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Terrell Groggins | |
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| Born | July 22, 1982 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Photojournalist, filmmaker, creative director |
| Website | www |
Terrell Groggins (born July 22, 1982) is an American photojournalist and filmmaker based in Detroit. His photographs are held in the permanent collection of the Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona and have been exhibited by the Phoenix Art Museum. He received the 2019 World Press Photo Award (3rd Prize, Sports Category) for his image Shields Strikes Back, part of a long-term series documenting boxer Claressa Shields. Groggins’s work has been covered by The Guardian, CBS News Detroit, and National Geographic, and documents sport, identity, and social movements.[1][2][3]
Early life
[edit]Groggins grew up in Detroit, Michigan. In a 2019 World Press Photo interview, he stated that the loss of his brother in 2008 influenced his decision to use photography to document social issues and community resilience.[4]
Career
[edit]Groggins began photographing Detroit’s boxing scene in the early 2010s, documenting the intersection of athletic discipline and social identity. His long-term series Shields Strikes Back follows Olympic and world champion Claressa Shields and her professional fights.[5]
The photograph of Shields’s 2018 bout with Hanna Gabriels at Detroit’s Masonic Temple earned Groggins the 2019 World Press Photo award. In the accompanying interview, he explained that he began documenting Shields’s story after finding “discrimination in women’s boxing as a whole.”[6]
The Guardian later featured his comments on the image in its “Light Fantastic” series for the Magnum Square Print Sale.[7] Groggins continues to document boxing internationally and contributes to Getty Images.[8]
In 2018, National Geographic highlighted Groggins’s boxing photography through its @NatGeoPhotos platform, featuring his image of Claressa Shields with the caption, “Boxing is a brutal sport, and these women put their lives at risk when entering the ring. ‘I’m not here because I fell down in life, I’m here because I got up,’ says Claressa Shields.” The magazine’s accompanying editor’s note, written by photojournalist and National Geographic contributing editor Maggie Steber, described the image as “a powerful portrait that speaks of the sport and the brave women who pursue it,” and compared Groggins’s sense of timing to the “decisive moment” tradition associated with Henri Cartier-Bresson.[9]
His photograph Gabriels and Shields Square Up Round 1 (2018, printed 2021) is scheduled for inclusion in Muscle Memory: Lens on the Body, a Phoenix Art Museum exhibition co-organized with the Center for Creative Photography, opening January 2026.[10]
Awards
[edit]- 2019 – World Press Photo, Sports Category, Third Prize (Shields Strikes Back)[11]
- 2019 – Istanbul Photo Awards, Single Sports, Second Prize[12]
- 2020 – Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest, American Experience Award[13]
- 2024 – World Sports Photography Awards, Boxing Category, Bronze[14]
Exhibitions and collections
[edit]Groggins’s photographs are held in the collection of the Center for Creative Photography and have been exhibited internationally through the World Press Photo program.[15]
In 2025, his photograph Solidarity in the Night was included in Picture Party: Celebrating the Collection at 50, an exhibition marking the 50th anniversary of the Center for Creative Photography in Tucson, Arizona. The show, curated by Rebecca Senf and Emilia Mickevicius, features more than 100 photographs and archival objects from the CCP’s permanent collection.[16]
In connection with the exhibition, the Center for Creative Photography highlighted Groggins’s work alongside photographers Ansel Adams, Roy DeCarava, and Scott B. Davis in a curatorial discussion led by Chief Curator Rebecca Senf. The museum’s announcement described how each artist “uses low-key printing techniques” and invited visitors to view their work in Picture Party: Celebrating the Collection at 50, on view through December 2025.[17]
His work will also appear in Muscle Memory: Lens on the Body, a 2026 exhibition at the Phoenix Art Museum co-organized with the Center for Creative Photography.[18]
References
[edit]- ^ "In conversation with Terrell Groggins". World Press Photo. 2019. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
- ^ Carayol, Tumaini (11 March 2023). "We could feel the gravity of it – it was electrifying: 50 photographs that reshaped sport". The Guardian. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
- ^ Booth-Singleton, DeJanay (4 July 2023). "Detroit photojournalist captures memorable sports moments in black and white". CBS News Detroit. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
- ^ "In conversation with Terrell Groggins". World Press Photo. 2019. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
- ^ Carayol, Tumaini (11 March 2023). "We could feel the gravity of it – it was electrifying: 50 photographs that reshaped sport". The Guardian. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
- ^ "In conversation with Terrell Groggins". World Press Photo. 2019. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
- ^ "Light fantastic: eye-opening shots from the Magnum Square Print Sale – in pictures". The Guardian. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
- ^ "Terrell Groggins – Getty Images Contributor". Getty Images. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
- ^ "Boxing is a brutal sport, and these women put their lives at risk when entering the ring". X (formerly Twitter). National Geographic Photography. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
- ^ "Muscle Memory: Lens on the Body". Phoenix Art Museum. 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
- ^ "In conversation with Terrell Groggins". World Press Photo. 2019. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
- ^ "Istanbul Photo Awards 2019 winners announced". Anadolu Agency. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
- ^ "Winning Photos: Smithsonian Magazine's 17th Annual Photo Contest". Smithsonian Magazine. April 2020. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
- ^ "Boxing Category Winners 2024". World Sports Photography Awards. 2024. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
- ^ "Terrell Groggins – Center for Creative Photography Collection Search". Center for Creative Photography. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
- ^ "Picture Party: Celebrating the Collection at 50". Center for Creative Photography. May 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
- ^ "Hear from CCP's Chief Curator Becky Senf as she discusses Ansel Adams's zone system and how photographers like Scott B. Davis, Terrell Groggins, and Roy DeCarava use low-key printing techniques". Instagram. Center for Creative Photography. May 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
- ^ "Muscle Memory: Lens on the Body". Phoenix Art Museum. 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
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