Benjamin Carpenter
Hello, I'm Ben Carpenter, the Director of Marketing at Camera West Inc. and the Managing Editor at Tools of Time. I've been with Camera West for over 10 years. I enjoy many tools for timekeeping, but my favorites are my well-worn Leica M 246 Monochrom "Your Mark" edition in black paint and one of my Fortis Flieger Chronographs, both of which I have many memories with. When not at my desk, I'm often in the woods, biking, hiking, or camping, with a camera usually at my side. My decade-long adventure at Camera West continues to be a constant source of joy, as it's allowed me to connect people with the right tools to tell their stories in the most compelling ways.
Conversing Cameras: Danny Bligh
In this edition of Conversing Cameras, we share close friends of Camera West’s photography and story as we talk photography,...
True Watches for True People! – A Chat with Jupp Phillip CEO of Fortis
Q: Jupp, thanks so much for taking the time to chat a little about Fortis Watches with us. It is truly...
Opinion: Cameras & Watches – Tools of Time
Watches and Cameras? An odd but wonderful pairing. One sentence, and you can skip this whole article of me waxing...
Pre-Owned Feature: The Leica M10 – A Value Proposition
The Digital Leica M has come a long way in the past decade and a half since its introduction with...
Conversing Cameras: Bert Celeridad
This week on Conversing cameras we chat with Bert Celeridad, a street photographer and avid film photographer from Coronado California....
Conversing Cameras: Robert Chestnut
This “Conversing Cameras” feature I have thoroughly enjoyed! This conversation is packed with a lot – When faced with a...
Conversing Cameras: Matthew Wright
Another week and yet another conversation with a photographer we have had the privilege of working with. This week, I...
Conversing Cameras: Peter Horan
This week on conversing cameras we talk with someone I’ve had the privilege of working with for several years now....
Conversing Cameras: Jim Sullivan
As I’m writing the opening to this week’s Conversing Cameras, I have a cookbook with some of the most incredible...
Conversing Cameras: Jim Koenigsaecker
This is the first Conversing Cameras of 2022! For those of your who don’t know our “Conversing Cameras” series is...