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 graphic design, video and music.
Awards:
2026 - ZEKE Awards, Honorable Mention Winner (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 - Belfast Photo Festival, Shortlisted (for Somewhere Else)
2026 - Athens Photo Festival, Shortlisted (for Somewhere Else)
Exhibitons:
2026 - Galerie Joseph, Paris. “Somewhere Else”. Group Exhibition during Paris Photo Fair
2026 - Calamuchita Fotodoc Festival, Argentina. “Somewhere Else”. Group Exhibition
2026 - “Witness”, Bridge Gallery, Cambridge Mass., USA. 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 – “Eastern European Landscapes”, Soft Publisher. Work featured in collective Photobook
2026 – ZEKE Magazine, Spring Edition. “Somewhere Else” Story feature
2025 – CIVIS mit SONDE Magazine, Spring Edition. Editorial photography commission for issue