Bob Perkoski

About

For years I have been entrenched in the visual elements of the Rust Belt, documenting everyday life in and around Cleveland through both my personal and professional work. My photo-journalistic style has covered the growth of the city over the past several years during its recent comeback. My photography has won several Press Club of Cleveland All Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards in 2022 through 2024.From 2010 to 2024 I was managing photographer for FreshWater Cleveland, an online magazine that covers the best of what’s next in Cleveland as well as official photographer for LAND Studio, Holden Forest and Gardens, Nature Center at Shaker Lakes and Canalway Partners. Other freelance work includes Playhouse Square, Cleveland Public Theater, MOCA, The Port of Cleveland, Belt Magazine, The Sun News and other notable Northeast Ohio organizations. My substantial portfolio includes photojournalism, business, architectural-real estate photography, industrial photography, portraiture and fine art. See my portfolio at https://perkoski.com Books:- Rust Belt Burlesque - Co-Author with Erin O'Brien, Publishing July 2019- LGBTQ Cleveland: Images of Modern America by Ken Schneck - Contributing photographer- Rust Belt Chic: The Cleveland Anthology - Cover photo & design and contributing photographer- Rust Belt Chic: The Pittsburgh Anthology - Contributing photographer- Moon Cleveland by Douglas Trattner - Contributing photographerAWARDS- 2005 Northeast Ohio Business Plan Challenge presented by Council of Smaller Enterprises (COSE). Received Judges’ Special Recognition Award for Balanced Living Magazine - 2007 COSE 10 Under Ten Award for Balanced Living Magazine, honoring ten unique Northeast Ohio businesses with ten or fewer employees for their commitment to excellence, passion and motivation in their work for Balanced Living Magazine- 2022 Press Club of Cleveland’s 2022 Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards Second Place Best in Ohio: Photographer in two categories- 2023 Press Club of Cleveland’s 2022 Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards Second Place Best in Ohio: Photographer in two categories- 2024 Press Club of Cleveland’s 2022 Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards First Place Best in Ohio: Multiple-Photo Essay, Gallery or Slideshow category