Jorge Alberto Albán Dobles was born in San Jose, Costa Rica on December 13, 1967. He studied fine arts at the Cooper Union in New York, photography at the Hadassa Institute in Jerusalem, cinematography at the Metropolis Center in Madrid, and artistic photography at the University of Costa Rica. He is currently enrolled in post-graduate studies at the University of Costa Rica. He has participated in group exhibitions in Medellín (Colombia, 1997), the Noorderlicht Photofestival (Netherlands, 2002), and the OAS Art Museum (Washington, D.C., 2003).