{"id":1296,"date":"2020-10-03T14:49:37","date_gmt":"2020-10-03T19:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/benlevy.com\/blog\/?page_id=1296"},"modified":"2024-10-05T22:17:25","modified_gmt":"2024-10-06T03:17:25","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/benlevy.com\/blog\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-larger-font-size\">Ben Levy, Automotive Photographer and Software Developer based in Chicago, IL<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/benlevy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ben_square.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/benlevy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ben_square-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1644\" style=\"width:235px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/benlevy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ben_square-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/benlevy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ben_square-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/benlevy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ben_square-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/benlevy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ben_square-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/benlevy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ben_square.jpg 1222w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>My love of cars, and desire to capture the world around me, led to me developing this website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a kid, I loved going to car shows and meets, and I wanted a way to share all the cool cars that I saw. I was tired of flaky photo hosting sites and dead links in forum posts, so I decided to develop my own site so I could host my own photos and store them in an organized way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coding websites in high school was how I got my start in web development. I went on to earn a masters degree in e-commerce technology, and I\u2019ve since had the opportunity to develop e-commerce websites for brands like Allen Edmonds, The Honest Company, and Chemical Guys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I\u2019m not working on web projects, I enjoy cycling, playing guitar, and working on my \u201896 Mazda Miata.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links aligncenter has-visible-labels is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-facebook  wp-block-social-link\"><a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ben.levy.pics\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 2C6.5 2 2 6.5 2 12c0 5 3.7 9.1 8.4 9.9v-7H7.9V12h2.5V9.8c0-2.5 1.5-3.9 3.8-3.9 1.1 0 2.2.2 2.2.2v2.5h-1.3c-1.2 0-1.6.8-1.6 1.6V12h2.8l-.4 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