Ben Kreimer

Ben Kreimer is a freelance journalism technologist and international drone journalism innovator. As technologist and adviser for the Drone Journalism Lab and Kenya based African SkyCAM, Kreimer explores the use of drones and microcomputer sensor platforms as new tools for gathering data and telling stories. His drone work focuses on exposing and telling stories in new ways through the unique perspectives and visual experiences that only drones can provide.

Kreimer has worked with academic institutions and media organizations including Columbia’s Tow Center for Digital Journalism, the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, the University of Central Lancashire’s Media Innovation Studio and Civic Drone Centre, CCTV Africa, the Times of India, VICE News, The Star (Kenya), the African Wildlife Foundation, Kenya Tourism Board, and the Antiochia ad Cragum Archaeological Research Project in Turkey.