Carmine Groe is a Canadian photographer based in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada. Groe is currently working on his new book "Reverie". His first self published book, "Flex & Live" is a portrait of the 21st century bodybuilder. Carmine has a YouTube channel where he documents his photographic life journey and inspires others to create through his short photography films.

New book coming soon!
Cover of Carmine Groe's new book 'Reverie,' featuring a dramatic red background and an artistic self-portrait of the author.
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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Portraits of Strangers on the Streets of Toronto 2007-2022
Collage of black and white portraits of strangers captured on Toronto streets, featured in an article by Street Photography Magazine.
Article published in Street Photography Magazine in the July 2024 Issue.
Read the full article here.
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Flex and Live
Portrait of the Bodybuilder

Self Published Book. Buy it here.
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.
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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.
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YouTube Channel
Street Photography Video Series, 2019: 
"Search for the Image - A Street Photography Hunt"
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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