Tales From the Trail
Vaca das Cordas Pt.1 – A perilous tradition of northern Portugal
Ponte de Lima, Portugal “The bull is very powerful, you have to be careful.” “Are you sure you...
Bee attack on Ella Bridge. I was there!
Nine Arch Bridge, Sri Lanka For those of you who have been to Ella, Sri Lanka in 2023 may have...
Adventure awaits
Wildlife in focus
01/09/26 - 07/09/26 | Borneo Orangutan Survival
I'm proud to be leading workshops for the amazing Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation. An opportunity for wildlife lovers to spot and/or photograph Borneo’s incredible biodiversity! Join me in Borneo and discover wildlife like never before.
Photography Projects
Vaca das Cordas
Action shots / culture / festival / awareness / human impacts
Experience Borneo
Orangutan / sun bear / yoga / rainforest / retreat / animal welfare / fundraising activities
Pada Yatra
Borderlands
Borneo Orangutan Survival
Photos by location
Photos by category
Visual design
Sam’s created a huge array of visual design for corporates and start-ups all over, with a sustainable outlook. Sam’s passions for bringing out the best in your product and/or service speak for themselves.
Borneo Orangutan Survival
Branding / art direction / merch design / illustration / UI / wordpress / Divi theme / video editing / marketing / events / photography
Nature Publishing Group
User testing / UI / wireframes / styleguide / illustration / art direction
Vaca das Cordas
The bull has been revealed. Just a glimpse of the traditional event that I have covered in Ponte de Lima. Stay tuned for more to come.
Sam Rios
Photographer, senior designer & adventurer with an environmental focus
With an ability to speak to locals and to get involved when the opportunity arises has grown his environmental awareness.
This has led to a consultative approach with every creative project, and has yielded great results for small start-ups to large corporations alike.



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Previously known as No Beaten Track
It all starts with a hello
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