BEN ALPER WAS BORN IN WESTERLY, RHODE ISLAND IN 1983, HOWEVER, SPENT THE FORMATIVE YEARS OF HIS CHILDHOOD IN THE WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS TOWN OF NORTHAMPTON. HE RELOCATED TO BOSTON IN 2003 TO ATTEND THE NEW ENGLAND SCHOOL OF PHOTOGRAPHY, WHICH HE GRADUATED FROM IN 2005 WITH FULL HONORS. IN THE FALL OF 2007, BEN ENROLLED AT THE MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN TO PERSUE A BFA DEGREE IN PHOTOGRAPHY.

HE IS ALSO A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE EXPOSURE PROJECT, A PHOTO COLLECTIVE WHICH FUNCTIONS AS A VEHICLE FOR EXPOSING AND PROMOTING EMERGING PHOTOGRAPHIC TALENT. THE GROUP HAS HAD NUMEROUS EXHIBITIONS IN THE BOSTON AREA AND WAS FEATURED ON NORTHEAST EXPOSURE ONLINE, AN ONLINE GALLERY CURATED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHIC RESOURCE CENTER. IN ADDITION, THEY SELF PUBLISH PHOTO BOOKS AND MODERATE A BLOG. YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE EXPOSURE PROJECT AT:

WWW.THEEXPOSUREPROJECT.BLOGSPOT.COM & WWW.THEEXPOSUREPROJECT.COM