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Daily Foto: Zambia…25th country for Foto to fetch photos

Jun 2, 2010   //   Daily Foto, Zambia  //  1 Comment


Phodographer Samantha Coffin near Livingston, Zambia, May 2010

Samm finished her semester in South Africa and took Dog Meets World on her travels. She asked backpackers which kids in the area would appreciate photos the most and was told the pre-school would be amazing. So a man called Cowboy Clif rode his bike to pick her up to bring to his pre-school that he runs with the funds from his bicycle tours around Livingston, Zambia. Samm said “They were the most well behaved pre-schoolers and they were so fascinated. When the printer died, some kids broke out in hysterical tears until I told them that I was going right back to the backpackers to charge the printer and continue printing.”

Try to imagine this boy’s thoughts as he studies his first ever picture of himself. What an affirmation.

Daily Foto: Making Friends with Foto in Brazil

Jun 1, 2010   //   Brazil, Daily Foto  //  Comments Off



NEW Phodographer Emily Kaplan in Mangueira, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The BEST side effect of sharing photos with Dog Meets World is making new friends. The personal photos these girls received from Emily and the other students volunteering as part of an Alternative Break program organized through Hillel at the University of Maryland will be kept for years….maybe a lifetime. The girls will have long forgotten Emily’s name, but not how she made them feel by affirming them in this way! Diplomacy for everyone.

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John Carr, Phodographer across South America

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Prof. Patrick Fleming, Fulbright scholar & Phodographer Cambodia & Kyrgzystan

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Delores Barr Weaver, co-owner Jacksonville Jaguars

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Kristen Woodruff, Phodographer Costa Rica

"The kids are absolutely loving Dog Meets World. For a majority, these were the first images of themselves that they have ever owned."

Marti Johnson, Phodographer Uganda