About
Glenn Koehler is a photographer and writer based in Allentown, Pennsylvania. His work spans photojournalism during fires and natural disasters, to fine art displayed in galleries and museums. His photography has been featured in national publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post and the Associated Press and he has worked with national organizations like the ACLU and the U.S. Department of Labor. His work chronicling the last days of Martin Tower, Bethlehem Steel’s former headquarters, drew considerable local attention and was featured on Petapixel, one of the internet’s foremost photography publications.
Portrait by Matthew Blum
Published
Photographing the Demise of Martin Tower - Petapixel - Dec 2019
Press
May 4, 2019 - WFMZ - Martin Tower photo exhibit coming to Bethlehem
April 29, 2019 - Morning Call - Images from the past: A tribute to Martin Tower
November 17, 2015 – Northampton County Community College – “NCC Student Wins Photography Competition”
November 15, 2015 – Reading Eagle Spotlight
November 14, 2015 – Lehigh Valley Arts News
November 12, 2015 – Lehigh Valley Happening – “2015 Olympus InVision College Photo Competition Winners Announced”
Awards
2-D Award - Earth Speaks VII, Pocono Arts Council - April 2021
Photography Award - Earth Speaks VI, Pocono Arts Council, judged by Santa Bannon - April 2020
1st Place - Musikfest 35th Anniversary Photography - 2018
1st Place - Artsquest Invision College Photography Contest judged by Rick Smolan – November 2015
Solo Exhibits
Flatiron Building, Bethlehem - January 2020
A Final Look: Inside the Last Days of Martin Tower - Fox Optical & Gallery, May-June 2019
Group Exhibitions
Earth Speaks VII - Pocono Arts Council - Juried exhibition - 2021
Compendium: Playlist – Juried exhibition - 2021
Earth Speaks VI - Pocono Arts Council/Northampton Community College - Juried exhibition - 2020
Invision Photo Festival 2019 – Juried photography competition
13th Annual Juried Exhibitions - Goggleworks - May 2019
Compendium: (Land)Scapes – Juried exhibition - 2018
Musikfest 35th Anniversary Photography Exhibition – Juried photography competition - 2018
Invision Photo Festival - November 2018
Best of Show Collection - Saucon Valley Conservancy - Juried photography show - December 2016
Invision College Photography Competition – Juried photography competition – November 2015
Invision Photo Festival PA Photographer’s Competition – Juried photography competition – November 2015
Paty Eiffe Gallery at Moravian College (Bethlehem, PA) – Lehigh Valley Photography Club – July 2015
Allentown Art Museum (Allentown, PA) – Lehigh Valley Photography Club – November 2014
Rotunda Gallery (Bethlehem, PA) – Lehigh Valley Photography Club – September 2014