Over 4,000 of Rosegg's commercial photography assignments are represented, resulting in a thorough visual record of the New York theater scene, especially from the 1990s through the 2010s. The Carol Rosegg photographs are the comprehensive body of work produced by the photographer from 1978 to 2018. As of 2021, Rosegg continues to live and work in New York City. In a 2006 interview with Stage Directions magazine, Rosegg said her immersion in the theater world was of utmost importance to her. For many years, Rosegg shared an office and studio space with her friend and colleague, fellow theater photographer Joan Marcus. Concurrently, Rosegg documented the New York City Opera's seasons from 1983 until its bankruptcy in 2013.

Swope retired in 1994 and Rosegg began working solely under her own name. Though she always had her own clients, a few years into her employment, her own name was added to the 'Martha Swope Associates' photo credit. Swope became Rosegg's teacher, mentor, and friend. Rosegg assisted Swope in photographing many Broadway shows, including Dreamgirls, Annie, and A Chorus Line, as well as dance companies, including American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet and Martha Graham. She subsequently accepted Swope's offer of one year of employment, which was later extended indefinitely.

Rosegg, unacquainted with Swope's work and theater photography in general, began assisting Swope on a week-long trial basis.

The following year Cohen contacted Rosegg because Swope was looking for an assistant. Her photos of Maureen Stapleton were published after the images were sent to Bruce Cohen, a press agent. Rosegg grew up in Prairie Village, Kansas, studied art history and French at Tufts University, and moved to New York City in the mid-1970s.įollowing her arrival in New York, Rosegg, unemployed and owning a 35 millimeter camera, photographed a performance by a friend's small Upstate New York acting company. Carol Rosegg is an American theater photographer who began her photography career after meeting renowned theater photographer Martha Swope.

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