PRESS, AWARDS & EXHIBITIONS
Karen Haberberg is a New York-based award-winning commercial photographer, director, and fine artist. Her work has been featured internationally in major media, photography publications, books, and gallery exhibitions. Her photography spans healthcare, pharmaceutical, lifestyle, documentary, fine art, and human-centered storytelling.
Featured In
Karen’s photography and career have been featured by:
ABC News · Good Morning America · The New York Times · The Wall Street Journal · NY1 News · People · Variety · Cosmopolitan · HuffPost · Daily Mail · Refinery29 · Feature Shoot · PDN · LensCulture · Patient Worthy · New York Family Magazine · Today’s Parent · The Forward · My Modern Met · Popsugar · PH Museum · Global Genes
Her rare disease photography and An Ordinary Day: Kids with Rare Genetic Conditions have received particular attention from ABC News, Good Morning America, NY1, Huffington Post, Daily Mail, Cosmopolitan, Refinery29, Feature Shoot, Patient Worthy, and other publications.
Industry & Teaching
Karen teaches photography at the International Center of Photography (ICP) and has also taught at NYU and the 92nd Street Y. She lectures nationally and serves on several boards including American Photographic Artists.
She also hosts and moderates APA Spotlight at Adorama, a series of conversations with photographers, directors, agents, and creative professionals.
Karen has collaborated with photographers including Annie Leibovitz, Elliott Erwitt, Joyce Tenneson, Gillian Laub, and Bruce Davidson, and previously served as Director of Photography and Digital Media at the JCC in Manhattan, where she curated numerous exhibitions.
SELECT AWARDS & RECOGNITION
APA Awards
APA 2026 Awards
Academy Photo Awards
Honorable Mention — Landscape, Acadia National Park
Academy Photo Awards — Acadia National Park
APA New York Exhibition
Finalist
APA New York Exhibition Finalists
Exposure One Awards
Bronze — Fine Art, Beneath the Sea
Exposure One — Beneath the Sea
Annual Photography Awards
Special Honorable Mention — Namibian Quiver Tree
Annual Photography Awards
Communication Arts Photography Competition
Finalist / Shortlist — After Dark Shots
Communication Arts Photography Shortlist
ND Awards
Honorable Mention — Eerie Photographs from a Namibian Ghost Town
ND Awards
International Photography Awards
Jury Top 5 — Cherry Gumdrops
International Photography Awards
Goodreads
Recognized on Best Photo & Art Books for An Ordinary Day: Kids with Rare Genetic Conditions
Goodreads — Best Photo & Art Books
Communication Arts — Finalist
NYC4PA — New York Center for Photographic Art
Professional Women Photographers — Human Relations Award
Trans Natura Award — Landscape Award
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
4th Annual APA New York Juried Photography Exhibition
Soho Photo Gallery — New York, NY
Family Pride: Love and Belonging
Ted & Nune Studio — Hastings-on-Hudson, New York
Family Pride — Artist Talk & Closing Reception
Ted & Nune Studio
Green — International Photography Exhibition
Glasgow Gallery of Photography — Glasgow, United Kingdom
An Ordinary Day: Kids With Rare Genetic Conditions
International documentary photography project and exhibition
FINE ART EXHIBITIONS
Karen’s fine-art photography explores landscapes, astrophotography, aerial photography, and contemporary visual interpretations of the natural and human worlds.
Her work has been featured in gallery exhibitions, magazines, and media outlets worldwide. Visit Karenhaberbergstudio.com for Fine Art work.