nairobi by night
September 2007 was the first time I took photos of Nairobi by night.
I hooked up with Fadzter, Makumi, Francuso and Ken, got a 2-day shooting permit for Kshs10,000/- from DFS, informed the cops at Central Police and over a Friday and Saturday night, walked around Nairobi CBD taking photos. We had so much fun and agreed to repeat the excitement but wapi…
Three years later, inspired by the works of trigger-happy oneTOUCHers, I went to the KICC helipad today to take more shots of this beautiful city.
My GHC teacher was right – it gets cooler the higher you go. The wind was human-bending strong and since I hadn’t carried a jacket, I kept jumping on the spot in-between exposures to keep warm.
My Commerce teacher was right too – the view is better from the top.
Hiuhu Murimi
March 10, 2011 at 3:55 pmDeadly brother!. u nailed the exposure. …the tonal range of the first two pics ……..amazing!.
kay
March 10, 2011 at 7:19 pmAbsolutely beautiful. Dream city right there
Katts
March 11, 2011 at 7:49 amBoss, the pics are great. Those are long exposures man!!
Mollz
March 11, 2011 at 9:07 amJust Mwarvelous! heavenly! breathtaking! but… did your commerce teacher mean climbing up the corporate ladder or a physical ladder for a photographic view?
Kiumyamuthaka
March 11, 2011 at 9:22 amNairobi is so beautiful.. the lights-the way camera captures-just fantastic. Now i wanna go to KICC helipad and see Nairobi.
Kendi.
March 11, 2011 at 10:31 amWhoaaaa!! I’m blown away Mwarv. They are amazing. Mad talent.
Mutua
March 11, 2011 at 10:32 amInaitwa the ‘blue hour’ magical time. Picha fiti esp the first. I find it to give me the best balance, I love it man
Muya
March 11, 2011 at 11:49 amWow Mwarv what an interesting and varied life you lead, all whilst reflecting God’s Glory – you are bringing HIM (& me) great pleasure. Keep it up!
Rina
March 11, 2011 at 12:47 pmBro, I’m speechless! Heeh! The pics are so beautiful. What! does Nai really look like that!? Are these pics for sale??
mwarv
March 11, 2011 at 2:06 pmThanks for the comment. The pictures will be up for sale as part of an exhibition I hope to put up with friends later this year. Thanks.
aika
March 12, 2011 at 5:09 pmwow mwarv! they’re mwarvelous!! so beautiful. actually made me forget what it’s like when you’re in there at say,… 5:15pm,… on pay day! 🙂
solomon
March 12, 2011 at 5:11 pmwow! just w-o-w!
andai
April 18, 2011 at 10:56 amGreat pics… but why do you need a license to take pics in Nbi, is that required by law enforcement?
mwarv
April 19, 2011 at 8:43 amYes, you need a permit to take photos of Nairobi. You get it from City Council’s Urban Planning Dept at City Hall Annexe. It’s Kshs2,600/- for a day.
Mark
May 18, 2011 at 11:58 amIncredible photos, Mwarv.
Just a question, if I was to use them, do you have them under Creative Commons or can I show link love back to your blog if used? Thanks.
mwarv
May 18, 2011 at 12:07 pmLink back to the blog. Thanks.
Naomi
July 18, 2011 at 11:05 amBeautiful! Simply beautiful!
Latiff
August 7, 2011 at 12:02 pmMwarv, excellent pictures. How about starting a 360 degree panoramic series?
Shiro
January 23, 2012 at 2:18 pmWOW…
nancy
March 12, 2012 at 5:40 pmAwesome photos, Nairobi is just beautiful especially at night
Kyama
June 21, 2012 at 10:33 am… great photos of my fav city!
Luta
December 4, 2012 at 5:47 pmWow… this is breathtaking!
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