Motor Sports is one of the most challenging activities to shoot. Over and above aperture, shutter speed and ISO considerations, there’s also safety – yours and your subjects’. In an attempt to get the most captivating photo, you can end up staring at a hospital ceiling or send the driver / rider into the ditches.
A quiet day at the office yesterday was interrupted by a pat on my shoulder by Allan Gichigi. He’d been invited to see some BMX riders doing their thing on the KICC Helipad. I quickly cleared my schedule and tagged along. I didn’t have my camera on me, only my Xperia Z1 which I decided …
The development of cycling in Kenya has stagnated over the years due to lack of proper leadership, talent management and a list of other grievances that makes many wonder why the Kenya Cycling Federation are still in office. But today wasn’t a day to focus on these. It was a day to celebrate the best …
I’ve been itching to shoot sports for a while now so when an email from Kenya Buzz alerted me it was on last weekend, I quickly cleared my Sunday afternoon schedule and planned to attend.
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 …
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 …
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.
I was at the Motor Cross Circuit at Jamhuri Park last Sunday to do a story on the Jubilee Riders. It was my first time there and I was amazed at what talent and adrenalin can do. Children as young as eight were pushing their bikes at full throttle and eating up air like birds!
As Kenya marks 50 years of independence on 12th December 2013, a daring group of bikers will fire up their heavy machines and set off from Nairobi to Cairo in a 10,000km return road trip with a difference. It will be a ride through some of the toughest conditions that anyone can face – rock-lined …
Sports photography presents challenges that attract me like a finger to an itch. The only thing that keeps me from fulfilling my itch is time. So when I had a couple of free hours before church today, I couldn’t resist the urge to chase pro and amateur cyclists on their 20km individual time trial on the …
Being at Kenya’s Olympic trials felt like being in London for the Olympics. The athletes I got to see up close are the very same who will show the world how to run, hog the podium and with medals dangling on their necks, make sure the Kenyan anthem is played over and over again. These …
This was the first time I was going to Kasarani after it was closed for refurbishment in 2010. The date was June 2nd and Kenya were hosting Malawi in a first-leg World Cup qualifier. The security was the tightest I’ve seen at any venue, even where the president is present. It didn’t ruin the atmosphere though.
After missing the 2012 Rhino Charge because of family commitments, I wasn’t going to miss this year’s Safari. My first motorsports event for the year brings back many memories. There were some scary moments for me on Saturday: I’d positioned myself at a culvert to take shots of the cars catching air as they sped …
I finally got a taste of rugby action last Saturday – at the wrong venue. Alan Hicks told me Nondies were playing Strath at Impala and in my absent mindedness, I rocked into RFUEA instead. From the sidelines, I got to watch a great game amidst colourful grammar from a section of the spectators. As …
Friends like Mavuno’s Kenyatta Otieno are God-sent. He always tells me when there’s a big game happening. He’s such a football fan – a true Sofapaka fan. Sofapaka (my team) met Sony today in a Super 8 duel which they won 2-1. Didn’t snap many great photos tonight but I’m happy I got to click …
I’m still fine-tuning my skills in sport photography. A lesson I have come to embrace is ‘Position yourself at one place and patiently wait for the action to come to you.’ If you move from place to place, you won’t get good shots. The sun was shining today allowing faster shutter speeds at low ISOs, …
I’m glad I carried my 70-200 f/2.8L with me today. After the first half, the heavens opened up and as it poured, all lighting disappeared. The 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS was of no use. Thank God for the superior weather sealing on the 7D and L lenses. I had to venture out of the pervious shelter I …
If you haven’t been to a floodlit KPL game, you are missing on the most fun 100/- can get you. When you finally do, don’t go to the hoity toity VIP section; ask to be directed to ‘Russia’. You will enjoy being with the ardent fans and will laugh at the comments they direct towards …
Sports photography is a whole new ballgame. There’s so many elements out of your control, top on the list being how the game turns out. You position yourself on one side of the field and there’s no action there. You move to where you think there’s more action and the action shifts to where you …
