Carmine Groe is a Canadian photographer and book artist based in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada. He began his photographic journey as a commercial portrait photographer working with high profile professional athletes. Over the last decade Carmine has been quietly dedicating his practice to photo books & long term projects. Groe has just launched his new book "Reverie", released in April 2026.

REVERIE
A Limited Edition Photo Book - Available Now!
Reverie is a visual dreamscape — a drifting passage through memory and emotion,
love and loss, presence and absence.
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Half Open
A Photo Book - In Progress
A personal journey through St. Thomas, Half-Open captures a city shaped by its industrial past, quietly in transition. Photographed over years, these images reveal a place often passed over, never empty.
i am
A Photo Zine and an Exhibition
Portraits of Strangers on the Streets of Toronto 2007-2022
A NEW Photo Book Publishing House
Confront Press is dedicated to producing meaningful, intentional photo books—initially focused on the work of founder Carmine Groe—while building a future platform for artists who share a commitment to depth, craft, and authentic visual storytelling.

Stay tuned for upcoming books in 2027. Just Released - April 2026 - Reverie
Flex and Live
Portrait of the Bodybuilder
Self Published Book - 2017.
For the bodybuilder, to flex is to live. Alive and well in America is the modern day bodybuilders’ relentless pursuit for enormous musculature, refined definition and perfect symmetry.
Cover of Carmine Groe's self-published book Flex and Live, featuring a dramatic black-and-white portrait of a professional bodybuilder with a striking muscular physique and an intense expression.
Building a Cohesive Body of Work with Carmine Groe
Street Photography Magazine Podcast, 2018
Carmine Groe as a guest on the Street Photography Magazine Podcast in 2018, discussing his work and experiences in street photography.
YouTube Channel
Street Photography Video Series, 2019 

Carmine Groe's YouTube channel video series from 2019, 'Search for the Image - A Street Photography Hunt,' showcasing his street photography journey.
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