Benjamin Von Wong

Quick Facts

Full Name	Benjamin Von Wong
Occupation	Photographer
Date Of Birth	Nov 14, 1986(1986-11-14)
Age	38
Birthplace	Toronto
Country	Canada
Birth City	Ontario
Horoscope	Scorpio

Benjamin Von Wong Biography

Benjamin Von Wong is one of the most popular and richest Photographer who was born on November 14, 1986 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Photojournalist who’s brought his distinctive design to viral ads for brands such as Nikon as well as Huawei. He was the driving force behind what would be an extremely successful GoFundMe campaign ever that raised over $2 million to support the Sanfilippo suffering Eliza O’Neill.

As Like Kyla Trethewey, she is a famous photographer from Canada. She is a well-known photographer hailing out of Canada.

Benjamin Von Wong (born November 14, 1986) is a Canadian artist, activist, and photographer best known for his environmental art installations and hyper- realist art style. He is a motivational speaker and an advocate against Ocean Plastics He is also notable for creating several viral Social Media campaigns, including the most funded GoFundMe campaign which raised over US$2M for Eliza O’Neill, a sufferer of Sanfilippo syndrome.

In July, 2013, Eliza O’Neill was a 4-year-old child diagnosed with Sanfilippo Syndrome Type A, a terminal genetic disease causing death for most sufferers before they reach their teens. Researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, had developed a gene therapy, but for clinical trials to take place, $2 million was required.

Parents, Sing Wong and Jeanette Kho have immigrated from Malaysia. Canada after emigrating from Malaysia. There is a sister who is named Alison.

Benjamin Von Wong Net Worth

Benjamin Von Wong is one of the richest Photographer from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Benjamin Von Wong 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He received a bachelor’s diploma in mine engineering at McGill University. Later, he worked as an underground mining design and planning engineer at Golder Associates.

Its Eliza O’Neill project was nominated for the Shorty Award for Best Use of Video in 2015.

Benjamin Von Wong is the son of Sing Wong and Jeanette Kho, both Malaysian Chinese immigrants to Canada, where he was born in Toronto on November 14,

1986. In 2007, Wong graduated from McGill University with a degree in Mining Engineering. Von Wong began his career working for Golder Associates as an underground mine planning and design engineer. In 2012, he left engineering to pursue a career in the arts.

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Who is Benjamin Von Wong Dating?

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In 2017, Von Wong transformed a lifetime of Electronic Waste into art sculptures. These pieces were made from recovered electronics came from Dell’s Global Recycling Program. He also hung social entrepreneurs off a 30 story skyscraper in the Philippines after he was challenged by Nike to creatively promote its latest line of shoes.

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Benjamin Ranked on the list of most popular Photographer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Benjamin Von Wong celebrates birthday on November 14 of every year.

In 2019, Von Wong earned a Guinness World Record for “Strawpocalypse,” the largest supported art installation made from plastic drinking straws. Von Wong re-purposed used straws to raise awareness around the environmental damage to the ocean caused by plastics. He collaborated with the National Environment Agency and the Canadian High Commission in Singapore to create an art installation titled “Plastikophobia” made from 18,000 plastic cups for a solo gallery exhibition at the Sustainable Singapore Galleries.

What is Von Wong art about?

Von Wong has tackled some of the world’s most pressing environmental issues through his photography. To draw attention to fashion pollution, he built the world’s tallest closet — showing how many clothes one person wears in a lifetime. He has also highlighted plastic pollution and e-waste.

Where does Benjamin Von Wong work?

In short, he became a photographer by default, but it soon became his consuming creative passion. Today, he pays rent in San Francisco but his corporation, VonWong.com, is still based in Canada.

What made Ben Von Wong famous?

In 2019, Von Wong earned a Guinness World Record for “Strawpocalypse,” the largest supported art installation made from plastic drinking straws. Von Wong re-purposed used straws to raise awareness around the environmental damage to the ocean caused by plastics.

When was Von Wong born?

November 14, 1986 (age 35 years)