From the time the first images were captured on film in the early 1800s photography has been a way of immortalizing life.
Life in pictures. Time in photos. History made immortal.
Since its inception the art and science of photography has gone through many iterations: Daguerreotypes, Brownie Boxes, 35mms, Instant Polaroids, DSLRs, iPhones. From separate gadgets that required the flash to be held up high and the photographer ensconced under a dark curtain, to hours spent in dark rooms in moody red light; or taking ones 24 or 36 roll of film to be developed at the local Kodak studio, to selfies taken using a phone. The camera and the photographer have changed with time.
Yet much as we enjoy the photos and the stories they tell – we often forget that behind every camera is the cameraman. The visual storyteller who sees something worth capturing, and does so. Standing up, lying down, hanging in impossible places, staying still for hours waiting for the shot. The ones who go to the far beyond to bring images of nature at its most pristine. The ones who capture our most memorable moments: weddings, baptisms, family photos in studios.
This collection aims to pay tribute to the Kenyans who have told our story (and continue to) through their lenses and in so doing captured it for posterity.
