Phodographer Miguel Moreno in Chiriqui Province, Panama March 2010

Miguel is the official photographer for the US Embassy in Panama and an avid volunteer phoDOGrapher for Dog Meets World!

Phodographer Ariane Kirtley in Tangarwashane, Niger, March 2010

Ariane Kirtley, founder of AmmanImman – WaterisHope a charity to bring clean water to a most remote area of Niger in West Africa has partnered with Dog Meets World. In this scene Ariane tells “as the sun was setting and I had finally made the round of all the families, I was printing out “family portraits” for the villagers of Tangarwashane. With me were sitting some of “my” little kids watching as the photos are being printed and as Sadouan with her husband Alhassan admired their family portrait. Before meeting me, these people had never seen a camera, a car, or any kind of technology. They lived as people did 500 years ago. Today, they’ve seen so much, from a borehole, to a camera, to a printer and their very own first picture!“

Phodographer Melissa Waksman in Mangueira, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 2010

James Kahn accompanied students from the Univ. of Maryland – Hillel organization doing volunteer work in an impoverished areas of Rio de Janeiro. Who was having more fun, the giver or the receiver? Dog Meets World is meaningful to those on both sides of the camera’s lens!

Phodographer Chinmoy Majumdar in Subash Colony, Lalbagh, West Bengal, India, March 2010

Chinmoy says “I spent most of my childhood at my parents house in Berhampore, West Bengal, India. Presently, I divide my time between Calcutta and Bombay. I am a risk management consultant and have a fellowship in risk management and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. I love interacting with people from different levels of society and reaching out to underprivileged communities to share my happiness with them. It was a pleasure to get these 100 smiling faces in front of me when taking Dog Meets World to this school .”

Jane was working as part of a medical mission group in Guatemala and took time to take and give photos for Dog Meets World. She said the experience was heartwarming and that her delight mirrored the reactions of these children and their mothers when she handed them their pictures. She strongly endorses taking Foto the dog and a printer whenever you travel in places of need.