Ben Camacho is a multi-award winning investigative journalist and documentary photographer. His work focuses on state-sponsored violence and the communities impacted by it. He was sued twice by the City of Los Angeles in a failed effort to censor public records.
He chairs the legal committee at IWW's Freelance Journalists Union, where they organize to create better working conditions for freelancers across the country. He co-founded West Side Storytellers, a documentary production team whose flagship project received the Charles Rappleye award from the Los Angeles Press Club.
He has spoken at Yale, USC, Cal State Northridge, Santa Ana College and the University of La Verne about press freedom. He is featured in a documentary titled "Flashpoint: Protests, Policing and The Press" produced by the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University.
In 2023, he was named a "Distinguished Journalist" by the Society of Professional Journalists-LA.
He enjoys street photography, shows and breathing clean air.