The pictures I have taken throughout my lifetime help capture the moment and explain more than I am able to describe. I enjoy focusing on portraits or landscapes sometimes a combination of both. Many of my pictures seen here were taken at a spur of the moment. When traveling I try and carry my camera with me at all times hoping to catch a beautiful expression, sunset, or shadow. My camera has evolved to become a third limb especially in developing countries sometimes making a spotlight for a crowd or a thief. When abroad I try and avoid black and white photography, I feel the colors of a foreign country can help portray the culture within a photograph and Kenya can be a very bright and colorful country.
Many of my portrait photographs are done with my telephoto letting me take a personal photograph from far away. This way I wont have to ask or pay the individual which is expected in many situations. I feel that asking to take a photograph will often take away from the moment causing the individual to change expressions or posture in a way that looks unnatural. I often shoot hundreds of photos throughout a day, thousands throughout a trip, making the editing process very tedious. I go through my photos in Adobe Light room a program allowing me to make changes and arrange albums for a final product.
When people see my work I’d like them to picture the actual person. I try and focus on eyes in many of my portraits letting the viewer connect with the picture on a very personal basis. My experiences in were able to be life changing because of the people who were there. I hope my photos can help show these people and the community of Kenya in a way which words cannot.