This video must be viewed in a Browser. Click to Launch Video: Sam Dobrow introduces his next project. Sam’s new project is a fine art photobook about people living through the pandemic. Sam shares the story behind a photo he made as a student when he was 20 years old attending the University of Florida […]
On my recent visit to Tanzania our group visited a Massai tribal village. The Massai are a semi-nomadic tribal people indigenous to Southern Kenya and Northern Tanzania in Africa. They are mostly livestock herders and move their livestock to different pastures as the seasons change much as the large game animals migrate in the region. […]
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. […]
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 […]
“Eat what you kill” is an old saying among sales people. It refers to working in a very competitive environment where you get no support from your team and your survival is based on what ever you can personally produce. It refers to the hunter who leaves for many days to hunt down game but […]
[gm album=33] Otavalo is a small city situated at about 8300 ft altitude in the highlands of Ecuador. Its nearly 40,000 inhabitants are mostly indigenous people. On Saturdays, the city hosts a huge indigenous market selling everything from livestock to handmade textiles. The Otavalo indigenous people come to the market wearing traditional garments and jewelry. […]
[gm album=21] The trek to Machu Picchu begins in Cusco, Peru and traverses the Sacred Valley of the Incas. The road to Machu Picchu is long and scenic. The Sacred Valley is inhabited by many indigenous people of the Andes who still practice ancient rituals and dress in traditional style. The younger generation tends to […]
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.