About

Bob Cooley has been speaking through imagery for three decades.

His work has appeared widely in publications as varied as Life magazine, Sports Illustrated, The Economist, Forbes, The Washington Post, Policy Review, The Detroit Free Press, Golf Digest, and Weekly Reader. He holds awards from The Michigan State Press Association, The Hoosier State Press Association, The National Press Photographers Association, and the Associated Press. He has created images for book covers for Simon & Schuster and NY Quarterly Books. Bob’s photos have also been used in advertising and marketing for companies including The Coca Cola Company, Herman Miller, Spalding, and Pella Windows.

Bob grew up in southwestern Michigan, where he found his love for visual storytelling. After a decade in the Midwest, he moved to New York City to continue to work creating compelling images, also working as a creative director and communications strategist with a wide range of companies, partnering with them to tell their stories through photography, design and interaction. Bob now lives in Greenwich Village and continues photography work around the United States and abroad.



Notable Publication Credits

LIFE Magazine

Sports Illustrated
Forbes
Associated Press
The Economist

Weekly Reader
Policy Review
Adweek

NY Quarterly
Books

Simon & Schuster
Huffington Post
We Magazine
Se & Hor (Denmark)


Das Goldene Blatt
(Germany)
Nippas Television
(Japan)
People
(London)
New York Times

Washington Post
Detroit Free Press
Detroit News
Grand Rapids Press

Clevland Plain Dealer
South Bend Tribune
Baltimore Sun
Playbill

Business Insight
Grand Rapids Magazine
Indianapolis Monthly
Holland Sentinel


Harbor Country News
Bedford Times/Mail
Michigan City News/Dispatch
Image Magazine


Toronto Star
Broadway
Bullet
Golf Digest
Bloominton Herald/Times

Southtown Economist
Michigan Soccer News

Michigan Cyclist

and many, many more…
Notable Creative Agency/Corporate Work

Herman Miller
Haworth


Pella Windows
Coca-​Cola
FourSquare
TD Ameritrade

QinetiQ
Dow/Corning
Scali, McCabe
& Sloves

Simon & Schuster
Corbett Lighting
Framburg Lighting
Frank Russell Co.


Spaulding
Bennett Pump
Western Foundry
Fluidesign


MZD Advertising
Prime Time Events
WC+M Advertising
Stenger & Stenger Law

Hearthwood of Michigan
Breakwater Consulting
Pro Organo Recordings
Integrated Architecture


NederVelde Construciton
Burkhart Chiropractic
General Motivation Company
Keystone Community Church

Family Fare Foods
Mayerson Stutman Abramowitz
Southland AutoWash
and many others…
Volunteer work for :

International Aid

Hatewatch
Hope Network
Special Olympics
Habitat for Humanity
Orphaned Starfish
UX Test Kitchen
United
Way