The Benny DoroCollection

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This room holds every open chapter. There is no required order—follow the photograph or story that holds your attention, and wander at your own pace.

  1. 01 Manhattan skyline rising through windblown snow and winter haze across the river
    New York · December 2010

    New York Storm 2010

    Narrated by Benny Doro
  2. 02 A private visit to the New York Stock Exchange trading floor
    Wall Street · July 2013

    The Coffee Was the First Red Flag

    Narrated by Benny Doro
  3. 03 Three Chef Benny Doro Signature Blend package designs
    Food & Business · December 2011

    My Name on the Label

    Narrated by Benny Doro
  4. 04 A long row of electric guitars inside Benny Doro's West New York studio
    Music & Studio · West New York

    Weapons of Choice

    Narrated by Benny Doro
  5. 05 The Next Level and Wiremix office on downtown Howe Street in 2000, filled with computers and server equipment
    Business & Technology · 2000

    Before Banking Was on the Phone

    Narrated by Benny Doro
  6. 06 Lin Shaye laughing while Benny Doro and Scott McCluskey lift her between them in KISS makeup
    Film & Music · Hollywood, July 2003

    The Night Detroit Rock City Came Back to Life

    Narrated by Benny Doro
  7. 07 Benny Doro posing as Paul Stanley backstage at Pepsi Center, with Jim Seda dressed as Gene Simmons
    Music & Arena Football · Denver, 2005

    I Had No Idea It Was John Elway

    Narrated by Benny Doro
  8. 08 Flags, scoreboard and historic frieze inside the original Yankee Stadium before its final game
    Friendship & New York · September 2008

    The Last Game

    Photographs · Film · Narration

    In photographs, films and Benny's voice
  9. 09 East Van Halen performing at the Smilin’ Buddha in Vancouver in 1981
    Vancouver Music · 1981

    Too Young for the Smilin’ Buddha

    Photographs · Narration

    Four photographs by Bev Davies and Benny’s voice
  10. 10 Benny Doro, Randy Rampage, Ozzy Osbourne and Jeff Skunic at The Bay in Vancouver
    Vancouver Music · 1984

    The Day We Met Ozzy

    Photograph · Narration

    One photograph. Three private minutes. Benny’s voice.
  11. 11 Manhattan framed by the tall windows inside Benny Doro's home at Port Imperial
    West New York, New Jersey · Port Imperial

    The View from 24 Ave

    Food, music, friends—and Manhattan beyond the windows.
  12. 12 Times Square signs, lights and crowds captured from Benny Doro's moving camera
    New York · May 2012

    Times Square Distress

    Short Film

    One wrong turn. Two and a half minutes inside the crowd.
  13. 13 A brightly branded food truck working the curb at Union Square in September 2012
    Business & Food · Union Square, September 2012

    Working the Curb

    Real-time field research for Infusion Trucks.
  14. 14 Space Shuttle Enterprise mounted on a NASA 747 passing through the clouds above Benny Doro's apartment
    Historic New York · April 2012

    History Flew Over My Apartment

    The Shuttle outside. NY1 inside. Benny’s camera between them.
  15. 15 Benny Doro holding a handwritten dedication to KISS and Eric Carr fans in Argentina
    Music · West New York, New Jersey · 2011

    The Pictures They Needed

    The record was finished. KISS Army Argentina still needed photographs.
  16. 16 Black Diamond performing as the Ultimate Tribute to KISS in the mid-1990s
    Black Diamond · Canada & the United States · circa 1994–95

    The Part Nobody Sees

    The crowd saw KISS. The band lived everything between the shows.
  17. 17 Benny Doro holding his Les Paul in his West New York apartment
    Music · West New York, New Jersey · May 2012

    Tease the Hair. Grab the Les Paul.

    Business filled the calendar. Music never left the room.
  18. 18 A sunset over the waterfront in Split, Croatia
    Travel · Croatia · November–December 2011

    Croatia, In My Own Voice

    Narration · Photographs

    A narrated journey through food, streets, studios, friends, and the Adriatic.
  19. 19 The New York Stock Exchange draped with a monumental United States flag in June 2012
    New York · Wall Street · June 2012

    One Picture. One Moment.

    Photograph · Spoken Reflection

    One photograph. One spoken reflection. Nothing competing for attention.
  20. 20 A table filled with dishes at Mission Chinese Food on Orchard Street in 2012
    Food & New York · Orchard Street · August 2012

    Mission Chinese Food, Orchard Street

    Photographs · Narration

    An early table, a mind-blowing meal, and Benny’s voice.
  21. Benny Doro performing with Kill City in Vancouver circa 1982
    Music · Vancouver · circa 1982

    Blonde Benny & Kill City

    Photographs

    Five photographs from a night built for noise.
  22. 22 Tim Steinrock, Benny Doro, Tim's mentor James, and Nina Cramer together after the 1990 Christmas production
    Performance & Friendship · British Columbia · 1990

    So They’ll Live Past Our Time

    A Christmas play. Three quarters of Unchained. The friends who made the night matter.
  23. 23 Wayne Maleta, Benny Doro, Scott Carley and Rick Pesto together in Palm Springs in 1999
    Friendship & Business · Palm Springs · 1999

    One Photo Says a Lot to Me

    Four people. One company. A photograph that kept the relationships together.
  24. 24 The warmly lit dining room at Pietro’s with white tablecloths and red napkins
    Food & Friendship · New York City · circa 2001

    Keep My Memories for Now

    Pietro’s on 43rd Street. The table Benny and Charlie kept returning to—and the kind of New York hospitality that quietly disappeared.
  25. 25 Adam Pasquale standing on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
    Mentorship & Business · New York City · July 2014

    See It Before You Build It

    One entrepreneur opened the door to a larger world—and made a bigger future easier to imagine.
  26. 26 Paul Stanley archival composition with Benny Doro's autograph, agreement, backstage pass and meeting photograph
    Music & Persistence · 1993

    I’m Going to Make That Happen

    People called it luck. The artifact remembers everything it took.
  27. 27 The first version of Unchained performing in British Columbia in 1985
    Music & Touring · British Columbia · 1985

    Before the Stripes

    Four young musicians. A stack of Marshalls. The first Unchained.
  28. 28 Tim smiling beneath an enormous birthday sombrero in North Vancouver
    Friendship & Memories · The 1980s

    Happy Birthday, Tim

    Photographs · Personal Message

    Fifteen photographs, one birthday message, and a night worth finding again.
  29. 29 Guitarists gathered at Robson Square for the Music West ’97 Guitar Marathon
    Music & Vancouver · Robson Square · May 11, 1997

    Music West ’97: Chasing the Guitar Marathon Record

    Photographs · Film · Narration

    295 guitarists, Black Diamond, Bruce Kulick, and the record they came to challenge.
  30. 30 Black Diamond in KISS costume during a MuchMusic interview in Minnedosa
    Music & Manitoba · Minnedosa · 1996

    When MuchMusic Found Black Diamond

    Film · Narration

    A festival side stage, full KISS makeup and one surviving MuchMusic interview.
  31. 31 The orange-and-lime InFusion food truck photographed straight on like a portrait
    Business & Food · California · 2012–2013

    InFusion Truck

    Photographs · Film · Narration

    The food truck that worked—and we shut down.

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Across the Hudson · Charlie · Wall Street Years · Windows of New York · Thanksgiving at the McLaughlins · At Benny's Table