Karen Cox is an award-winning freelance photographer based in Ireland. Photography is an ever-changing experience which has brought her to places and people to reveal and document both known and untold narratives. Her work spans documentary and photojournalism, portrait and commercial. Her photos have appeared in publications such as The New York Times, The Irish Times, The Irish Independent, Irish Examiner, The Sunday Times, The New York Times International, The Guardian Newspaper, Rolling Stone Magazine in addition to a variety of websites and other publications.
Current exhibition: https://galwaycitymuseum.ie/event/exhibition-borderland-ukraine-2022/
2022/2023 - Selected Press / Publications / Awards:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/04/fashion/craftsmanship-pottery-sinead-fagan-ireland.html
https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Country-Life/Projects/St-Brigid-in-willow
https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlight/arid-41060222.html
https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlight/arid-41025329.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/04/fashion/craftsmanship-pottery-sinead-fagan-ireland.html
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2022/10/13/een-beetje-echte-wildernis-a4144941
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/04/fashion/jewelry-claddagh-ring-ireland.html
https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41001896.html
https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/healthandwellbeing/arid-40962311.html
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/04/27/arts/blo-boasts-full-lineup-live-shows-2022-2023-season/
https://www.farmersjournal.ie/sometimes-a-little-added-pressure-is-just-what-we-need-688879
https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2022/0511/1297410-children-ukraine/
Documentary Photography Projects 2022 (Selected)
September - India: Women of the Thar Desert, Rajasthan, India
May: Taita Pedro Velasco, leader of the Misak people from the ancestral territory of the Cauca Valley, Colombia.
May: Creation of the opera, ‘Omar’ in Charleston, South Carolina
April: Ukraine / Poland – War refugees
January - Argentina: The Guarani indigenous tribal group.
2021- Selected
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/music/story/2021-12-17/sd-et-best-albums-of-2021
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/co-mayo-house-prices-ballina-castlebar-and-westport-nrzqxz932
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/25/arts/music/aria-code-opera-podcast.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/02/arts/design/brexit-art-trade.html
https://www.mayonews.ie/features/37403-the-best-job-in-the-world
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/opinion/ireland-family-cemetery.html
Album interior photography - Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi 'They're Calling Me Home' - Grammy Award for Best Folk Album 2022
Image of Rhiannon Giddens on Spotify billboard (April 9 - 15) in Times Square, New York
The Irish Examiner - April
Uncut Magazine - May edition
Songlines Magazine - May edition
International MonoVisions Black & White Photography Awards 2021 - Conceptual: HM
International MonoVisions Black & White Photography Awards 2021 - Nature: HM
International MonoVisions Black & White Photography Awards 2021 - Landscapes: HM
International MonoVisions Black & White Photography Awards 2021 - Abstract: HM
Professional International Photography Awards 2021 Fine Art - Minimalism: HM
Professional International Photography Awards 2021 Nature - Macro: HM
Professional International Photography Awards 2021 Nature - Landscape: HM
Professional International Photography Awards 2021 Fine Art - Abstract: HM
Professional International Photography Awards 2021 People - Portrait: HM
Professional International Photography Awards 2021 Nature - Trees: HM
2020 – Selected
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/13/arts/music/rhiannon-giddens-silkroad.html
International MonoVisions Black & White Photography Awards - People: HM
International MonoVisions Black & White Photography Awards - Nature: HM
Carnegie Hall Brochure - 20/21 Season
Rhythms (Australia's National Roots Music Magazine) - Cover (Jan/Feb edition)
Professional International Photography Awards 2020 – Nature - Landscape: HM
Professional International Photography Awards 2020 – People - Street Photography: HM
Professional International Photography Awards 2020 – Editorial/Press - War/Conflict: HM
2019 - Selected
Black & White Minimalism Magazine, Edition 15
The Irish Times newspaper - March
Album cover and photography - Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi 'there is no Other'
Rolling Stone Magazine – May
Uncut Magazine - May
The Guardian newspaper – May
Songlines Magazine – June
Brochure cover of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC) - Fall edition
NPR - April / June
International Photography Awards 2019 – People - Portrait: HM
International Photography Awards 2019 – Nature - Trees: HM
Previous:
Wild Planet Photo Magazine
Black & White International Awards – Best Series
International Photography Awards 2015 – Editorial: Photo Essay and Feature Story
Group Exhibitions:
November 2022: ‘Golden Hour’ – The Glasgow Gallery of Photography, Scotland.
September 2022: ‘Focus: Shadow and Light’ – Black Box Gallery, Portland, Oregon, US.
June - July 2021: 'In Celebration of Trees' - PhotoPlace Gallery, Vermont, US.
March - June 2021: 'Monochrome' - Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece
January 2019: ‘Black and White’ - Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece.
April 2018: ‘In Living Colour’ – 1650 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, US.
November 2017: ‘People and Winter’ - Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece.
April/May 2017: ‘Moments of Colour’ - Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece.
October 2016: ‘Geometry’ – New York Centre for Photographic Art, New York, US.
August 2015: ‘Trees’ – 1650 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, US.
June 2015: Animal Portraits Exhibition – Camden Image Gallery, London, UK.
May 2015: ‘Monochrome’ – Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece.
Feb/March 2015: 'Colour Burst' - PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary.
Memberships:
Press Photographers Association of Ireland
The National Union of Journalists