Towards the end of October this year, I embarked on a road trip to northern Kenya. My last attempt to head north was in 2006 when the April rains rendered the place totally inaccessible by road. Seven years later, thanks to Safari Desk, I buckled up in a Gametrackers overland truck and it was ‘Turkana or …
Nyungwe Forest is located in southwestern Rwanda towards the border with Burundi, and is one of the best protected forests in Africa. According to Wikipedia, Nyungwe contains 13 different primate species (25% of Africa’s total), 275 bird species, 1,068 plant species, 85 mammal species, 32 amphibian and 38 reptile species.
Travel and photography have taken me to many parts of Kenya. From the ice caps of Mt Kenya to the shores of Lake Victoria; from the Aberdare highlands to the slavery caves in Shimoni; but never to northern Kenya. It has been the last frontier in my mission to capture and share the beauty that …
Hope your week is off to a great start. It’s a monumental year for Kenya as we celebrate 50 years of independence. There’s been mixed reactions to the progress we have had in half a century, but the undeniable fact is we may not be where we should be, but we are glad we aren’t where …
If you love touring Kenya like I do and haven’t been Turkana yet, I’d encourage you to get there – and by road. Flying there just doesn’t cut it. I returned to Nairobi last week after an 8-day expedition to northern Kenya that was primarily to see an eclipse that was literally overshadowed by the …
This week’s wallpaper is an image of a kingfisher that I shot in Lake Naivasha in 2012. It was early morning when I spotted it getting breakfast from a specific part of the lake, quite close to the shore. After studying its patterns, I positioned myself and waited for the shot. After a couple of …
A couple of Saturdays ago, I got invited to the Zuku Universities Basketball Finals at Kasarani by my brother and partner in positive contentization Okwi Okoh. This was a tournament that had so much swagg put into it when title sponsors Zuku saw the promise that lies in the game and had Samsung, Rexona and …
This week’s wallpaper image was taken on the morning of 1st September 2013, just before the Onetouch team departed on a 17-day 4,000km photographic journey across East Africa. We will be sharing images from #OnetouchLive at an exhibition at Michael Joseph Centre from 13th to 22nd November. More about that later. In the meantime, as …
I’ve been looking forward to posting this for a while. Before we get to the photos, a little background on these two lovely friends. I met Emmy in 2005 during a Crocodile Racers Easter camping trip to Samburu National Park. Rickie and I had our paths cross shortly after that while I was working at …
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. While a lot of communication is directed towards women, we men are also at risk. That is what the #WaridiMan campaign is all about. We need to ask questions, get answers and make decisions based on facts and not assumptions. We also need to stand in line with the …
Last September, together with nine Onetouch photographers and cinematographers, I went on a 4,000km photographic road trip from Nairobi to Bujumbura. When we got to Bujumbura, we really looked down on the city, until we got to its beaches which are some of the finest inland in Africa. We got to Bora Bora and experienced …
The #OnetouchLive photographic road trip from Nairobi to Bujumbura covered over 4,000kms of East Africa’s beauty. On the day we clocked 1,000kms, we were in Uganda, on the way to Murchison Falls National Park from Kampala. The highway has little traffic and is paved with sweet tarmac all the way up to Masindi, where you …
Our #OnetouchLive photographic road trip took us from Nairobi, across Kenya, traversing Uganda and Rwanda up to Bujumbura on the shores of Lake Tanganyika. By the time we got to Bujumbura, we were very tired after taking photos over over 2,000+ kms.
When travelling across Eastern Africa during the #OnetouchLive photographic road trip from Nairobi to Bujumbura, we got many opportunities to compare Nairobi to other regional capitals. We got to discover a beauty of Kampala that we didn’t know existed. Wide tree-lined streets, impressive architecture and a vibrance that is second only to Nairobi’s. It’s traffic …
This week’s African Screens wallpaper is from a sunrise at the most beautiful place we stayed while on the #OnetouchLive photographic road trip from Nairobi to Bujumbura in September 2013. Nyungwe Forest Lodge is a place not to be missed when in Rwanda. Read about our experience there here. Leaving my comfortable bed after just …
In September 2013, I joined nine other photographers and cinematographers for a 4,000km photographic road trip from Nairobi to Bujumbura and back. This was a scouting mission of sorts to see if Africa is truly what we have been told it is. Check out #OnetouchLive on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to see what we found.
It is amazing how adversity unites us as Kenyans. I pray this unity will remain long after the Westgate siege is over. This is a mobile-only special issue wallpaper. Share it with friends in solidarity. We Are One Mobile Wallpaper Download
Located in South Western Uganda, Lake Bunyonyi had been described to us as the most beautiful lake in Uganda. We had to stop here before going to Rwanda during our #OnetouchLive photographic road trip from Nairobi to Bujumbura. After travelling on winding roads from Masaka, we got to Lake Bunyonyi’s shores in the dark of …
We are in Kigali, nine days into our 17-day #OnetouchLive photographic road trip from Nairobi to Bujumbura and back. From what we have seen this far, we truly live in a blessed land full of beautiful landscapes and warm people with big hearts. More about that in a later post. This week’s wallpaper was shot …
This is a monumental week for me and my fellow light painters at Onetouch Media. In 2012, we started #OnetouchLive and used it to write our own stories as Africans. Through our photos and short films,we shared who we truly are and showcased the beauty of our country. We visited many towns and regions in …
