Omar Z. Robles’s journey into visual storytelling began as an apprentice of Marcel Marceau in Paris, France. The mime/actor taught students to interpret the world through subtle, powerful movements, a lesson Robles employs today in his photo series of ballet dancers.
Robles was mentored by media outfits such as The Chicago Tribune’s Hoy and Metro San Juan, amassing a portfolio of familiar faces – including JLO, Enrique Iglesias, Marc Anthony, Sara Montiel, among others. He took up street photography and cemented himself as a narrator of the quotidian, whether by contrasting New Yorkers against their infrastructure or by narrating Harlem’s residents in Sunday morning portraits. His photos, stories, and videos have been featured on Instagram’s Blog, My Modern Met, Mashable, The Huffington Post, The Daily Mail, Design Taxi, and Harper’s Bazaar, and more.
