missions and launches to date. He is the author of the
2019 book Launch Photography.
For the final few years of the Space Shuttle program, he photographed for NASA and held a position on
NASA's photo and engineering imaging team at the Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force
Station. Work included mission-critical imagery of the shuttle's exterior and orbiter tiles that ensured a safe
mission of the space shuttle on every flight, as well as public affairs imagery for distribution by NASA and
dozens of portraits and award ceremonies. Following that, he has been an official photographer for multiple
rocket launch providers and taken many of the most famous launch & space photos of the last 15 years.
He specializes in aerospace, travel, science and astronomical photography, including traveling the globe to
chase solar eclipses, and with travel experience on six continents including Antarctica. With over 20 years of
experience in the field, he is also an alumnus of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University with a Bachelor of
Science in Aerospace Engineering and minor in space studies/space history.
He is one of the two winners of the 2019 Kolcum Award "for excellence in telling the space story along
Florida’s Space Coast and throughout the world."
MAJOR CLIENTS INCLUDE:
NOTABLE AWARDS AND MENTIONS
-Cover of National Geographic
-Front page of the New York Times
-Eight-time winner in the prestigious Aviation Week & Space Technology photo contest: first place 2008;
first place 2010; both second and third place 2011; third place 2008 and 2018; both second and third place in
2020; and honorable mentions/editors choice in 2009, 2013, 2017, 2019 and 2020.
-Recipient of the 2019 Kolcum Award by the Florida chapter of the National Space Club
-Featured on the front page of USA Today, the most circulated paper in the United States. Interviewed for a
cover story on attending the final space shuttle launch, the website was published prominently.
-Featured in the New York Times Travel section with a story on viewing the remaining shuttle launches.
-Published in dozens of books including National Geographic and books by astronauts.
-Featured on every major national news network (NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN, Fox)
-Featured in Popular Photography magazine five times over several years.
-One of the first people featured on Petapixel.com
Thank you for taking the time to visit!
Ben Cooper
Launch Photography.com
Homepage
-Cover of National Geographic
-Front page of the New York Times
-Eight-time winner in the prestigious Aviation Week & Space Technology photo contest: first place 2008;
first place 2010; both second and third place 2011; third place 2008 and 2018; both second and third place in
2020; and honorable mentions/editors choice in 2009, 2013, 2017, 2019 and 2020.
-Recipient of the 2019 Kolcum Award by the Florida chapter of the National Space Club
-Featured on the front page of USA Today, the most circulated paper in the United States. Interviewed for a
cover story on attending the final space shuttle launch, the website was published prominently.
-Featured in the New York Times Travel section with a story on viewing the remaining shuttle launches.
-Published in dozens of books including National Geographic and books by astronauts.
-Featured on every major national news network (NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN, Fox)
-Featured in Popular Photography magazine five times over several years.
-One of the first people featured on Petapixel.com
Thank you for taking the time to visit!
Ben Cooper
Launch Photography.com
Homepage
-ABC Good Morning America
-Fox News Channel
-National Geographic online
-MSNBC / NBCnews.com
-FoxNews.com
-Yahoo! News
-BBC
-Huffington Post
-Popular Science
-Popular Photography
-The Daily Mail
-Science Faction
-Superstock
-CNET
-Petapixel
-Pacific Standard Magazine
-SPACE.com
-SpaceWeather.com
-Astronomy.com
-Astronomy Now
-Scholastic and Weekly Reader
-Daytona Beach News-Journal (feature story)
and many more
-Fox News Channel
-National Geographic online
-MSNBC / NBCnews.com
-FoxNews.com
-Yahoo! News
-BBC
-Huffington Post
-Popular Science
-Popular Photography
-The Daily Mail
-Science Faction
-Superstock
-CNET
-Petapixel
-Pacific Standard Magazine
-SPACE.com
-SpaceWeather.com
-Astronomy.com
-Astronomy Now
-Scholastic and Weekly Reader
-Daytona Beach News-Journal (feature story)
and many more
RECOGNITION
-FLICKR PHOTO OF THE YEAR 2015!
-Flickr Top Photos of the Year 2016 and more
-21-time NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD)
-NASA Images of the Day (www.nasa.gov)
-NASA homepage photos
-Diplays at countless NASA award ceremonies and center exhibits
-Yahoo! News: The "Week in Photos"
-The World at Night (TWAN) collection
-Time Magazine Photo of the Day (August 24, 2009)
-Astronomy.com (Astronomy Magazine) Picture of the Day (multiple)
-FLICKR PHOTO OF THE YEAR 2015!
-Flickr Top Photos of the Year 2016 and more
-21-time NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD)
-NASA Images of the Day (www.nasa.gov)
-NASA homepage photos
-Diplays at countless NASA award ceremonies and center exhibits
-Yahoo! News: The "Week in Photos"
-The World at Night (TWAN) collection
-Time Magazine Photo of the Day (August 24, 2009)
-Astronomy.com (Astronomy Magazine) Picture of the Day (multiple)
| LARGE DISPLAY SAMPLES: |
| Bryce Canyon panorama at Chi-Chi's Tex-Mex Restaurant, Belgium. |
| Yankee Stadium panorama at The Game Sports Bar & Grill, Perth, Australia |
| TELEVISION USAGE SAMPLES: The viral LADEE photo was purchased for use by all five major US news networks: ABC World News Tonight (opening sequence and story), the CBS Evening News, NBC Nightly News, CNN and Fox News Channel (September 7, 2013): |
| MUSEUMS: |
| Stromatolites (Western Australia) panorama display at Michigan Museum of Natural History, Ann Arbor |
| BROCHURES: |
| Times Square foldout brochure for Liberty Helicopters |
| RECORDS: |
| Delta 4-Heavy launch for Computer Magic album "Electronic Fences" (White Iris records) |
| National Geographic, November 2016 Germany |
| Atlas 5 MUOS-1 launch, lobby wall at prominent space industry corporation |
| CDs: |
| Endeavour flight deck in elevator at the Curtis Hotel in Denver, CO (Photo: Kevin J. Beaty, Denverite.com) |
| The huge United Launch Alliance Atlas, Delta & Vulcan factory in Decatur, Alabama. Joint effort with ULA/Jeff Spotts. |
| Launch Photography: The Book! CLICK HERE to order a signed copy. Signed copies are available through me directly! Price for a signed copy is the same 34.95 as retail, with free shipping in the US. For international orders please contact me. The book is also available at Amazon, BarnesAndNoble.com and in select stores. |
