In 2020, Benjamin Hunt picked up a camera and found that photography was something that came naturally to him. Ben, a self-taught photographer from Amsterdam, NY, also runs his own growing photography business Black Moth Photography. He has a creative mind and a passion for photography, as well as music, especially hardcore and metalcore. (In the past, he's even fronted bands as a lead vocalist.) Ben enjoys working with our team at 518scene.com and he is a true master in his element dodging pits, flying bodies and climbing on the stage for the best shot. Ben enjoys also traveling to shoot many different types and styles of photography, including portraits, street photography, architecture and most risky: traveling to abandoned places to capture urban decay.
Pittsfield, MA hardcore band Confinement 413 repped W. Mass-core to the max at Empire Underground in Albany on 2/23/24, opening for NJ’s Fury of Five.Continue Reading
518 metalcore outfit Deadweight kicked the night into high gear at Empire Underground in Albany on 2/23/24, opening for NJ hardcore icons Fury of Five.Continue Reading
Albany hardcore/metalcore outfit Wrong Move laid waste to Eldorado Bar in Troy on 2/10/24, topping a packed local heavy music bill.Continue Reading
Albany hardcore heavyweights Cold Kiss chipped in a pummeling set at Eldorado Bar in Troy NY on 2/10/24, amid a packed local heavy music bill.Continue Reading
Massachusetts hardcore nihilists Hate Still Burns kept it old school at Eldorado Bar in Troy on 2/10/24, amid a stacked lineup.Continue Reading
Amherst, MA street punk rockers Target Scammers were a shot of pure energy at Eldorado Bar in Troy on 2/10/24, opening for Wrong Move.Continue Reading
Wilkes-Barre, PA, straightedge melodic hardcore band One Step Closer had the 518 scene shouting in unison on 12/11/23, when the group headlined Empire Underground in Albany, NY.Continue Reading
Ontario, Canada emo outfit Arm’s Length made the trek across the border to tour with One Step Closer, stopping to rock Empire Underground in Albany, NY, on 12/11/23.Continue Reading
Albany hardcore punks Halo Bite are one of the most mind-blowing live acts in the 518, and the band’s set at Empire Underground in Albany, NY, on 12/11/23 carried on that tradition, when the group opened for One Step Closer.Continue Reading
Long Island death metal icons Suffocation brought the pain at Empire Live Albany on 12/9/23, in their first area show since 2019. Here’s our full, exclusive photo gallery!!Continue Reading
Cleveland metalcore OGs Ringworm torched Empire Live Albany on 12/9/23, opening for Suffocation in support of new release, Seeing Through Fire. Here’s our full, exclusive photo gallery!!Continue Reading
Troy death/deathcore outfit Assault on the Living dealt some major 518 brutality at Empire Live Albany on 12/9/23, opening for Suffocation. Here’s our full, exclusive photo gallery!!Continue Reading
518 hardcore metal beatdown crew Brick By Brick dropped a pummeling set at Empire Live Albany on 12/9/23, opening for death metal icons Suffocation. Here’s our full, exclusive photo gallery!!Continue Reading
Schenectady death metallers Intrusive brought their “groove chug” to Empire Live Albany on 12/9/23, opening for death metal icons Suffocation. Here’s our full, exclusive photo gallery!!Continue Reading
Capital Region 518 death metal outfit Incontinence made their first appearance in roughly a year at Empire Live Albany on 12/9/23, opening for death metal icons Suffocation. Here’s our full, exclusive photo gallery!!Continue Reading
Minneapolis punks Off With Their Heads headlined a stacked bill at Empire Underground in Albany, NY, on 11/9/23, for their first Albany show in six years (last time was reportedly 12/7/17 at the Low Beat). Here’s our full, exclusive photo gallery!!Continue Reading
NJ hardcore punk outfit School Drugs trekked north to put in another choice set at Empire Underground in Albany, NY, on 11/9/23, opening for Off With Their Heads. Here’s our full, exclusive photo gallery!!Continue Reading
Saratoga Springs garage rock trio Gusto firmly held down the middle of a stacked bill at Empire Underground in Albany, NY, on 11/9/23, opening for Off With Their Heads. Here’s our full, exclusive photo gallery!!Continue Reading
Cohoes five-piece Grief Group served up a tasty helping of garage punk at Empire Underground in Albany, NY, on 11/9/23, opening for Off With Their Heads. Here’s our full, exclusive photo gallery!!Continue Reading
Schenectady punks Cheap Heat quickly warmed things up at Empire Underground in Albany, NY, on 11/9/23, opening for Off With Their Heads. Here’s our full, exclusive photo gallery!!Continue Reading
The Tradition played a tasty live set of guitar-driven rock on day one of Rock & Oddities Con 2023, filling the big room at the Saratoga Springs City Center, NY. Here’s our full, exclusive photo gallery!!Continue Reading