My work moves between documentary, poetry, and fiction. I photograph my family and daily life—the people, objects, and places that quietly ask to be remembered. I often let the images rest for months or years before returning to them, searching for threads of meaning I couldn’t see at the time. From this process, I build open-ended, intuitive narratives—fictional in structure, but deeply personal in feeling.
The resulting sequences are less about telling a story than evoking a state of mind. They reflect my own experience, but I invite viewers to bring their own emotions, memories, and interpretations. Photography, for me, is a way of holding on: to light, to memory, to what fades but still lingers.
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Carmine Groe
Born 1964 in Lago, Cosenza, Italy
Lives and works in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
Born 1964 in Lago, Cosenza, Italy
Lives and works in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
ART EXHIBITS
2016 LensCulture, Amsterdam. Honorable Mention, Portrait
2016 “A Day at Metroflex” - Augenblicke Magazine, Germany
2009 “Chinatown” - Magnum Agency Workshop, Group Show. Drake Hotel, Toronto, ON
2009 “Outside Looking In” - Group Show. Columbus Center, Toronto
BOOKS
ART MEDIA/PUBLICATIONS/REVIEWS
LensCulture, Portraits of Strangers, Review - 2016
ART AWARDS
Portrait Photographer of the Year, Street Photography Magazine, 2018
LensCulture, Honorable Mention, Portraits of Strangers, 2016
TEACHING
Basics of Photography, Children ages 8-11 yrs
Dovercourt Boys and Girls Clubs, Toronto, 2016-2019
COMMISSIONED WORK
Published extensively in leading mainstream magazines from 2007-2014
Magazines Published: ESPN, Men’s Health, Glamour, Men’s Fitness, Muscle and Fitness
Athletes: Rob Gronkowski, Russell Westbrook, Giancarlo Stanton, Viktoria Azarenka, Jose Bautista, Giancarlo Stanton, Ronnie Coleman, Phil Heath, Jay Cutler, Jon Bones Jones, Rory Macdonald, Brendan Schaub
YOUTUBE CHANNEL
Carmine Groe
Focused on inspiring photographers to make great photographs
4500+ Subscribers - since 2017
EDUCATION:
2009 - Magnum Workshop
With Bruno Barbey - Magnum Agency, Paris, FR
Ryerson University, Toronto, ON
2007 - Colour Correction and Photoshop Master Class
With Dan Margulis
DPA, Toronto, ON
1990 - Advanced Black and White Photography
Ryerson University, Toronto, ON
1978-1983 - OSSGD, 5 Year Visual Arts Program
Central Technical School, Toronto, ON