Caroline E. Couig

An independent visuals editor, Caroline E. Couig collaborates with photographers and businesses to define and hone their visual personality.
Her experience covers the breadth of publishing from daily newspapers and websites to magazines and books, Caroline understands the power of photography and its importance in connecting with the reader. In 2022, she was a judge for the entire News division in the Pictures of the Year International annual contest.
Prior to starting her business, Caroline has managed a department while at Quinnipiac University, a liberal arts college in central Connecticut; shepherded visuals for 16 different print and digital publications while a photo editor at a custom publishing agency in Washington, D.C.; and coordinated assignments and photos for a six-month investigation while a photo editor on National Geographic’s website along with rights and permissions clearances in the NatGeo Books department.
Her journalism career started as a newspaper staff photographer in New Jersey and The Palm Beach Post. Couig moved to editing full time with the Detroit Free Press then joined The San Jose Mercury News, where she was a team member on a project that was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in feature photography.
She is a proud alumna of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.