Ben Davis

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Ben Davis is a conservation imaging specialist. His work investigates the social experience of architecture by documenting the historic structures that have accommodated cultural rituals for over 150 years in Texas. Davis uses traditional photographic methods as well as contemporary digital technology. His work is included in the Wittliff Collections at Texas State University. He was the recipient of the Priddy Scholarship at the University of North Texas in 2012, and the CVAD Student Project Award Fund in 2013. Davis' work has been exhibited in venues across the United States including Photo Center NW (WA) and The Center for Fine Art Photography (CO). Davis is currently working in conjunction with the Gregg County Historical Association to document antebellum homes in East Texas for a book publication.
Davis was born in Houston Texas in 1981. In 2007 he moved to Kerrville Texas to attend Schreiner University where he received a B.A. in Creative Arts. Davis currently lives in Fort Worth Texas where he graduated from the University of North Texas with an MFA in Photography in May of 2014 and an MS-LS (Library Science) in Archival Studies and Imaging Technology in 2017. Davis makes frequent excursions to East Texas to document the region's remaining vernacular buildings and to maintain relationships with friends and family.

Ben Davis is a conservation imaging specialist. His work investigates the social experience of architecture by documenting the historic structures that have accommodated cultural rituals for over 150 years in Texas. Davis uses traditional photographic methods as well as contemporary digital technology. His work is included in the Wittliff Collections at Texas State University. He was the recipient of the Priddy Scholarship at the University of North Texas in 2012, and the CVAD Student Project Award Fund in 2013. Davis' work has been exhibited in venues across the United States including Photo Center NW (WA) and The Center for Fine Art Photography (CO). Davis is currently working in conjunction with the Gregg County Historical Association to document antebellum homes in East Texas for a book publication.
Davis was born in Houston Texas in 1981. In 2007 he moved to Kerrville Texas to attend Schreiner University where he received a B.A. in Creative Arts. Davis currently lives in Fort Worth Texas where he graduated from the University of North Texas with an MFA in Photography in May of 2014 and an MS-LS (Library Science) in Archival Studies and Imaging Technology in 2017. Davis makes frequent excursions to East Texas to document the region's remaining vernacular buildings and to maintain relationships with friends and family.

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