Roger Ballen (born 1950) is an American photographer

Roger Ballen was born in New York City, New York, USA in 1950. He has lived in Johannesburg since the 1970s. Beginning by documenting the small dorps or villages of rural South Africa, Ballen starting photographing the inhabitants of these places in the late 1980s and early 1990s. His fifth book 'Outland' produced by Phaidon Press in 2001 was the result.

In the fall of 2005, Phaidon press produced its second book by the artist, entitled 'Shadow Chamber'. The book focuses on interactions between people, animals, and/or objects. Ballen’s recent work enters into a new realm of photography — the images are painterly and sculptural in ways not immediately associated with photographs.

Through collaboration on some of Die Antwoord (www.dieantwoord.com) 's music videos, which have received more than 30 million hits on YouTube, Ballen's paintings and sculptures have gained broader exposure globally.

http://www.rogerballen.com