KARL RABE PHOTOGRAPHY
- about -
I was born and raised in Stockholm, Sweden, but
I've lived most of my life in the Hudson Valley of
New York State.
My career as a photographer began in the mid-1990s, almost
always working as a staff photographer for newspapers.
I'm currently a freelance photographer, in business on my own.
Working as a photojournalist has exposed me to just about
every form of photography: from unpredictable breaking
news, sports, features, architectural, nature and performing
arts to studio-based photoillustration, product and
conceptual portraiture.
Throughout, I've somehow also been able to maintain this as a
hobby and you can say that I "eat, sleep and breathe" photography.
Someone recently asked me what I like about photography
and what kind of photographs I most like to take.
Initially, I was absurdly stumped by this simple and
straight-forward question.
While I love telling stories visually by composing
and timing a 3-dimensional space (the real world) into
2-dimensions (a photograph), it's really all about
the people I get to meet and sometimes places I get to
visit along the way.
My work has been published in The New York Times, USA Today,
New York Magazine, NY Daily News, Philadelpha Inquirer,
Harvard Magazine, many regional publications in the Hudson Valley,
nydailynews.com, Forbes.com, Time.com, bigstory.ap.org,
nbcsports.com, espn.com, editorandpublisher.com, etc., etc.
I've been honored by:
The New York News Publishers Association
Awards for Excellence:
★ Feature Photography 2013, 2008, 2005,
2004 & 2000
★ Online Photo Gallery 2013
★ News Photography 2012
★ Sports Photography 2013, 2008, 2004 & 2002
New York State Associaded Press Association:
★ Feature Photography 2013, 2002 & 1999
★ Photo Essay 2013, 2012 &1999
★ Photo Illustration 2011 & 2005
★ Portraits and Personalities 2013 & 2001
★ Sports Photography 2009, 2007 & 2005
★ Sports Reporting 2012
Editor and Publisher's Photos of the Year:
★ Local Heros (presented by Nikon) 2005
Gannett Award of Excellence:
★ Visual Storytelling: Photo/Video 2012
★ Well Done Contest 2005
and several National Press Photographer's Association's
"clip contest" recognitions.
Thank you for looking through my on-line portfolio
and please send me a note through the contact page.
-K