About/Contact

Contact Doug using the form below, or via email using doug(at)dojoklo(dot)com

    Doug Klostermann is a travel, culture, and humanitarian photographer dedicated to documenting the work of international aid organizations.  He is based in Cambridge, MA, and is also available as a photographer of local people, places and events and as a digital photography instructor.  Doug’s photo portfolio can be viewed at www.dojoklo.com.

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    photo by L. S. Subramanian

    He has photographed and contributed images to numerous NGOs, non-profits, and volunteer organizations who have used his photography for documentation, publications, outreach, and fundraising.  He was recently recognized by the United Nations Development Programme – International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth for his humanitarian photography in Peru.   Organizations and clients he has worked with include:

    Aldea Yanapay – Cusco, Peru
    Fairplay – Cusco, Peru
    Manos Unidas – Cusco, Peru
    Ventanas Abiertas (Open Windows) – San Miguel Dueñas, Guatemala
    West Side YMCA – New York
    ArtsWestchester – New York
    Get Your Guts in Gear – New York
    Soy Andina – Documentary Film, marketing and publicity
    One for the Books – New Jersey
    Ayni – Piura, Peru
    Living in Peru Online Magazine – LivinginPeru.com
    Acción Ambiental – Portugal/ Cusco, Peru
    GAP Adventures – New York City Store
    PromPeru – Peru Tourism Commission
    Photoshare – Assisting non-profits through photography
    Cambridge Local First – Independent Business Association, Cambridge, MA
    City of Cambridge, Massachusetts
    Humane Society of the U.S. / All Animals Magazine

    Doug has done extensive volunteer work in Peru with organizations dedicated to improving the lives and futures of disadvantaged children, and has worked with immigrants in the U.S. pursuing naturalization.

    His photos have been published in magazines including Conde Nast Traveler, Sherman’s Travel, and South American Explorer, and his travel writing and photos can be seen in online magazines including Photoburst, inTravel, Living in Peru, Adventure Life, Traveling Stories, Travelmag, and Viva Travel Guides.  His images were selected for the A Day in the Life – Brooklyn exhibit, have been displayed at The Times Center at the New York Times, Brooklyn Borough Hall, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the gallery at G.A.P. Adventures, and are in the permanent collection of the Brooklyn Historical Society.  Doug is also a contributor to Photoshare, an organization which helps international non-profit organizations communicate health and development issues through photography.  Doug holds a degree in Architecture from the University of Notre Dame, where he also pursued studies in photography, art, and art history.

    Learn more about me in my interview on 10Q – Interviews with Humanitarian Photographers.

    To learn more, discuss an assignment, license photos, purchase prints, or join the mailing list, please contact Doug at doug@dojoklo.com.  Please view his photos at www.dojoklo.com.

    All content and images on Picturing Change, http://blog.dojoklo.com, Copyright 2008-2023 – Douglas J. Klostermann, unless otherwise noted.  Content may not be reproduced without expressed, written permission from the author.