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I’m a commercial photographer, author, and producer from Detroit, USA. With a lifelong passion for travel, I’ve lived as a digital nomad for over a decade, photographing throughout five continents.
Since 2006, under contract with agencies like Getty Images and Stocksy United, I’ve sold tens of thousands of image licenses to news and media outlets around the world. You’ll find my work used in content marketing, airport advertising, billboards, tourism guides, retail displays, books, and magazines.
In 2012, I founded OnGoingPro, an educational resource for photographers offering workshops and photowalks throughout Europe and Africa. I’ve hosted photography events in Amsterdam, Paris, Madrid, Dublin, Marrakech, Lisbon, and Cape Town with hundreds of international photographers.
Behind-the-scenes I've built a variety of internet startups since the early 2000s, working from my laptop while I traveled throughout the USA before moving abroad in 2012. I've found my niche in travel photography coupled with tourism and hospitality, and love working with locals and fellow travelers from all walks of life. 
Colby Brown is a professional photographer, photo educator and author specializing in landscape, 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. His photo workshops & seminars span much of the globe year after year.
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. Through these experiences, he has learned the importance of compassion within this dynamic and complicated world we all live in. In 2011 he founded The Giving Lens, whose goal is to combine photo education and support for sustainable development initiatives in developing countries around the globe (www.thegivinglens.com).
Over the years, Colby has become one of the most followed photographers on the internet, with follower numbers reaching over 4 million (Google+, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & his Blog). He wrote a book on social media titled "Google+ for Photographers" that was published by Peachpit Press and he regularly consults with some of the biggest companies in the photo and travel industry with regards to helping them find value in social media and its importance in a digital world.
With an understanding of the changing trends in photography, technology and marketing, Colby continues to work closely with various companies & entities to design large marketing campaigns via the creation of dynamic content (still images, movies and stories) that reach millions of people around the world. His clients include companies such as Toshiba, Sony, PhaseOne, Samsung, Wacom, LG as well as various tourism boards (Australia, Jordan, Iceland, Alberta, North Carolina and California as examples). Contact him to inquire about creating a new campaign. 
HIGHLIGHTS
Currently in charge of campaign management, strategy, reporting, and analysis for ATM & Branch Marketing at Wells Fargo.
Diverse career background (banker, consultant, entrepreneur, project manager)
MBA from University of San Francisco (VP of Information Technology for the Graduate Business Association, Competitor in the Venture Capital Investment Competition)
Authored and published 2 instructional photography books via Peachpit/Pearson
I've weaved my way through a variety of occupational experiences which have helped me attain a very diverse set of skills that enable me to deliver strong, consistent results. My career started as an 8-year-old entrepreneur by mowing lawns and cleaning pools but I'll jump ahead a bit. Beginning in sales as a fledgling for CompUSA at 15 years-old, my passion for technology has led me through the dot-com bubble and bust with a clear view of our future and the tools that will be used to get there. As the first decade of the new millennium came to a close, I independently consulted in marketing and technological solutions, started and sold my own venture, traveled the world, landed a brilliant wife, and gained a substantial amount of experience in the financial management world. With that said, I wanted more. There's nothing that excites me more than the challenge of learning new skills to add to my toolbox. This urge led me to pick up photography as a hobby and also to pursue an MBA degree. I had a wonderful experience in management for one of the hottest startups in the San Francisco Bay Area, I've earned my MBA degree from one of the most prestigious institutions in the country, and I've had 2 books photography books published worldwide. I'm always looking to be challenged and humbled while leading companies into a successful future. 
