On this episode we're joined by Ben Camacho. Ben is a journalist, documentary photographer, and producer. His work focused on state-sponsored violence, subjects like police brutality, and the communities impacted by it. He's a graduate of the University of La Verne and is based around Los Angeles.

Ben's work has been published in major outlets, like New York Magazine, and also on his Substack, Inadvertent and West Side Storytellers.

We talked with Ben about the different things he's covered and the experiences he's had doing the reporting. He shared insights about the double standard that exists when covering police brutality protests (white reporters and photographers are managed differently by police). Ben also offered advice for aspiring journalists in covering projects like the ones he does.

Ben's salutes: Joey Scott and Cerise Castle, who both cover similar subjects as Ben does

New York Magazine piece The Terror Of Life Under ICE

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/ice-raids-los-angeles-terror.html

Immigration Courts Have Become Hunting Grounds For ICE

https://lapublicpress.org/2025/08/la-immigration-courts-have-become-hunting-grounds-for-ice-agents/

Poynter story on double standards in media treatment

https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2021/at-police-lines-not-all-journalists-are-created-equal/

 The Blue Hand documentary

https://www.inadvertent.news/p/the-blue-hand

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