Photographer - Writer - Editor
Specialties:
Live Music Photography
Event Photography
Scenic Photography
Band/Musician Interviews & Articles
Asbury Park / Ocean Grove, NJ area
To inquire about commission work, or for other inquiries, please message me on Instagram, or get in touch using my contact form.
Self-Portrait
“Working with Carol has been one of the true highlights of my professional journey. Her creative vision and ability to capture meaningful moments are extraordinary. Carol brings passion, professionalism, and an incredible eye for detail to every project she touches. She has a unique talent for telling stories through her photography, making every image feel authentic, powerful, and memorable. Her dedication to excellence and genuine care for her clients set her apart in every way.”
“Working with Carol has been one of the highlights of my professional career. She has great vision and clarity on any project she does. She exudes passion, and her attention to detail is unmatched.”
“Carol is amazingly supportive, kind and a super cool soul. So happy to know her and watch all that she does to honor, assist and showcase others. A true blessing to creatives in Asbury Park and all around.”
“From the moment we met, Carol always encouraged my creativity and drive to build the community I was seeking. Her unique, multiple vantage point style photography captures rooms and musicians in their element, sometimes night after night. It’s abundantly clear that her heart is truly invested in the music scene as a whole.
Finally, she pulls it all together with a poetic combination of words and a perfect song for a post that makes music feel like music again, and life feel a little less gloomy. Working with Carol has completely changed my life for the better and my gratitude for that is beyond description.”
And the poets down here don't write nothin’ at all. They just stand back and let it all be…
Bruce Springsteen, Jungleland
“You need people to appreciate the poets, the singers and the bands who are out there doing it night after night. One of those people is photographer and writer, Carol Moran. Carol spent a lifetime working in the "star maker machinery" known as the New York public relations industry before bringing her focus to the shore. She has over 2600 followers checking out her coverage of the Jersey Shore music scene, which she believes has as many passionate and talented artists and musicians as any music scene in the US. Whether it's bands like ours, Mamadrama or the Joe Baracata Band... or artists like Scott Ivory, Jake Thistle, or our band’s own Charlie Michael, Carol covers and writes about them all!”