Photographing the In-Between: Benji Zecher on the Pacific’s Changing Edges

Hey I’m Benji, a photographer, freediver, and researcher who documents dynamic spaces and species… As a queer person, I love to take photos of the in-between spaces: the edge of a kelp forest, where the reef meets the mangroves, winding estuary mouths and many more.

I like to document spaces that undergo consistent change so I can help people better understand how to live with the effects of a changing climate.

I use my background in landscape architecture and ecological restoration as a foundation to photograph the relationship between people and place. I am currently based on Coast Salish Territory in Vancouver, Canada, where you can often find me in a kelp forest, looking for critters on the beach, or laying on a bed of moss somewhere deep in the forest.

 

Please enjoy this selection of photos from a recent project documenting the dynamic in-between spaces around the Pacific Ocean who are being disproportionately affected by climate change.

 

 

Documenting the diversity of kelps around The Great Bear Sea – British Columbia, Canada, 2026

 

 

 

 

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Documenting how people can live with a reef for sea level rise adaptation – West Papua, Indonesia, 2025

 

 

 

 

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Documenting Indigenous Protected Maring Reserves in Aotearoa – Rakiura, Aotearoa, 2025

 

 

 

 

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Documenting the gardeners of the tropics in Taiwan’s threatened reefs – Liuqiu, Taiwan, 2025

 

 

 

 

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Documenting where terrestrial meets tidal in mangrove fringed reef – West Papua, Indonesia, 2025

 

 

 

 

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Documenting the disappearing kelps of the great southern reef – Tasmania, Australia, 2025

 

 

 

 

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If you want to connect about potential projects, gear questions, or ways to cope with a changing climate, please feel free to get in touch via Instagram or my website.

Instagram: @benji_zecher

Tiktok: @benji_zecher

Website:https://www.benjizecherphoto.com/

Email: benjizhecherphoto@gmail.com