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Top Kenyan Photographers to Capture the Great Migration
20 August 2020
Four of Kenya's best wildlife photographers and filmmakers have been capturing the Great Migration as the country reopens. For two weeks the four have been hosted by Angama Mara~, the award-winning safari lodge overlooking the Maasai Mara.
Kenyans. From left to right, Kenyan content creators Clement Kiragu, Mutua Matheka, Trevor Maingi and Josh Kisamwa. Photo by Mwikali Ndambo.
Photographer Clement Kiragu joined travel and documentary storyteller Josh Kisamwa, photographer and filmmaker Trevor Maingi and travel and architectural photographer Mutua Matheka for the adventure.
"After more than 100 days of lockdown, Kenya reopened its local and international borders just in time for the arrival of the Great Migration into the Mara Triangle," said Nicky Fitzgerald, CEO of Angama. "This has provided the photographers with the opportunity to capture the drama of the usually busy river crossings in near solitude.
"There is a trove of accomplished Kenyan photographers and filmmakers who deserve the same level of acclaim as their international counterparts," he added. "They also bring a unique local perspective to their work as they celebrate their home and heritage."
Angama Mara has been featuring their photography and footage on its social media platforms, Instagram and Facebook, as well as on Angama's Leaving Out the Dull Parts blog.
Angama Mara Hosts Top Kenyan Photographers to Capture the Great Migration
NEW YORK -- Angama Mara, the award-winning safari lodge overlooking the Maasai Mara, hosted four of Kenya's best wildlife photographers and filmmakers for the past two weeks, as they captured the incredible spectacle of the Great Migration and the reopening of travel to the country.
The team comprised award-winning photographer Clement Kiragu, travel and documentary storyteller Josh Kisamwa, photographer and filmmaker Trevor Maingi and travel and architectural photographer Mutua Matheka.
Nicky Fitzgerald, CEO of Angama, said the timing could not have been better. "After more than 100 days of lockdown, Kenya reopened its local and international borders just in time for the arrival of the Great Migration into the Mara Triangle. This has provided the photographers with the opportunity to capture the drama of the usually busy river crossings in near solitude."
This was also an important opportunity to showcase the incredible talent of Kenyan content creators. "There is a trove of accomplished Kenyan photographers and filmmakers who deserve the same level of acclaim as their international counterparts. They also bring a unique local perspective to their work as they celebrate their home and heritage."
Angama Mara has been featuring their photography and footage on its social media platforms, Instagram and Facebook, as well as on Angama's Leaving Out the Dull Parts blog.
About the Photographers
Clement Kiragu is an award-winning wildlife photographer and a signed Natgeo Fine Art Galleries Contributor. His work has been published in books such as Remembering Lions, Remembering Cheetahs, African Geographic Year Book and other publications around the world including National Geographic, Natgeo Fine Art, The Mirror, Daily Mail and Africa Geo, to name a few. Clement also runs privately guided safaris in Africa and when not stuck in the city, you will find him chasing that good light on the African plains.
Josh Kisamwa is a travel and documentary storyteller who uses film as his medium. Inspired by the stories he hears from the people he meets all over the continent, Josh has a passion for Africa and lives to immortalize its beauty and amazing people.
Trevor Maingi is a Kenyan photographer and filmmaker born and raised in Nairobi. He loves to think of himself as a visual orator and photography is his voice in this confusing universe. His work focuses on travel with a touch of lifestyle.
Mutua Matheka is a travel and architectural photographer and Ford Foundation fellow, based in Nairobi. He loves cities and urban living, especially the way buildings tell us more about the people living in them. He graduated as an architect. He is currently on a mission to photograph all of Africa's capital cities in a project called 'Unscrambling Africa' which is an exploration into African urbanity, architecture and culture.