Omri D. Cohen is an author, explorer, experimenter, and realistic optimist. He has backpacked end-to-end of South America, gathered 7 million views through his street and landscape photography, and spoken with more than 700 people from all walks of life (50+ nationalities) about their question to humanity. The philosophical photobook, Questions to Humanity, reveals the answers, stories, and sights from the journey of the first 100 questions to humanity.
Omri’s favorite word is layers. His favorite dish is home-fries. And his favorite soccer teams are Chelsea and FC Barcelona. Omri grew up in Newton, MA. He currently resides in East Village, New York City. He always seeks adventure near and far.
More about Omri
- Enjoys asking everyday people deep questions
- Summited the most active volcano in South America…then sled down from the top
- Coffee shop reviewer – follow along on Google Maps
- Coffee snob – here are the best coffee beans he’s tasted (hint: Colombia)
- Film buff – peep his four favorites on Letterboxd
- Street soccer host, player, and photographer – see how his work with StreetFC is changing the US Soccer landscape
- Soccer fanatic – once went to Messi’s house
- Danced until sunrise during Champions Carnaval Parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Hiked one of the Swiss Alps in a pair of $7 dress shoes from a thrift shop
- Grew out beard for 1 year – don’t let him do it again
- Livestreamed shaving the 1 year beard to raise $800 for Colombian charity – his sisters had the razor!
- Grew hair out for 2 years – please, don’t let him do this again
- Bleached hair blonde – it didn’t make him a better soccer player
- Loves speaking Spanish – the gringo accent didn’t stop someone from thinking he was Colombian
- Makes stop-motion food art using 8 of anything
- Pivoted from a steady job to backpack for 5 months in South America (2019)…then did it again for 5.5 months (2024)
