Who Is Ben Haller?

I have been doing fine art photography since 1994. I used to make silver and Ilfochrome prints from film in a darkroom in my home; now I no longer have a darkroom, and no longer shoot film at all, only digital (see the About Cloud Photographic page for more technical details). I am primarily interested in abstract and landscape photographs; only rarely do I do portraits or photographs containing the human form. I have never done paid photographic work, but would consider doing so if the right project presented itself, and would also consider doing work for cost or even for free if it interests me.

Besides photography, my interests include programming, flying, reading, biking, rollerblading, and generally enjoying life. I love recreational mathematics, and hope to put up some fractal images on this website in the future. And I have a particular fondness for the music of Brian Eno and Caetano Veloso. I grew up in Ithaca, New York, home of Cornell University, but I live now in Montreal, Québec. I am happily married to Keewon Kang Haller (pictured with me at right), a chef and a wonderful life partner.

My main business is shareware for Mac OS X; the web site I use for that business is www.sticksoftware.com. There are some beautiful fractal images in the gallery there, as well as a personal page that is more programming-oriented. If you use a Mac and run OS X, check out Stick Software's products!

If you think you share some of my interests, I've got a list of book recommendations up at an Amazon affiliate, Buy Books Online. There are books on photography and art-making, as well as lots of others. Feel free to let me know if you read a book you think I'd enjoy!