Ben Corda

\"Where are you from?\" has always been a tricky question for me. I grew up bouncing around America and around Germany. However, I claim the boot at the bottom of the map (Louisiana) as my home. Louisiana, the Mississippi River and ultimately the South have carved a special place in my heart. Together they are a wonderfully strange place that I love to share with others. I currently live outside of Nashville with my fiancée Alyson and work full time as a university photographer. Exploring the the wilds of Tennessee takes up most of my free time when I\'m not traveling. I\'ve taken on fixing up a \'71 Honda motorcycle that will certainly change how I experience transportation. Instagram is a huge creative outlet and a community in which I am actively involved. My personal work tends to focus on environmental portraits. It still amazes me how a camera and a smile can break down social barriers, including the ones I place on myself. I enjoy a cold beer, a cup of tepid black coffee, a non toasted everything bagel, sketchy food trucks, a furrowed brow, a cranky camera, the accomplishment when that camera works and a good conversation.