Kenya’s Samburu warriors still make rock art and express their cultural identity through images of humans, animals, and weapons painted and carved on cliffs and rock shelters. In this project, we will interact with different generations of Samburu painters and through conversations learn when, where, and why they make rock art. We will talk about the images, what they represent and how they are related to the surrounding cultural and environmental landscape. Also, we will discuss with present-day painters how they are adapting or keeping to their traditions in a changing world. The overall research question is to investigate the socio-environmental context of Samburu rock art, and to analyze how the tradition has changed during the last 100 years. According to our knowledge, the possibility of discussing rock art with a larger number of rock art painters from different generations is unique in a global context. Therefore, the outcome of this project will contribute to a genuinely new understanding of the artist's perspective on rock art. Our findings will illuminate the relation between rock art images and oral stories and create new understandings relevant for disciplines like rock art studies, visual anthropology, and visual narratology. The collaborative, participatory nature of the research is intrinsic to the enquiry, and a hallmark of this project is an ongoing interaction with Samburu communities and organizations on the best way to conduct fieldwork and research.