Showing posts with label photo for the day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label photo for the day. Show all posts

Thursday, December 5, 2013

MEET MWANIKI WILSON OF MWANIKI PHOTOGRAPHY: THE MAN BEHIND THE SAFARICOM KASARANI STADIUM PHOTOS…



A branding deal of sh 55M by Kenya’s mobile giant company Safaricom and with a bone of contention in parliament and among Kenyans. But that is a story for another day. The mobile service company has done some splendid job there, giving the place a new coat of paint, some amazing photographic work capturing Kenya's best moments in athletics, and above all that distinctive green look.

Now, this photo by Wilson Mwaniki shows us just how the stadium looks at night. Amazing place, amazing photography…






Here are more of his works:






















Monday, November 4, 2013

BALLERINA IN KIBERA

“If in 30 years, the slums haven’t changed with all the help and international aid coming in; that tells you that they [foreigners] become princesses as soon as they enter the slum areas or there’s need for us [Kenyans] to think and start doing things differently,” says Joe Kiragu, the photographer behind the photo series Ballerina in Kibera.


The striking contrast between a white ballerina dancing amongst mabati houses and the curious residents of Kibera is not a very subtle social commentary. But it is a thought-provoking one. “Ballerina in Kibera”, uses the former ballerina, Ammy Shelton from London (previously based in Nairobi), to magnify the inequality between Westerners, who come to Kenya to help slum dwellers, and people they come to help. Joe Kiragu likes to tell these kind of stories about “topics either not understood or talked about,” he says. That is why he set out to portray social inequality in a way that di$ers from the usual pictures of “sick children and the likes”. Joe Kiragu believes that hefty salaries and huge benefits enable some aid workers to live “like white gods,” he says, adding: “it’s not all of them, but it happens, and I wanted to tell the story”.



From the depths of Kibera, to the infamous railway line in Nairobi, to fancy stunts in-between shanties, Joe and Ammy set out to depict the juxtaposition between foreigners and the lower class citizens of Kenya. Joe’s next project is going to be in the same spirit of contrast. “Next, I would like to do a high fashion models shoot with Albinos, because people can’t imagine them that way. But I do.”



For more on Joe Kiragu’s photography, check www.shuttervillestudios.com
Photo credits: Joe Kiragu
Report by Anyiko Owoko

BALLERINA IN KIBERA

“If in 30 years, the slums haven’t changed with all the help and international aid coming in; that tells you that they [foreigners] become princesses as soon as they enter the slum areas or there’s need for us [Kenyans] to think and start doing things differently,” says Joe Kiragu, the photographer behind the photo series Ballerina in Kibera.


The striking contrast between a white ballerina dancing amongst mabati houses and the curious residents of Kibera is not a very subtle social commentary. But it is a thought-provoking one. “Ballerina in Kibera”, uses the former ballerina, Ammy Shelton from London (previously based in Nairobi), to magnify the inequality between Westerners, who come to Kenya to help slum dwellers, and people they come to help. Joe Kiragu likes to tell these kind of stories about “topics either not understood or talked about,” he says. That is why he set out to portray social inequality in a way that di$ers from the usual pictures of “sick children and the likes”. Joe Kiragu believes that hefty salaries and huge benefits enable some aid workers to live “like white gods,” he says, adding: “it’s not all of them, but it happens, and I wanted to tell the story”.



From the depths of Kibera, to the infamous railway line in Nairobi, to fancy stunts in-between shanties, Joe and Ammy set out to depict the juxtaposition between foreigners and the lower class citizens of Kenya. Joe’s next project is going to be in the same spirit of contrast. “Next, I would like to do a high fashion models shoot with Albinos, because people can’t imagine them that way. But I do.”




For more on Joe Kiragu’s photography, check www.shuttervillestudios.com
Photo credits: Joe Kiragu
Report by Anyiko Owoko

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

SPRAY FOR CHANGE HITS THE ROAD


 



Picture this; you are cruising comfortably through the streets of Nairobi or you are stuck in traffic for hours on end; then a mobile art gallery; free of charge passes by your way? Take a moment and let that sink in deeply…

Well; this is what Nairobi is now welcoming as Duracoat’s Spray for Change Peace Initiative that began as an art installation and a contest at J.K.I.A; now the show is going on the road.


Delivery trucks for Basco Paints have been commissioned as canvases for the different artists to showcase their work; creating ‘mobile art’ galleries for Kenyans to experience; think about as they sit in traffic; and also promote the talented individuals.

The first trucks were designed by renowned Kenyan graffiti artists Esen; Bankslave; Uhuru B and Wise2. The group will also be working on other pieces around the city as part of this initiative.




Spray for Change was recently featured on CNN as a project that creatively engaged Kenyans to think about peace and the future in the run-up to the elections.




Monday, March 25, 2013

THE ALBUM-PAINTING ISINYA JESUS

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ON SUNDAY 26TH FEBRUARY, DAYSTAR CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP (D.C.F) HELD A MISSION TO MOI GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL ISINYA- A DAY OFF HOPE AND ENCOURAGEMENT. I WAS PART OF THIS GREAT TEAM AND HERE ARE SOME OF THE DAY'S KODAK MOMENTS. 

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