August 22, 2010

Record Salmon Season in Bristol Bay

Ben and King, Graveyard Point, Alaska

Ben and King / Graveyard Point, Alaska ©Corey Arnold 2010

This could very well be my most traveled year ever.   After three weeks in Ireland and Scotland, and a few days in Baton Rouge shooting an ad for Capitol One,  I was commissioned by Alaska Seafood to photograph fishing families in Juneau, Kodiak, Dutch Harbor, and Naknek.  Amazing assignment, and even more amazing people met along the way.   From Naknek, I fired up my skiff and set out with  good friend/writer/deckhand Tim Sohn for five weeks commercial fishing for sockeye salmon at the mouth of the Kvichak River.  Fishing was out of control good.  Little sleep was had. Many fish lives were lost.

June 7, 2010

New Scotland Pictures

Here are a few new ones from my PEW sponsored photo documentary of the EU fishing industry.  Just a little sneak preview, there is much more work to come!

Trawl Work, Peterhead, Scotland / photo: Corey Arnold

All the species in one Prawn Haul, Peterhead Scotland / photo: Corey Arnold

Monkfish, Peterhead Fish Market, Scotland / photo: Corey Arnold

June 6, 2010

Pollock Trawling and Salmon Bycatch Story for OnEarth magazine out now.

Back in March/April of this year, I tagged along for some Pollock dragging on the 149 ft. Pacific Prince out of Dutch Harbor, Alaska.  The assignment  from OnEarth Magazine (NRDC) was to document the fleets efforts to avoid excessive salmon bycatch and capture the overall feeling of life as a trawlerman in the Bering Sea.  Here are some of the spreads as well as a few I like that couldn’t fit into the story.  I love assignments that apply 100% to my life’s work.

Cover Photo: Corey Arnold

photo: Corey Arnold

photo: Corey Arnold

Photo: Corey Arnold

photo: Corey Arnold

Photo: Corey Arnold

Photo: Corey Arnold

May 27, 2010

Oceans: A New Group Show at Richard Heller Gallery

I’m happy to be included in this three person show with Sabastião Salgado and Camille Seaman opening next week.  On display will be 3-4 new giant prints from my Fish-Work series.  Good Times!

©Corey Arnold 2010

Corey Arnold, The Scavengers, 2010, C-Print, 48x69 inches, Edition of 3

RICHARD HELLER GALLERY PRESENTS

Oceans
Opening Reception
Saturday, June 5, 2010
5-7 p.m.

featuring:
Corey Arnold
Sebastião Salgado
Camille Seaman

2525 Michigan Ave. B-5A
Santa Monica, CA 90404

April 23, 2010

New Fish-Work Mission in the EU

I’ve recently been commissioned by the Pew Charitable Trust to photograph the state of commercial fishing in the European Union.  The project will continue over several trips throughout 2010. Keep your eyes peeled for a whole new body of Fish-Work gone global later this year.  I’m on the lookout for contacts in coastal Ireland, Scotland, the Shetlands, Holland, Spain, Portugal, France, Italy and the Canary Islands so if anyone has connections with the fishing industry in these places, feel free to drop me a line at corey@coreyfishes.com

First stop (next week): Ireland and Scotland

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March 10, 2010

New Fish-Work images from the Bering Sea

I’m excited to release a handful of new images from my latest trip to the Bering Sea in January.  I worked as a replacement crewman for an injured friend aboard the f/v Rollo for an Opilio crab trip and took some pictures a long the way.  Five of these images will be featured in the Portland 2010 – A Biennial of Contemporary Art exhibition which will open on March 20th. The prints will be my largest ever made… up to six feet wide. See the following blog post for directions and more information.

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Freedom Bird, 2010 / photo: Corey Arnold

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Arctic Hunter, 2010 photo: Corey Arnold

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Salt Birds, 2010 photo: Corey Arnold

Portland Biennial – Portland2010

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I’m lucky enough to be included in the Disjecta sponsored Portland 2010 – A Biennial of Contemporary Art.  Curator Cris Moss hand picked around 19 of us for a series of solo shows around the city.  My “solo show” will happen on March 20th in a huge abandoned warehouse space transformed to show the work of eight of us lucky winners. I’ll be showing 5 giant, never before seen new prints from this year in the Bering Sea. Come say hello on opening night!

Holly Andres
Corey Arnold
Pat Boas
John Brodie
David Eckard
Damien Gilley
Jenene Nagy
Oregon Painting Society

Hours/dates/location below

March 20-April 25
Templeton Building
230 East Burnside (SE 3rd)
FRI-SUN 12- 6 pm
(Closed April 4)
Reception: March 20, 6-10 pm

February 19, 2010

Custom Iphone Cases by Uncommon

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A company called Uncommon is making a line of artist Iphone cases.  Most of the art comes from the Fecal Face / Juxtapoz taste.  Pretty amazing new technology and well designed site.  You can choose from 10 of my most popular images and layout the photos on the case however you’d like.

February 11, 2010

Phil Harris – Sorry to see you go

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photo: Corey Arnold

I didn’t know Phil Harris well, but from the few meetings we had in Dutch Harbor, I found him to be a really nice guy…  especially when I wasn’t pointing my camera in his face.  We will all miss his presence in Dutch. The world knows him as the skipper of the Cornelia Marie from Discovery’s Deadliest Catch but now perhaps, he is more famous then ever before. To the friends and family of Phil, I’d like to offer my condolences.

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photo: Corey Arnold

It’s been a rough season in Dutch Harbor with at least five major traumas occurring in the Bering Sea this year. Many are healing and some will never be the same. This will certainly be an Opi season to forget.

February 9, 2010

Surf Dutch Harbor

On rare occasions, a surfable wave appears at the spit in Dutch Harbor, Alaska.  These pics were taken on Jan 18, 2010 actually during twilight hours.  But you’ve got to wear a seagull destruction helmet to survive the “beakings“.  The wave breaks at the base of the Icicle Seafoods fish guts and bits discharge pipe so watch out for 10,000 hungry birds, 300 pound halibut and boat sized sleeper sharks nipping at your toes.

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photos: Corey Arnold

January 15, 2010

Heading North for Opilio Crab

I’m off to Dutch Harbor, Alaska for a few weeks. Gonna be in a similar place as in the picture.
This time it’s a personal mission.  If you need to reach me urgently, please email Maren Levinson or one of the galleries listed on the contacts page. Skitt Fiske!

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January 13, 2010

Flak Photo

Andy Adams has a pretty nice photography site called Flak Photo which is a good source for inspiration and a glance at the goings on in the artsy photo world.  One of my Arcticness pics was recently featured on the site.  You can have a look here: Click

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January 3, 2010

An afternoon with Vanessa Renwick

Today I hung out with Portlander Vanessa Renwick who is pretty much an amazing human being in too many ways to list. She has a homemade sauna in her backyard in the shape of a giant Raven’s head, for example.  She also creates beautiful art in the form of films and installations and is the woman behind the Oregon Department of Kick Ass. I was shooting a picture of Vanessa and her dogs when suddenly Fox the dog levitated into the air and hovered out through the skylight in the ceiling.  He flew around in the backyard for a bit (my camera ran out of battery just after the start of levitation) then touched down in driveway and came back inside.  Apparently this happens all the time at the Renwick house.  I thought it was a bit strange but enjoyed the show nonetheless.

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photos by Corey Arnold

November 30, 2009

Group show in Los Angeles this weekend + new pictures =

Good times about to happen in L.A. I’ll be down for a visit and proudly displaying five new images at a Garage Gallery event at the Federal Art Project:  Photos between Photos.  The show features five globe trotting photographers and the experience of life out in the big world between projects or assignments.  Go to garagegalleryla.com for more details.

Orginal photographs by Flora Hanitijo, Corey Arnold, Amanda Marsalis, Mike Murphy, and Rebecca Leopold.  Opening Saturday, Dec 5 from 8pm to Midnight.

Come down and say hello!

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October 6, 2009

Fish-Work flies to Orlando

I’ll be in Orlando, Florida this weekend for the opening of a three person show including Peter Beste, Joe Conzo and myself.  Come in and say hello this Saturday from 7-11pm.  Eric Althin, the man Behind the Bold Hype Gallery has been great to work with and put together a nice double page ad in Juxtapoz for the event.  Below is the press release:

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Lifestyle: The Photography of Corey Arnold, Joe Conzo, and Peter Beste
October 10th – November 7th 2009 @ Bold Hype Gallery

1844 East Winter Park Rd.
Orlando, FL 32803
T. 407-629-2965
boldhype.com

EXPERIENCE 3 UNIQUE LIFESTYLES CAPTURED BY 3 RENOWNED PHOTOGRAPHERS:

COREY ARNOLD
Gives us a warm and humorous  look into the cold and dangerous world
of commercial fishing in the Bering Sea

JOE CONZO
Takes us back to life in the Bronx during the early days of Hip Hop

PETER BESTE
Exposes a raw and poetic glimpse into the heavily guarded world of Norwegian black metal

The opening reception is Saturday October 10th  7PM – 11PM.
Corey Arnold and Joe Conzo will be present, and we will have a limited number of signed copies of Peter Beste’s photography book “True Norwegian Black Metal”!

Admission is free, but we will be selling tickets for wine and food. The evening’s catering is provided by Big Wheel and will offer 3 tasty delicacies, each inspired by one of the photographers and paired with the perfect beverage!  VIEW MENU

The Menu tickets are $10. You can purchase them now by following this link, calling the Gallery 407 629 2965, or email shannon@boldhype.com. Tickets will also be available for purchase at the door during the event.

The event is open to the public, all ages are welcome, though parents should be aware of some mild graphic content.

All photographs will be for sale.

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