Rebecca Drobis Photography

Portrait photographer Rebecca Drobis tells stories through her work. She focuses on childhood, teens, and communities, exploring the world through each person’s point of view. She recently completed a long term project documenting children on the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana. In addition to her work in Montana, Rebecca especially welcomes the opportunity to collaborate with organizations, companies and NGOs to showcase their projects focused on social issues affecting youth and family, as well as education and community development in the US and abroad. Her clients include The Washington Post Magazine, The Discovery Channel, Disney, Blurb, Garden & Gun Magazine, Women’s Day, Virginia Commonwealth University’s Children’s Hospital, The Environmental Defense Fund and The American Cancer Society. Her work has also appeared in National Geographic Magazine, National Geographic Little Kids Magazine and The Los Angeles Times. See more of her work at rebeccadrobis.com and grownupwest.com.

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at Browning, Montana

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Flathead River #montana #grownupwest #rebeccadrobisphoto (at Middle Fork of the Flathead River)

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Hunting Season #grownupwest #montana #blackfeetreservation #rebeccadrobisphoto (at Browning, Montana)

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Sinopah, Two Medicine Lake#rebeccadrobisphoto #gnp #twomedicine #montana #grownupwest (at East Glacier Park, Montana)

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I loved catching up with the talented ShawnTyana Bullshoe in Browning, MT. For an assignment exploring the the challenges facing Native American students in the college enrollment and retention process. Part of a larger project by @rebeccadrobisphoto "Grown Up West" documenting children growing up on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in NW Montana by Washington DC based photographer, Rebecca Drobis. www.grownupwest.com ©Rebecca Drobis www.rebeccadrobis.com #missblackfeet #blackfeet #native #browning #grownupwest #nativeamerican #blackfeetreservation #indianreservation #highereducation #educationpolicy #indiancountry #rebeccadrobisphoto #highereducation#youthempowerment (at Browning, Montana)

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at Two Medicine

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Beautiful day in Glacier National Park #glaciernationalpark #grownupwest #rebeccadrobisphoto #montana (at Two Medicine)

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I finally get to witness fall in Glacier! #rebeccadrobisphoto #grownupwest #glaciernationalpark #montana (at Continental Divide--Marias Pass)

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Loved spending the past few days documenting Charnelle & Treyace's freshman experience for The Chronicle of Higher Edu. Bravo ladies- keep up the good work. Off to Browning to follow up with Shawntyana at Blackfeet Community College! #rebeccadrobisphoto #grownupwest #highereducation #nativeamerican #blackfeet #universityofmontana #freshman (at University of Montana)

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Gorgeous day in Missoula! #montana #grownupwest #rebeccadrobisphoto #missoulamontana (at University of Montana)

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So happy to be back in Montana to witness fall in full swing #rebeccadrobisphoto #grownupwest #montana #happyplace

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North Dakota Badlands! On assignment-detour... (at Mandaree, North Dakota)

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On Assignment for the US Dept of Health and Human Services- North Dakota style (at Fort Berthhold Indian Res.)

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@jessilemay I love this photo- thank you for sharing your talents. Photographers are challenging subjects! (at The Inn at Mount Vernon Farm)

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at The Inn at Mount Vernon Farm

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Could not have asked for a better weekend- thank you all! Especially the talented @jessilemay who captured it all. #justmarried #sperryville #virginiaisforlovers (at The Inn at Mount Vernon Farm)