Throughout his years placement with Nike 6.0, Ben will work alongside top professionals in the Action Sports industry from Freelance photographers to Magazine Editors and TV Companies including Extreme TV, Whitelines magazine and Boomerang TV. He will experience live photo shoots, work in a studio and at be present at UK action sports events throughout the year. Each quarter Ben will also get the chance to experience industry placements, attend training courses, be involved with the 6.0 Team photo shoots and document the Team Ill Weekends. On his success Ben says 'It feels great to win this competition and to be given the opportunity to work alongside some of the best film and photographers in the industry. I hope to achieve higher standards in my own work and I'm really excited to be working with the Nike 6.0 team this year''.
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