Photo: Oxana Guryanova

CARMEN KÖRNER is a freelance photographer specializing in documentary, experimental, and portrait photography. 

She holds a BA in Photography from the “University of Applied Sciences and Arts” in Dortmund.


Based in Dortmund and Cologne (Germany), she is available for assignements and projects inter:nationally. 


Carmen’s projects focus on sustainability, social justice, alternative ways of living, and climate change.


In 2021, she founded index.kollektiv e.V. with Chayenne Freitag and Katharina Mikhrin.


SAY HELLO: 


info@carmenkoerner.de

+ 49 157 365 29 612


DE / ENG / FR

AWARDS & NOMINATIONS:

 

2025

> selected for AEB SE Kirmesstipendium 


2024

> nominated for True Picture Award

> selected for Deutschlandstipendium 


 2023

> selected for Canon Student Development Programme Class in Girona


2017

> selected for Adobe Stock Workshop in Berlin 

SELECTED CLIENTS I PUBLICATIONS

SPIEGEL WISSEN, ELTERN, GEO+, Strobo, Neue Zeitung für Musik, VISIONS, Positionen - Texte zur aktuellen Musik, Frauenkulturbüro NRW, Gleichstellungsbüro Dortmund, Frauenberatungsstelle Dortmund, Artur - und Liselotte Dumcke Stiftung, Fachhochschule Dortmund, Zentrum Verantwortungsbewusste Digitalisierung, migration miteinander e.V., Landesarbeitsgemeinschaft Arbeit, Kultur, Bildung, Cornelsen, ImageKollektiv, Frau Lose, “Neighborhood”, „corona diary I“ (selfpublished book), „Hoffnung und Keksteig“ (book-cover), „Buch zur Jugendweihe”, exhibition catalogues, photos on websites of people in the cultural field: e.g. Georgia Koumará, Maike Graf, Fatima Talalini, Christoph Ebel, Simon Bahr, Joeri Burger, Edda Lina Janz, Christian Steinau, Tiffi Bluhm, Karmakind, Trish Osmond, Spark Cologne Festival, Lars Plessentin - etc.

EXHIBITIONS & SCREENINGS: 



2025

> f² Fotofestival - index.kollektiv e.V. - group exhibition at different e.V. - Dortmund 


2024

> index.kollektiv e.V. - group exhibition at Depot e.V. - Dortmund 


2023

> f² Fotofestival - group exhibition at different e.V. - Dortmund 

> f² Fotofestival- group exhibition at 44309//GALLERY - Dortmund 

> NEIGHBORHOOD - group exhibition at University of Applied Sciences and Art - Dortmund 

> Screening at Fotobus-Slideshow - Arles (FR)

> PODEST - group exhibition at University of Applied Sciences and Art - Dortmund


2022

> journée franco-allemand - group exhibition at l’enclos Saint-Césaire - Arles (FR)  

> WIP - work in progress - group exhibition at “LE PRINTEMPS” - Arles (FR) 

> projet meta-jardin - group exhibition at ésban (École supérieure des beaux-arts) - Nîmes (FR)

> PODEST - group exhibition at University of Applied Sciences and Art - Dortmund 


2021

> “NEW NORMAL 180°” - solo exhibition with Cynthia Ruf at Gitterraum - Essen 


2020

> „PARALLELWELTEN“ – group exhibition at Galerie Ludwig XIV – Wuppertal

> „Alternative Lives“ – solo exhibition at Umschlagplatz – Dortmund


2019

> „BLICKWECHSEL“ – group exhibition with Nordstadtblogger at Depot – Dortmund

> Offene Nordstadt Ateliers – group exhibition at Projektspeicher – Dortmund


2018

> „Mensch in Tutu“ – group exhibition at Infinite Space – Dortmund

> „Turbo Urban“ – group exhibition at “Nacht der Museen” – Düsseldorf




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