Carl Bower

Photographer based in Denver, Colorado

I'm a Denver-based editorial photographer whose work has been exhibited in galleries and museums throughout the U.S. I like reportage when time allows, and portraits when it doesn't. I play nice with others and get things done.

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Private Fears

By Carl Bower — We are not defined by our fears, but I believe they cut to the core of our being in a way that most other feelings do not. I spent several years..

Dec 18, 2019

VISUAL STORY

Diane's Story

By Carl Bower — On a winter morning, Diane warmed herself in the steam of her shower. Sliding her fingers over her right breast, she met the resistance of what..

Sep 14, 2018

VISUAL STORY

Chica Barbie

By Carl Bower — The pageants of Colombia provide a distilled environment for examining the nature of beauty and how we cope with adversity. Set against a backdrop..

Dec 17, 2019

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Private Fears

Updated Dec 18, 2019

Abandonment, Conceptual, Documentary, Editorial, Emotion, Essays, Fear, Fine Art, Gay, Isolation, Loss, Love, Mental Illness, Parenting & Family, Photography, Portraiture, Pregnancy/Birth, Relationships, Sexuality, Spotlight, Transgender

Diane's Story

Updated Sep 14, 2018

Beauty, black and white, breast cancer, Cancer, Candid, Documentary, Dying/Death, Editorial, Emotion, Illness, Longform, mastectomy, medical, Photography, photojournalism, plastic surgery, self image, Sexuality, survivor

Chica Barbie

Updated Dec 17, 2019

Adolescence, Beauty, Beauty Pageants, Black and White, Candid, Colombia, conformity, Culture, Documentary, feminism, identity, Latin America, Longform, pageant, Personal, Photography, photojournalism, self image, Sexuality, Teens