From Ireland and based in Berlin, Rory Grubb practices portrait and documentary photography. Some of his themes include rural life, rivers and migration. He is self-taught, and has participated in photographic seminars at the Ostkreuzschule in Berlin. He holds a degree in Architecture and his artistic practice crosses into other disciplines including music.
Awards:
2026 - ZEKE Awards, Honorable Mention (for Somewhere Else)
2026 - Culture Moves Europe, EU and Goethe Institut Mobility Grant Recipient (for Somewhere Else)
2026 - New York Portfolio Review, Selected (by New York Times & Photoville Festival)
2026 - Lodz Fotofestival Photo-Match, Selected
2026 - Belfast Photo Festival, Shortlisted
2026 - Athens Photo Festival, Shortlisted
Exhibitions:
2026 - Galerie Joseph, Paris. “Somewhere Else”. Group Exhibition during Paris Photo
2026 - Calamuchita Fotodoc Festival, Argentina. “Somewhere Else”. Group Exhibition
2026 - “Witness”, Bridge Gallery, Cambridge Massachusetts. Group Exhibition
2026 - “Blick ins Land”, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin. Ostkreuzschule Seminar Group Exhibition
2026 - “Blick ins Land”, Künsthalle Ost, Leipzig. Ostkreuzschule Seminar Group Exhibition
2026 - “Home-S” Kapralos Museum, Agrinio, Greece. Group Exhibition
2026 - “Lenscratch Black and White Portraits Exhibition”. Online Group Exhibition
In Print (Selected):
2026 - ZEKE Magazine, Spring Edition. “Somewhere Else” Story feature
2026 - Eastern European Landscapes, Soft Publisher. Work featured in collective Photobook2026 - L-MAG, May/June Edition. Cover photo
2025 - CIVIS & SONDE Magazine, Spring Edition. Editorial photography