Photo Chats With Carl Corey On December 4, 2025, at 2 PM (EST)
It’s Photo Chats time again, and on December 4th at 2 PM, we will be hosting Carl Corey. You won’t want to miss this event.
Carl Corey is a celebrated photographer known for his evocative documentation of American life, especially in the Midwest. Based in River Falls, Wisconsin, Corey brings a unique perspective to his work, often focusing on the overlooked corners of rural America and the people who inhabit them. His photography combines a keen sense of place with a deep respect for his subjects, offering an honest yet artful glimpse into contemporary life.
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Corey’s work often explores themes such as community, tradition, and change. One of his notable projects, For Love and Money: Portraits of Wisconsin Family Businesses, highlights family-run businesses across the state, celebrating their resilience and individuality. His photographic style is characterized by clean compositions, rich colors, and an ability to find beauty in the mundane.
Over his career, Carl Corey has received numerous accolades, including the Wisconsin Visual Art Achievement Award and multiple Midwest-based photography honors. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, earning a place in both gallery spaces and private collections.
Through his lens, Corey captures not only images but also stories, preserving the essence of everyday life for future generations. For anyone seeking an authentic look at the heart of the Midwest, Carl Corey’s photography offers an insightful and heartfelt perspective.
Carl Corey is a Guggenheim Fellow in Photography and the recipient of over 100 awards from the photography and publishing communities including National INDIE Book Publishers Best Photography Book, The Crystal Book Award, Midwest Publishers Gold Book Award, New York Art Directors Club, Communication Arts, Print Annual and USA National Best Book Awards.. Carl’s work has been featured in many of photography’s most prestigious periodicals, including Camera Work Bicentennial Edition, Communication Arts, Columbia Journalism Review and Visual Communication Quarterly.
Corey’s photographs have been the subject of five monographs including The Tavern League: A Portrait of the Wisconsin Tavern (The Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2011), Rancher (Bunker Hill / GalleryPrint, 2007), For Love and Money: A Portrait of the Family Business (WHS Press, 2014) and The Strand (Cottage Industry, 2021) and Pants on Fire (Cottage Industry 2024). He is a featured photographer in Contemporary Photography in New York City, edited by Marla Hamburg Kennedy (Rizzoli, 2011).
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Selected Awards
- 2019
- National Independent Publishers Association Gold Award Best Photography Book
- Midwest Book Publishers Association – Crystal Award Best Photography Book
- USA National Best Book Awards – Photography
Book - ForeWord Top Ten Award Winner – Photography
Book - PubWest Gold Award – Photography
Book - Midwest Independent Book Publishers Gold Award – Photography
Book - Next Generation Indie Book Award – Photography
Book - National Indie Excellence Gold Award – Photography
Book - New York Art Directors Club
- American Icons Award 2018
- Print Annual Gold Award
- Communication Arts Photography Annual Gold Award
Public Talks, Presentations, and Curatorial
- Neutral Density Awards – Judge 2023
- reFocus Awards – Judge – December 2022
- Neutral Density Photography Awards Warsaw, Poland – Judge – Worldwide Exhibition – November, 2022
- Center for Photographic Art – Carmel, California – Talk – September 2022
- Neutral Density Photography Awards Warsaw, Poland – Judge – Worldwide Exhibition – November, 2021
- Praxis Photographic Arts Center Minneapolis – Open Call Exhibition Judge – October, 2021
- Minnesota Photography Center March, 2021- Public Presentation and Artist Talk
- Tenet Artist Interview Podcast January, 2021 –
- Wisconsin Family Business Awards – Keynote Speaker – 2019
- Praxis Photographic Arts Center Minneapolis – Curator/Judge for Empty Places Exhibition – 2018
- HAL Prize in Photography – Judge for 2018 awards
- Praxis Photographic Arts Center Minneapolis – 2018
- Wilson Law Group Annual Client Forum – Keynote Speaker – October 2016
- Wisconsin Family Business Awards – Keynote Speaker – 2015
- Museum of Wisconsin Art – Keynote Speaker 2014 Lifetime Achievement Awards – 2014
- University of Kentucky Art Museum – Robert May Endowment Guest Lecturer – November, 2013
- University of Wisconsin – River Falls, Wisconsin – September, 2013
- Southern Illinois University – Carbondale, Illinois -September, 2011
- Madison College – Madison, Wisconsin – 2011
- University of Wisconsin – River Falls, Wisconsin – 2010
- Madison Museum of Contemporary Art – Madison, Wisconsin – 2010
- Wisconsin Academy of Arts Sciences and Letters – Madison, Wisconsin – 2010
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