CONTRIVE, a national juried surreal photography exhibition at the d’Art Center, Norfolk, Virginia’s thirty-year-old art center is open through October 8, 2019. “Walk of the Donan”, one of several works of art from Sam Dobrow’s Zeutropia series is on exhibition. In this work of art, a mystical castle appears haunted by sprites as a suspicious […]
The Exhibit Walk of the Donan, a surreal work of photographic art by Sam Dobrow, has been curated for exhibition at CONTRIVE. Contrive is a nationally juried exhibition of photo manipulation and surreal photographic art. The exhibition is open to all photography that involves transforming or altering a photograph using either digital or physical methods, […]
[metaslider id=”4162″] I’m often asked about my creative process and if my surreal images are really photographs so I decided to share this short overview with those curious enough to read further. If you receive this post by email, please click the link to view the post on my website; the slideshow does not work […]
Saphira and Ventura gallery present “Transcendence” a collective exhibition curated by Alcinda Saphira. Transcendence will be held at Saphira & Ventura Gallery at 4 W 43rd St. #416 and will be running until May 13. Monochromatic images of Scotland from Sam Dobrow’s Faith and Fortitude collection will be exhibited alongside other artists.
The International Contemporary Art Society of New York (ICAS) will be exhibiting chromogenic black and white photography by Sam Dobrow at ArtExpo – New York from April 4 to April 8. Prints from Sam Dobrow’s Scotland – Faith and Fortitude collection are large prints and and panoramic scenes, some reaching over 30″ in height and […]
Visiting indigenous villages brings with it an interesting and sometime surprising experience. Visiting Akha was one of those strange experiences. Had we not been with a guide, it would have been beyond bizarre. Getting There We drove for quite some time on paved roads into the hills of northern Thailand to meet our local guide. […]
This year will be my second year as a judge for the Coconut Grove Arts Festival. As an artist myself, I always wonder what judges are thinking when they select winners and losers. I can’t speak for others, but I thought it might be useful for people to understand my perspective as a judge. First […]
In the Chaing Rai district of northern Thailand there is a village of tribal people. The people are refugees, mostly from across the border in Myanmar. The Thai government has set up this refuge camp where the tribal people are allowed to establish a village and sell their handicrafts. Tourists pay a fee to enter […]
SE Asia Trip I’ve just returned from Southeast Asia with a huge cache of images! I brought my newly repurposed Canon 5D MKII converted to infrared in addition to my Canon 5DS and Canon 5D MKIV cameras. Needless to say, I’ve built up some back muscles carrying all this camera equipment around from Thailand to […]
Must See Artwork Becomes Must Have Artwork With Art Basel Miami approaching, Jonathan and his wife found themselves perusing the winter edition of South Florida Luxury Guide in search of the best art fairs to attend when one piece of art caught their attention. That piece of art was “Versace Dreams by Sam Dobrow” featured […]
Welcome to my world of fine art photography. Please take your time and browse through my many galleries. I have a diverse collection of beautiful photographic art. All my artwork begins in the camera before making its journey through my imagination where I process the image into something beautiful and sometimes quite surreal.