Biography.guide
Home › People › Photographer › David Carol
Portrait of David Carol

David Carol

b. 1958

Photographer

Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About David Carol

Born 1958. David Carol is an American photographer.

David Jeffrey Carol (born August 23, 1958) is the editor-in-chief of Peanut Press, which he co-founded with Ashly Stohl, and the author of a number of photography books. He is the former Director of Photography at Outfront Media and was a contributing editor and writer for Photo District News' Emerging Photographer series. He was also a writer at Rangefinder Magazine, authoring a column entitled "Photo Finish."

Biography Carol grew up in Jericho, New York and later attended the School of Visual Arts and The New School for Social Research where he studied under Lisette Model.

Carol's first book, 40 Miles of Bad Road... (2004), a collection of photographs from 1993 to 2003, and second book, All My Lies are True... (2009), were each selected as "Best Book of the Year" by Photo District News. His third 'book', "This is Why We Can't Have Nice Things!" (2011), was in fact a collection of photographs stored inside a lucite box, a contraption which Carol calls a "non-book." His fourth book, No Plan B (2016), was a retrospective of 32 black-and-white photographs published in conjunction with his 2017 exhibition at the Leica Gallery in SoHo.

Books 40 Miles of Bad Road... Chicago, IL: Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2004. Edited by Abby Robinson, with an afterword by Anne Wilkes Tucker. All My Lies are True... Kabloona, 2009. This is Why We Can't Have Nice Things!. Kabloona, 2011. With an essay by Jodi Peckman. Edition of 251. Where's the Monkey?. Café Royal, Southport, England: 2013. Edition of 250. Here's The Deal. Café Royal, Southport, England: 2014. Edition of 150. All My Pictures Look The Same. Café Royal, Southport, England: 2014. Edition of 250. No Plan B. Peanut Press, Los Angeles, CA: 2016. With an essay by Jason Eskenazi.

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Nationality
Also known as
David Jeffrey Carol

People in David Carol's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped David Carol's

Frequently asked questions

Who is David Carol?

photographer

When was David Carol born?

David Carol was born on 23 August 1958 in New York City.

What is David Carol's occupation?

David Carol is a photographer.

What nationality is David Carol?

David Carol is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: David Carol

· Wikidata: Q5232176

· DBpedia: David Carol

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). David Carol. https://biography.guide/david-carol/

MLA: "David Carol." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/david-carol/.

Chicago: "David Carol." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/david-carol/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-22 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Page generated 2026-09-27 05:33 UTC