5/30/2023 0 Comments Denali by ben moon![]() Moon spent a lot of time rock climbing, with Denali patiently waiting at the base. Moon and Denali went on the road after his divorce, living as he puts it, ‘the dirtbag life’. Listen to the full interview with Ben Moon ![]() “It was kind of like he chose me, in many ways.” “I remember seeing Denali just sitting there all by himself and he was adorable and he just kind of looked at me, cocked his head and I walked by trying to ignore him because I was like oh man, he’s adorable and he gave a little bark and put his paw through and I just melted. Moon’s ex-wife convinced him to go to the dog shelter one day, he wasn’t expecting to see Denali. “Dinali really brought me from being a guy in my 20s who didn’t really know where I was going in life, to building a career as a photographer and a filmmaker, just kind of showing me to a different level of growth as a human being.” ![]() “I definitely just spent a lot of time outdoors, alone and in my thoughts and later developed a lot more confidence and got behind the camera. When he was diagnosed with colorectal cancer aged twenty-nine, his dog Denali helped him pull through. American photographer and filmmaker Ben Moon grew up in remote communities, in Michigan, and without a lot of social contact with friends, he describes the family dogs as sidekicks. ![]()
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