Carol Dronsfield is a Brooklyn, New York-based photographer.
She began her career as an art director in New York, gradually transitioning to photography as a full-time pursuit. Her recent work centers on street photography, seeking out the humanity of her subjects against the often harsh background of their urban surroundings. Carol’s work has been exhibited at the International Center of Photography (ICP), Women Street Photographers Exhibitions, BWAC Gallery Brooklyn, Artsy, and PhotoPlace Gallery.
Her ongoing study of the beach and boardwalk culture of Coney Island has been featured repeatedly on The Pictorial List (www.pictorial-list.com). Beyond capturing an image, Carol’s work captures a moment—revealing, resonant, brimming with life. When Carol isn’t out roaming the streets with her camera, she’s painting in her studio in Industry City, an old warehouse on the Brooklyn waterfront.
In 2024, Carol co-founded Exposure, The Salon for Women Photographers.
Photography Awards, Exhibitions, and Publications
2026 - PhotoPlace Gallery: Cut. Paste. Transform.
2026 - Docu Magazine: Coney Island Polar Bears
Women Street Photographers
2025 - Women Street Photographers Finalist NYC Exhibition
2024 - Women Street Photographers Finalist NYC Exhibition
2023 - Women Street Photographers Finalist NYC Exhibition
2022 - Women Street Photographers Finalist India Photography Festival
2021 - Women Street Photographers Finalist Kuala Lumpur Photography Festival
2021 - Women Street Photographers Finalist Virtual Exhibition (October)
2021 - Women Street Photographers Finalist Virtual Exhibition (May)
2020 - Women Street Photographers Finalist NYC Exhibition (December)
The Pictorial List
2025 - Published in The Pictorial List Vol. 1 New York
2023 - Pictorial Story, Taking The Plunge
2022 - Pictorial Story, Making A Splash
2021 - Pictorial Story, Portraits: Coney Island
2022 - BWAC Gallery-Group Exhibit
2020 - 2021 International Center of Photography #ICP Concerned, Global Images for Global Crisis
2020 - Art On The Avenue
2015 - PhotoPlace Gallery: Black and White Exhibition
2005 - BEYOND compare: Dove Presents Women Photographers on Beauty