About
Joey O'Loughlin is a documentary photographer, writer, and producer. Her work emphasizes the value of human connection.
Her first career was in television news, working in New York as a writer and field producer. She moved on to documentary production, and work at The Discovery Channel in Canada, where she produced award-winning series and specials.
Later, she went back to school to study contemporary American history, tailored to a journalist. There, she became interested in new ways of storytelling, and the intimacy of still photography. Now, she focuses mostly on human rights issues, locally and internationally, often partnered with NGOs and academics.
Her photography has been featured in the New York Times, The Nation, Slate, and The Atlantic. She has appeared on PBS, NPR, and Al Jazeera America. Her work has been published in World Health Organization, United Nations Population Fund, and MacArthur Foundation publications.
Joey is a graduate of Columbia University's School of Journalism and The College of Wooster, in Wooster, Ohio. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Past Exhibit
2022 FAMILY PORTRAITS: Reframing the Refugee’s Experience
Solo Exhibit, traveled to public libraries across the Netherlands - OBA Amsterdam, Deventer, Enschede, Neimegen, Tiel, Venlo
2019 MUSLIMS IN BROOKLYN
The Center for Brooklyn History, NY. Photographer for the museum installation, exhibit website, and award-winning online school curriculum.
2019 A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A LIBRARY
Solo Exhibit, Institute for Public Knowledge, New York University, NY.
2018 FAMILY PORTRAITS: Reframing the Refugee’s Experience
Solo Exhibit, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, Athens, Greece.
2015 HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT: Portraits of Hunger in NYC
Solo Exhibit, The Center for Brooklyn History, NY.
2011 WHERE DO THE BOOKS GO?
Solo Exhibit, Brooklyn Public Library Central Branch, NY.
2010 VINCULES VITALES/TOUCHED
Solo Exhibit, traveled to ministries of health across Latin America’s Andean region