Corey Perrine is a driven and passionate independent photographer focused on news, sports, and portraits. His 12-year career in newspapers helped craft his visual voice covering daily stories in Utah, Missouri, New Hampshire, Georgia, Nebraska, Florida, and now Pennsylvania.

He understands the need of photos on deadline, arriving early, and staying late.

He is always reaching to tell a complete visual report – journalism part included – ask questions, get names.

Each assignment or project, he always attempts to reach beyond the obvious. Peak moments are a given, but also tell the story on the periphery. He always strives to include overlooked elements, stop for things that tug, and hopefully, surprise the audience.

The themes of his bodies of work revolve around obstacles and triumph. He represents people with empathy while letting life unfold naturally. He believes documenting wrinkles in time gives viewers the liberty of how long to look and how much to reflect. Photojournalism is the delicate balance between art and storytelling, creativity and communication.

Along the way, he has garnered awards being recognized by Pictures of the Year International, the National Press Photographers Association, The Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar, Northern Short Course, Southern Short Course and numerous state and regional competitions. He is a five-time NPPA Regional Photographer of the Year – runner-up thrice (yes, he said thrice) – and two-time NPPA National Clip Contest Photographer of the Year. In 2014 he was runner-up Photographer of the Year (small markets) in the Best of Photojournalism competition, second runner-up in 2012. In 2010 he was Sportsshooter.com Photographer of the Year, runner-up in 2013. Sportsshooter.com also named him the lone 2010 annual pro portfolio winner. He is an Eddie Adams XX (brown team) alumnus and has coached at The Mountain Workshops. He is frequently asked to judge and guest speak at annual competitions.

Continuing in story-telling excellence, he is now Philadelphia-based and is accepting Mid-Atlantic to worldwide assignments. When not behind a camera, he presses and cleans comics to be graded and sold through his eBay store Comic Pursuit, attempts and fails at staying in shape, hikes with his dogs, enjoys cooking, watches movies and explores restaurants with his lovely wife Sarah.

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EXPERIENCE

Freelance, Philadelphia, Pa. – Aug. 2016 - Present (4 years, 9 months)

Staff Photographer, The Naples Daily News – June 2012 - Aug. 2016 (4 years, 2 months)

Staff Photographer, Omaha World-Herald – Sept. 2011 - June 2012 (9 months)

Staff Photographer, The Augusta Chronicle – Feb. 2010 - Sept. 2011 (1 year, 7 months)

Staff Photographer, The (Nashua) Telegraph – April 2006 - Feb 2010 (3 years, 10 months)

Staff Photographer, NPG Newspapers – Sept. 2004 - Nov. 2005 (1 year, 2 months)

Staff Photographer, The Daily Universe (BYU) – 1999, 2001-2003 (9 semesters)

EDUCATION

Brigham Young University, Provo, UT – BFA Photography Dec. 2003

WORKSHOPS

Missouri Photo Workshop 57 – Sportsshooter Academy III – Eddie Adams Workshop XX

COACH, GUEST SPEAKER or JUDGE

Indiana News Photographers Association – Feb. 2017, judge and speaker.

College Photographer of the Year – Nov. 2016, judge.

The von Liebig Art Center – June 2016, judge.

Ohio News Photographers Association – April 2015, judge and speaker.

The Mountain Workshops - Berea, Ky. – Oct. 2014, coach.

Michigan Press Photographers Association annual conference

Feb. 2014, judge and speaker. – Asian American Journalists Association annual photo competition – March 2013, judge.

Kentucky News Photographers Association annual conference – Jan. 2012, judge and speaker.

North Carolina Press Photographers Association annual conference – March 2011, judge and speaker.

South Carolina News Photographers Association annual conference – Feb. 2011, judge and speaker.

SKILLS

Extremely proficient with all major formats of still cameras, studio and on-location lighting, audio gathering, Adobe Photoshop, Audacity, Photo Mechanic, Microsoft Word, Apple and PC-based computers, video shooting and editing via Final Cut Pro X.

AWARDS

Please see "Accolades."

OTHER

NPPA Mid-Atlantic Clip Chair – Jan. 2017 - Jan. 2019

NPPA Region 6 Clip Chair – July 2010 - Oct. 2011, Dec. 2012 - Feb. 2016

NPPA Region 1 Clip Chair – Nov. 2008 - Feb. 2010

REFERENCES

Available upon request.

IN THE NEWS

Peer Space Review

The Image, Deconstructed – Interview

Dream 16 Portraits – Video

That Time I (Unfortunately) Went Viral – eBaum's World

2014 Southern Short Course POY – Write-up

2010 Sportsshooter.com POY – Write-up

2010 Sportsshooter.com Annual Portfolio Competition – Write-up

2010 POYi Sports Runner-up – Portfolio

2009 POYi Best Photo Column – Tearsheets