BIO:
Carl Galie is fine-art and conservation photographer based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. For over two decades, he has focused on documenting endangered environments and conservation efforts, best known for his work on mountaintop removal of coal in the Southern Appalachians and the beauty of the Roanoke River basin in eastern North Carolina.
His work spans multiple decades and includes several key projects and books:
- Coal Country Exhibit:He is highly recognized for his project, “Lost on the Road to Oblivion: The Vanishing Beauty of Coal Country,”which documented mountaintop removal in the Southern Appalachians. This exhibition featured a collaboration with North Carolina Poet Laureate Joseph Bathanti, who wrote a accompanying suite of poems.
- Awards:In 2014, he received Wild South’s Roosevelt-Ashe Conservation Award for Journalism. He was also awarded the first Art for Conservation Grant in August 2010.
- River Conservation:Galie photographed and documented the Lower Roanoke River Basin in North Carolina, resulting in his published book, Vision Quest. A collection highlighting the delicate, subtle beauty of the river basin. The project was backed by an Emerging Artist Grant in 1995 and later published as an intimate portrait photo book.
- Publications:His images have been featured in major organizations and magazines, including the Sierra Club, National Audubon Society, and The Nature Conservancy.
