Caroline Mardok is an award-winning French American visual artist whose work explores identity, belonging, and social movements. Based in Brooklyn, she creates long-form documentary projects, primarily in black and white, weaving together portraiture, street photography, and interviews to tell compelling narratives. With a background in portraiture, she brings an intimate and thoughtful approach to her documentation.
Her photography extends beyond traditional spaces, transforming into public art installations. Not Tired Yet is a mural honoring Black and Trans women leaders of the 2020 protests, In Honor of Black Lives Matter is a photo sculpture park reflecting the movement’s strength, and American Dream is a multimedia mural addressing public housing, climate challenges, and community resilience.
Her series Water Guardians and Lead with Love exemplify this approach, celebrating grassroots efforts in New York. Lead with Love captures a collective of trans and non-binary individuals reclaiming liberation, while Water Guardians documents inclusive surf lessons for children, fostering connection and equity in outdoor spaces.
Now expanding into filmmaking, Mardok is directing her first documentary , deepening her exploration of water access and surf culture in New York. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, CBS, and Artnet, and exhibited by ICP, Aperture, and the British Journal of Photography.