Iten

Near Iten, Rift Valley Province, July 2005 This was a sunday afternoon. Local families can here for the lookout point, to have picnics, and let youth run wild. Kenyans dotting the landscape. Share this:EmailPrint

Form v Function

Nairobi, Nairobi Province, March 2008 Adams Arcade coffee shop. Form vs. function. i would call it a tie. i wonder what the father is thinking. Share this:EmailPrint

Mohinder S. Dhillon – Kenyan photographer

Mohinder Dhillon (Founder and CEO of Africapix Media Ltd.) has been in photography since 1953 under the business name of Halle Studios and in 1961 formed Africapix, shooting both stills and TV pictures. Mohinder’s still pictures have been circulated round the world to newspapers and magazines especially prestigious European magazines like Quick, Stern, Paris Match [...]

Kitengela Glass Photo Essay

Kitengela Glass uses recycled glass to create new objects of function and art. I came across barrels of broken glass, separated into colours, during one of my recent visits. After sorting, the glass is melted down and is in the hands of the many talented craftsmen at Kitengela. We at GenerationKenya were very impressed with [...]

Fabric store on Biashara Street

Nairobi, Nairobi Province, Kenya. March 2008. A fabric store on Biashara St. (Nairobi). I was attracted to the concentration of colours and patterns, representative of the vibrancy of Kenyan life. Share this:EmailPrint

Eldoret hotel room

Eldoret, Rift Valley Province, Kenya. May 2008 Patterns and contrasting colours made this simple view looking out from my room into an interesting composition. Share this:EmailPrint

Wambui at childhood school

Nairobi, Nairobi Province, Kenya April 2008. Dr. Wambui Mwangi (Generation Kenya Project Director) visiting her childhood school, Loreto Convent Valley Road. Past and present meet on the playground. Share this:EmailPrint

Loreto Convent Valley Road

Nairobi, Nairobi Province, Kenya April 2008. Loreto Convent Valley Road Share this:EmailPrint

Anselm Croze: Glassmaker and Dream Merchant

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Anselm Croze presides over an enchanted kingdom: the hot glass division of Kitengela Glassworks. At Kitengela, Anselm combines his passion for the environment with his passion for glass art; he places his art in his environment with the same creative joy with which he weaves the environment into his art. Many Kenyan homes have some [...]