Thandiwe Muriu is a leading Kenyan photographer who uses the medium to tell the story of “her Africa”, full of colours and energy. Muriu’s work, part of her editorial series CAMO (2015), was selected as the cover image of the 13th Intergovernmental Committee of the 2005 Convention. Muriu looks back on her career and shares her thoughts on Kenya’s bourgeorning creative scene.
Homegrown talent
Photography has been part of my life since I was 14. I would finish school, run home, pick up my camera and shoot. When I was 17, I started imitating fashion photos in magazines with my sister as a model. I’d post them online, and people started contacting me for a shoot. Still, it was just a way to earn some pocket money and never a career option. I was always good at school, and people expected straight-A students to become a doctor or a lawyer. In a way, I did too.
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