The project Capture Kenya 2016 was commissioned by Kenya’s leading Telco company Safaricom entitled "Capture Kenya" which hand-selected 3 photographers each with their protégé Photographer, Producer, Blogger (to document the journey) and a Driver/Location Scout. They were sent to the different parts of the country with a brief; entitled "This Is My Kenya" for a period of 10 days. Let's check out this beautiful art set and see Kenya on a different view. Enjoy!

After the 10 days, we all submit our images which are then shortlisted and presented to the CEO who selects the final 12 images for the calendar. I was assigned the coastal part of Kenya and the images you see are some of the images that I captured during that period.

- Osborne Macharia

It took me 10 days to complete the project.

- Osborne Macharia

The project has been the brainchild of Safaricom for the 3rd year running. I have been fortunate to take part in the last 2 expeditions.

- Osborne Macharia

I was shooting on a Canon 5D Mk II camera. I used one lens all through 17-40mm L. For lighting I had the Profoto B3 Pack and the Elinchrom 150cm Octa as my only modifier. This assignment dictates that you be as light/portable as you can and my setup was indeed powerful enough when shooting outdoors in bright sunlight. For editing I used Lightroom and Photoshop.

- Osborne Macharia

Whenever I am asked to give advice, it always boils down to Style. Define your own Style, Voice and Signature in your work. This does not come easy at all but requires research and practice. Never be scared to experiment.

- Osborne Macharia

ABOUT OSBORNE MACHARIA

Osborne Macharia is a self--taught commercial and advertising photographer, born and bred in Kenya with a Bachelors in Architecture. In his 5 years as a photographer, he has been privileged to work with some of the top local and international brands including Coke, Pepsi, Guinness, Mercedes, Samsung, Kenya Airways, Toyota, British American Tobacco just to name a few. Also working with international agencies from London, Europe and the US, it has given him hope that African photographers are slowly making impact. When there is a break from Commercial assignments, he loves personal projects more. This is the point he gets to define and refine his work. He has also been privileged to be featured on Lurzer’s Archive ‘200 Best Digital Artists Worldwide 2015/16’, a finalist in the ongoing Hasselblad Masters 2016 competition, as well as industry respected websites such as Fubiz, Abduzeedo, African Digital Arts, African Photography Network and Behance Photography Served (multiple features), just to name a few. He also had his work displayed in exhibitions in London, Addis, Rome and Austria.

As a way of giving back to society he runs an Outdoor Lighting Workshop series called Lightfreaks that aims at developing a new breed of professional photographers with a keen eye, when it comes to lighting, with the emphasis on creating their own unique styles.

See more of his amazing artworks in Behance and his website.