
Wolf Tide is a series of large format photographs culled from his experience working as a commercial fisherman in Alaska to rural encounters with unsuspecting wildlife and dramatic landscapes abroad by Portland based photographer Corey Arnold. Wolf Tide is an exploration into Arnold’s unique lifestyle which captures multiple expressions from the serene tranquility when tides are calm, to an immediate transformation where the imagery becomes blustery, raw and at times unsettling. Arnold reveals the beauty of his environment, as he lives his life in anticipation of inexplicable found moments set in locations throughout The Bering Sea, Europe, South Africa, the Atlantic, and the Arctic. His subjects include humans, eagles, gulls, deer, vast seascapes and surreal landscapes but further inspection of the images leads to a greater curiosity. Wolf Tide investigates the mystery of what lies beyond, leaving the viewer feeling a sense of wonderment about something intangible looming in the distance always present, yet never fully revealing itself.
A graduate of the Academy of Art in San Francisco, Arnold has exhibited across the United States and Europe. Corey Arnold has spent over 15 seasons as a commercial fisherman in Alaska and frequently travels abroad chronicling the lifestyle of commercial fishermen, a project entitled Fish-Work. He now resides in Portland and is the seasonal captain of a commercial salmon vessel in Bristol Bay, Alaska. Subsequently, he appeared regularly on season two of the Discovery Channel’s hit series Deadliest Catch. ❚


