Colby Brown

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Colby Brown is a professional photographer specializing in nature, travel and humanitarian photography. Throughout his work one can see that he combines his love of the natural world with his fascination of the world’s diverse cultures. Each of his photographs tells a story of life on this planet.

Born in California, he developed a love for both the ocean and the mountains at a young age. Whether he was exploring the Sierra Nevada Mountains around Lake Tahoe or sailing around San Francisco Bay, Colby’s thirst for adventure and the outdoors began to grow exponentially. Colby has dedicated the last few years of his life combining his passion for photography with his love of travel and adventure.  From diving the Great Barrier Reef to climbing peaks in the Himalayas. Surfing the breaks off the North Shore in Hawaii to ice climbing the glaciers of New Zealand. Throughout these experiences, he has learned the importance of compassion within this dynamic and often complicated world we all live in.

In 2009 he help found "Lespwa Haiit", a non profit organization thats aim is to helped bring back the focus on the struggle, hope and perseverance of the Haitian people as they attempt to rebuilt their country. Colby visits the island nation of Haiti atleast twice a year, following up on organizations, personal stories and people that he has documented along the way.

Colby is also a limited partner with F-Stop Gear, a photography gear company that specializes in photo gear for the adventurous.

www.colbybrownphotography.com
www.colbybrownphotography.com/blog/
www.lespwahaiti.com
www.fstopgear.com

Monday, February 28 2011

How Photography Can Help Rebuild Haiti

Written by Colby Brown
On January 12th, 2010 a devastating earthquake rocked the island nation of Haiti, effectively decimating what little infrastructure the country had, killing hundreds of thousands of Haitians in a matter of minutes. Millions are now homeless, forced to live in IDP Camps spread through out the capital, Port au Prince. As billions of dollars have continued to pour into the country through the over 13,000 NGOs (Non Governmental Organizations) that are working on the ground, there is hope that NOW more then ever, Haiti has a chance to turn itself around. Through this transition from recovery to rebuilding, the art of photography is continuing to play a larger role.
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